Publications by authors named "M Baiardo Redaelli"
Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent and important complication of cardiac surgery. Decreased perfusion is a key mechanism. This decreased perfusion may be attenuated by intravenous amino acids (AAs) through recruitment of renal functional reserve.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFemale BRCA1/2 pathogenic variant (PV) carriers face substantial risks for breast and ovarian cancer. Evidence-based decision aids (DAs) can facilitate these women in their decision-making process on an individually suitable preventive strategy. However, there is a gap in previous literature exploring whether DA effectiveness varies according to women's age.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAmino Acid Infusion for Perioperative Functional Renal Protection: A Meta-analysis.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication that can occur during surgery, and currently, there's no proven single method for its prevention; intravenous amino acids (AA) might help protect kidney function during this period.
- A meta-analysis of 15 studies (involving over 4,500 patients) showed that patients receiving AA had a lower incidence of AKI (24.7%) compared to those who didn't (30.1%), indicating a significant potential benefit of AA infusion.
- The findings also revealed that AA administration not only lowered the risk of AKI but also reduced serum creatinine levels and hospital stays while improving kidney function.
Background: Women with pathogenic variants (PV) of the genes BRCA1/2 have a choice of preventive options. To help these women decide for themselves, we developed and implemented a decision coaching (DC) program and evaluated it for congruence between the participants' desired and actual roles in decision-making.
Methods: Healthy BRCA1/2 PV carriers (25-60 years of age) were recruited at six centers in Germany.
Objective: To identify factors contributing to baseline knowledge in women with BRCA1/2 pathogenic variants (PVs) and knowledge gain after decision aid (DA) use.
Methods: Women with PVs in BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes were randomly assigned to an intervention group (IG) receiving DAs or a control group (CG). Of the total sample, 417 completed the baseline survey and were included in this analysis.