Publications by authors named "G Cherchi"
This special issue on geometry reconstruction from images has received much attention from the community, with 10 published papers [...
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- Accidents are the leading cause of injury in children, with over half occurring at home; this study examined the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 lockdown on emergency department visits for domestic accidents in children aged 3-13 in Italy.
- During the lockdown (March-June 2020), visits for domestic accidents rose sharply, with a mean incidence increasing from 5.6% in 2019 to 17.9% in 2020, leading to a higher risk of hospitalization, particularly for boys and older children.
- The study's limitations include reliance on retrospective data that may not capture all incidents, but it emphasizes the need for public health campaigns to reduce domestic accident risks as a response to increased incidents during
Background: In Italy, the State Regions Conference on 1 August 2019 approved the Guidelines for Short-Stay Observation (SSO). At the beginning of 2022, the main Scientific Societies of the pediatric hospital emergency-urgency area launched a national survey to identify the extent to which these national guidelines had been adopted in the emergency rooms and pediatric wards of the Italian Regions.
Methods: A survey has been widespread, among Pediatric Wards and Pediatric Emergency Departments (EDs), using both a paper questionnaire and a link to a database on Google Drive, for those who preferred to fill it directly online.
Background: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive malignancy with poor prognosis. Radical surgery is the best option for cure and, nowadays, it is performed by many surgeons also in cases of vascular infiltration. Whether this aggressive approach to a locally advanced PDAC produces a survival benefit is under debate.
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