Publications by authors named "M Improta"
Introduction: Current guidelines for neonatal resuscitation suggest the use of a laryngeal mask when ventilation with both facemask and endotracheal tube has failed in newborns weighing >2000 g or delivered ≥ 34 weeks of gestation age. Paediatric I-gel is one of the latest supraglottic airway management devices suitable for children and newborns. I-gel use was effective in guaranteeing adequate ventilation in patients with anatomic abnormalities in case of respiratory impairment or during surgical procedures after the induction of anaesthesia.
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- Acute left colonic diverticulitis (ALCD) in the elderly differs from younger patients in terms of clinical presentation, higher mortality rates during hospitalization and after surgery, and increased risk from geriatric comorbidities.
- Despite these risks, elderly patients have a lower chance of recurrent episodes and less likelihood of needing urgent surgery if recurrence occurs.
- A recent workshop in Italy involving various medical organizations sought to develop age-specific guidelines for diagnosing and treating ALCD in older adults, concluding with expert-approved recommendations on diagnosis, management, surgical techniques, and antibiotic treatment.
Immunocompromised patients are a heterogeneous and diffuse category frequently presenting to the emergency department with acute surgical diseases. Diagnosis and treatment in immunocompromised patients are often complex and must be multidisciplinary. Misdiagnosis of an acute surgical disease may be followed by increased morbidity and mortality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Immunocompromised patients are at higher risk of surgical site infection and wound complications. However, optimal management in the perioperative period is not well established. Present systematic review aims to analyse existing strategies and interventions to prevent and manage surgical site infections and other wound complications in immunocompromised patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The number of older adults with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (DM) is steadily increasing worldwide. Errors in the insulin injection technique can lead to skin lipohypertrophy (LH), which is the accumulation of fat cells and fibrin in the subcutaneous tissue. While lipohypertrophic lesions/nodules (LHs) due to incorrect insulin injection techniques are very common, they are often flat and hardly visible and thus require thorough deep palpation examination and ultrasonography (US) for detection.
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