Publications by authors named "Giovanni Gabriele"

After the normalization of social media in the Public Administration, they have become crucial to increasing citizen satisfaction. Alexandria Hospital has created a compliant website and an active presence on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube. The main objectives of the "True or False" campaign are to educate the public on health issues, fight misinformation and evaluate knowledge on prevention.

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The initiative "Le parole della ricerca," launched in 2021, aims to enhance public understanding of health research through digital communication, using visual storytelling and local influencers. The project simplified complex research terms, linked to the DAIRI's activities, into 20 key concepts, illustrated by Gastini, and shared through social media. This campaign involved professionals explaining their work with the support of art, increasing public engagement.

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Background: represents an important issue in the medico-legal and social context. In the last few decades, various aspects and mechanisms have been identified in case studies; however, constant research is needed in the field. With this paper, the authors will present a case of a new entity of that has come to the attention of medico-legal experts.

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Introduction: In fatal accidents during scuba diving, it is necessary to differentiate a death from primary drowning from a secondary drowning death that is primarily due to other etiopathogenetic factors. The inhalation of water can only be the end point of a series of events capable of causing the diver's exitus. This study aims to demonstrate that even low-risk heart disease in daily life become potentially fatal during scuba diving.

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Basosquamous cell carcinoma (BSCC) is a rare malignancy usually arising on sun-exposed areas of the skin. BSCC is described as a rare variant of Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) which shows clinical and microscopic features of both BCC and of Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). We report the case of a 70-year-old male with a cutaneous lesion of the nipple-areola complex (NAC); to the best of our knowledge, this is the first ever reported patient with BSCC in this area.

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Objectives: A randomized controlled trial was designed to compare 2 methods of repairing simple pediatric facial lacerations. We hypothesized that wounds repaired with skin adhesive and underlying adhesive strips compared with skin adhesive alone would be superior in regard to cosmetic outcome.

Methods: Patients aged younger than 18 years presenting to the emergency department with simple facial lacerations requiring repair were eligible for enrollment.

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In January 2020, SARS-COV-2 infection spread worldwide and was declared "pandemic" by WHO. Because of the high contagiousness of the virus and devastating effects of the epidemic on public health, numerous efforts have been made to develop suitable vaccines to prevent the infection. Among the side effects developed by patients who undergone vaccination, there are common symptoms but also more serious reactions such as the thrombosis syndromes.

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Study Hypothesis: We hypothesized that sucralfate along with oral analgesics (acetaminophen or ibuprofen) administered in the emergency department leads to a clinically significant improvement in oral intake in children with acute infectious oral ulcers.

Methods: This was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of sucralfate versus placebo conducted between 2017 and 2018 in an urban pediatric emergency department. Children aged 6 months to 5 years with acute, infectious oral ulcers and poor oral intake received either acetaminophen at 15 mg/kg or ibuprofen at 10 mg/kg and were then randomized to receive sucralfate at 20 mg/kg per dose up to 1 g or a placebo solution.

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Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of virtual reality distraction (VR) during intravenous line (IV) placement in a pediatric emergency department to increase first-attempt IV success. Secondary endpoints included median time to successful IV placement, patient pain and anxiety scores, and an evaluation of characteristics of patients in whom VR is well tolerated.

Study Design: This was a randomized controlled trial at a tertiary pediatric emergency department, enrolling patients aged 4-17 years who required IV placement.

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