Publications by authors named "K Bartolo"
Background: Rock climbing offers numerous health benefits, but accessibility and safety concerns limit its therapeutic use, especially for individuals with disabilities. No prior studies have explored the potential benefits of integrating the Treadwall, a rotating climbing wall with improved accessibility and safety, into rehabilitation protocols.
Objective: To evaluate the safety and feasibility of implementing a Treadwall climbing intervention as a novel therapy tool for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.
Dipnech: A Rare Cause of Slow-Growing Pulmonary Nodules in a Dyspnoeic Patient with a History of Breast Cancer.
Eur J Case Rep Intern Med
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- * The diagnosis was complicated by the patient’s history of breast cancer, but radionuclide imaging indicated uptake of DOTATATE in the lung nodules, supporting the rare diagnosis of DIPNECH.
- * Treatment included oral steroids with no improvement, followed by octreotide, which significantly relieved her symptoms; the case highlights the importance of recognizing DIPNECH among common respiratory conditions for timely diagnosis and management.
Purpose: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a common, significantly underdiagnosed sleep-related breathing disorder, characterised by upper airway collapse and resultant intermittent hypoxia. Oxygen plays an important role in collagen synthesis and as a result in wound healing. An association between OSA and wound healing has not been clearly delineated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spread globally, including across Europe, resulting in different morbidity and mortality outcomes. The aim of this study was to explore the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic over 18 mo in relation to the effect of COVID-19 vaccination at a population level across 35 nations in Europe, while evaluating the data for cross-border epidemiological trends to identify any pertinent lessons that can be implemented in the future.
Methods: Epidemiological data were obtained from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and Our World in Data databases while Ministry of Health websites of each respective country and local newspapers were used for COVID-19-related vaccination strategies.