Publications by authors named "M Nacoti"
Background: Non-traumatic emergency general surgery involves a heterogeneous population that may present with several underlying diseases. Timeous emergency surgical treatment should be supplemented with high-quality perioperative care, ideally performed by multidisciplinary teams trained to identify and handle complex postoperative courses. Uncontrolled or poorly controlled acute postoperative pain may result in significant complications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a serious complication in children after cardiac surgery that may result from micro-aspiration. However, the current recommendation to use cuffed tracheal tubes (TTs) versus uncuffed TTs in children is still uncertain. Our main aim was to evaluate the incidence of VAP, ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis (VAT) and ventilator-associated conditions (VAC) in children up to five years old who underwent elective cardiac surgery.
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- In January 2020, the Director General of WHO said that the COVID-19 outbreak was a serious global health emergency.
- The paper discusses the important lessons we've learned from the COVID-19 pandemic that continues to impact the world.
- A diverse group of experts is sharing their experiences to help future healthcare leaders make better decisions.
Background: Mortality of newborns with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) is mainly concentrated after Norwood procedure (NP) stage 1 palliation (S1P) and between S1P and stage 2 palliation (S2P). Standardized management of these patients may help to control hospital mortality. Aim of the study was to evaluate the impact on hospital mortality of a standardized perioperative management (SPM) for newborns requiring S1P in a low volume center for NP.
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- Thrombotic complications are a major cause of early graft failure in pediatric liver transplantation, and there's no standardized prevention method.
- A study analyzed the impact of early intravenous unfractionated heparin on reducing thrombotic complications in children undergoing liver transplants by comparing patient outcomes before and after implementing heparin treatment.
- Results showed that patients receiving heparin had a significantly lower incidence of venous thrombosis (2.5%) compared to those who did not (7.9%), suggesting that heparin can effectively prevent this complication without increasing bleeding risks, but further research is needed for confirmation.