Publications by authors named "Marta Di Folco"
Introduction: Spinal anesthesia is a common anesthetic technique for lower limb and abdominal surgery. Despite its efficacy, its use is limited because of its duration and potential severe side effects, especially in high-risk patients undergoing major surgery. Adjuvants such as dexamethasone offer the potential to prolong the anesthetic effect and reduce the need for local anesthetics while reducing the incidence of serious adverse events.
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Objective: To investigate the efficacy of nonsurgical interventional treatments for chronic low back pain (LBP) caused by facet joint syndrome (FJS).
Methods: A systematic review of the literature was conducted to identify studies that compared interventional treatments for LBP due to FJS among them, with usual care or sham procedures.
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to identify relapse episodes in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) patients in the Lazio region using health administrative databases and validate the algorithm with data from MS treatment centers.
- - A total of 6,094 MS patients were identified, with the algorithm confirming 2,242 patients as attending centers, yielding a positive predictive value (PPV) of 58.9% and a negative predictive value (NPV) of 76.3%.
- - The algorithm, while not reliable for detecting relapses, could be useful for tracking healthcare utilization and identifying worsening patient health conditions.
Compared with other areas of the country, very limited data are available on multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence in Central Italy. We aimed to estimate MS prevalence in the Lazio region and its geographical distribution using regional health information systems (HIS). To identify MS cases we used data from drug prescription, hospital discharge and ticket exemption registries.
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