Publications by authors named "Manuel Ferraro"
Background: Although optimization of immunosuppressive schemes in renal transplantation have minimized acute posttransplant complications, long-term outcomes are still not optimal and most of the chronic graft damage is drug-related. Therefore, to define the best long-term maintenance immunosuppressive regimen is of major importance in renal transplantation. To assess this objective, we undertook a large, multicenter cohort study in Italy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe SIN Workforce Working Group has carried out an initial demographic study project that highlights the situation of nephrological workforce in European and non-European countries, noting in particular the apparent discrepancies between the number of nephrologists in other health systems and in the Italian one. Italy seems to have the highest number of nephrologists per capita: in fact, the number of nephrologists has decreased in recent years due to the number of retirements far higher than the entry of new specialists. The project arises from the need to define the actual number of nephrologists in Italy in relation to the population and the epidemiology of chronic renal disease, taking into account the trends of ageing and feminization of our specialty.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Diet interventions may reduce the risk of urinary stone formation and its recurrence, but there is no conclusive consensus in the literature regarding the effectiveness of dietary interventions and recommendations about specific diets for patients with urinary calculi. The aim of this study was to review the studies reporting the effects of different dietary interventions for the modification of urinary risk factors in patients with urinary stone disease.
Materials And Methods: A systematic search of the Pubmed database literature up to July 1, 2014 for studies on dietary treatment of urinary risk factors for urinary stone formation was conducted according to a methodology developed a priori.