Publications by authors named "Chiara Mattana"
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- A study analyzed the 6-month outcomes of patients with COVID-19 who received either helmet noninvasive ventilation (NIV) or high-flow nasal oxygen for respiratory failure, focusing on safety and recovery.
- Of the 80 patients alive at follow-up, results showed no significant differences in vital signs, physical performance, respiratory function, or quality of life between the two treatment groups, although fewer patients in the helmet group reported joint pain.
- Patients who required intubation had significantly worse lung function compared to those who managed to avoid it, highlighting the critical nature of respiratory support in hypoxemic cases.
Microbial secondary infections can contribute to an increase in the risk of mortality in COVID-19 patients, particularly in case of severe diseases. In this study, we collected and evaluated the clinical, laboratory and microbiological data of COVID-19 critical ill patients requiring intensive care (ICU) to evaluate the significance and the prognostic value of these parameters. One hundred seventy-eight ICU patients with severe COVID-19, hospitalized at the S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: The optimal treatment for advanced gallbladder cancer, in particular T2 stage cancer, is unclear. The use of "radical cholecystectomy" or more extended procedures with extra-hepatic bile duct resection are matter of debate. Due to the lack of consensus regarding the oncological significance of routine extra-hepatic bile duct (EBD) resection for gallbladder carcinoma, we decided to perform a systematic review investigating the real benefit of this procedure focusing on the primary outcomes of overall survival and disease-free survival.
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