Publications by authors named "G M Macaluso"
A Delphi consensus-seeking procedure was conducted to validate a list of ICD-9-CM codes that could help identify hospital admissions in which antimicrobials are more likely to be prescribed. The panel agreed to include 2967 codes out of 16229 (18.28%).
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- The study aimed to evaluate short-term hemodynamic changes in heart failure patients with cardiogenic shock after the use of intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), focusing on the role of pulmonary artery pulsatility index (PAPi) in assessing right ventricular performance.
- Conducted at a single center with 67 patients, the research highlighted significant changes in central venous pressure and mean pulmonary artery pressure in patients with low PAPi (<2.0) after 72 hours of IABP support, while patients with higher PAPi showed improved cardiac index.
- Results indicated the necessity for increased diuretic and inotropic support in patients with low PAPi, reflecting their more severe condition compared to those with higher PAPi levels.
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- * The study, called PROACTIVE-HF, assessed the safety and effectiveness of this monitoring method in 456 patients with chronic heart failure across various centers in the US and Europe.
- * Results showed a 6-month event rate of 0.15 hospitalizations or deaths per patient, far below the goal of 0.43, with a very high safety rate for the device.
Objectives: The purpose of this work was to optimise printable polycaprolactone (PCL)/β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) biomaterials with high percentages of β-TCP endowed with balanced mechanical characteristics to resemble human cancellous bone, presumably improving osteogenesis.
Methods: PCL/β-TCP scaffolds were obtained from customised filaments for fused deposition modelling (FDM) 3D printing with increasing amounts of β-TCP. Samples mechanical features, surface topography and wettability were evaluated as well as cytocompatibility assays, cell adhesion and differentiation.
The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate whether there are scientific evidence regarding the association between periodontitis and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults. An electronic search was performed on MEDLINE/PubMed for prospective and retrospective longitudinal studies, cohort studies, and case-control studies conducted in human adults affected by both OSA and periodontitis. Two reviewers extracted the data using a custom Excel spreadsheet.
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