Maintenance immunosuppressive therapy in liver transplantation: results from CESIT study, an Italian retrospective cohort study.

Objectives: To investigate the use of maintenance immunosuppressive treatments following liver transplantation and to compare their risk-benefit profiles in clinical practice.

Design: Retrospective multicentrer cohort study.

Setting: Four Italian regions (Lombardy, Veneto, Lazio, Sardinia).

[Survey on maintenance immunosuppressive therapy in patients undergoing solid organ transplantation: experiences from Italian transplant centers.].

The post-organ transplant immunosuppressive therapy includes the administration of tacrolimus (Tac) or cyclosporine (CsA), along with antimetabolites (Antim) or mTOR inhibitors, with or without prednisone. A survey was conducted to investigate clinical experience regarding the use, efficacy, safety profile, and determinants of choice of maintenance immunosuppressive therapies. The questionnaire was sent to healthcare workers of 45 transplant centers specializing in kidney (K), liver (L), heart (H), and lung (P) transplants.

How does classification score affect falls in wheelchair basketball? A video-based cross-sectional study on the Italian national team during the European Para Championships 2023.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanism of falls in male elite wheelchair basketball (WB) players and to analyse the falls characteristics considering their classification score which ranges from 1.0 to 4.5 and it is related to their functional capacity and particularly to their volume of action.