Publications by authors named "N Santi"
Purpose: To evaluate and compare the mycobacterial load using a mobile laminar airflow (LAF) device in an IVI-dedicated outpatient clean room (OCR) without ventilation systems and in a hospital-based operating theatre (HOT).
Methods: This case-control study was conducted in 2 different settings: OCR and HOT during a series of intravitreal injections (IVIs). The Air Microbial analysis was performed using a Surface Air System instrument at three different moments during the IVI sessions in both settings: at the operative site (OS), four meters from the OS (DOS) and in the disinfection room (DR).
Background And Objectives: The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) and Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) are both frequently employed to gauge the symptoms of major depressive disorder (MDD). Limited studies have attempted to compare these two scales. The purpose of our study was to compare the HDRS and MADRS scores of the study population as well as to calculate their bias and precision.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To describe two patients affected by optic disk pit-maculopathy ODP-M surgically treated with pars-plana vitrectomy (PPV) and the apposition of a human Amniotic Membrane (hAM) patch.
Methods: Patients underwent a PPV with the apposition of a hAM patch to cover the ODP. In case 1, a 2 surgery was necessary to push the hAM patch inside the pit, whereas in case 2 the patch was pulled inside the pit following the pressure gradient when infusion was turned on.
Article Synopsis
- Severe aortic stenosis (AS) is identified by a specific heart murmur pattern and a weak or absent second heart sound.
- Diagnosing AS severity involves echocardiography to assess blood flow and aortic valve area, which helps determine the need for treatment.
- The guide provides strategies for using various imaging techniques to accurately diagnose and evaluate the progression of AS, especially when measurements are inconsistent.
Objectives: We aimed to investigate choroidal involvement and the degree of anterior chamber inflammation in a cohort of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) without clinical signs of active uveitis and to compare it with healthy controls (HC).
Methods: Enhanced-depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT) scans of 21 patients diagnosed with JIA and 22 HC of equal age were acquired. Images were binarised to measure subfoveal choroidal thickness (SCT), nasal choroidal thickness (NCT), temporal choroidal thickness (TCT), total choroidal area (TCA), luminal area (LA), stromal area (SA) and choroidal vascular index (CVI).