Publications by authors named "G Brillanti"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the incidence and severity of COVID-19 among patients receiving home parenteral nutrition (HPN) for chronic intestinal failure over a year-long observation period from March 2020 to March 2021.
- Out of 4680 patients from 68 centers across 23 countries, the cumulative incidence of COVID-19 infection was 9.6%, with 55.1% of patients providing COVID-related data, revealing varying rates of infection severity.
- Results indicated a higher incidence and severity of infection among deceased patients, and significant proportions of the cohort were unvaccinated or had unknown vaccination statuses; 42.8% of deaths in infected individuals were attributed to COVID-19.
Objective: Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is the treatment of choice for thoracic aorta diseases including penetrating aortic ulcer (PAU). The objective of this study was to analyze the results of TEVAR for the treatment of PAU in our population.
Methods: From January 1999 to January 2019, 830 patients with type B aortic syndromes were treated with TEVAR in our institution.
Aims: Selective antegrade cerebral perfusion technique is a method of cerebral protection used worldwide during aortic arch surgery. This study was designed to identify a potential correlation between perfusion flows and the development of postoperative transient neurological dysfunctions.
Methods: From January 2015 to May 2020, 175 patients underwent elective surgical replacement of the aortic arch using selective antegrade cerebral perfusion at the Cardiac Surgery Unit of Sant'Orsola Hospital in Bologna.
Objective: The study objective was to analyze the outcomes of reoperative thoracic aortic surgery at our institution from January 1986 to December 2018 to identify specific risk factors for early and late mortality.
Methods: Two groups of patients were identified: aortic root or ascending aorta repair (group 1: proximal repair, 218 patients, 48%) and arch surgery or descending thoracic aorta repair (group 2: distal repair, 235 patients, 52%). Primary end points were 30-day mortality, 10-year survival, and freedom from aortic reoperations.
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted using the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism database to analyze factors affecting nutritional status and intravenous supplementation dependency in children with chronic intestinal failure (CIF).
- The analysis included 558 children, revealing that short bowel syndrome (SBS) was the most common cause of CIF in younger age groups, while dysmotility or mucosal disease became more prevalent as they approached adulthood.
- About one-third of the children were underweight or stunted and had high dependency on intravenous supplementation, suggesting that this dependency may serve as a marker for the severity of CIF in pediatric patients.