Publications by authors named "P C Campanella"
Aim: As more data about coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has been gathered it has become evident that children who have had or have been exposed to COVID-19 can develop a rare complication; multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). We report the case of a 9-year-old boy, who was brought to the emergency room with suspected acute abdomen and was diagnosed with MIS-C.
Methods: The patient had had a positive molecular test for COVID-19, 25 days earlier and fever that started 4 days prior to presentation, He tested negative for COVID on arrival at the emergency room.
Among the many plants used in traditional medicine we have the plants of the genus , which are present in the Mediterranean area in North Africa and South East Asia, and have been used by indigenous peoples until recently for various pathologies, including: Psoriasis, alopecia areata, acne, burns, nephrolithiasis, toothache, and local inflammation. The scientific literature over the last five years has investigated the various effects of the metabolites extracted from plants of the genus , paying attention to the diuretic, antihypertensive, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant effects, and it also has begun to investigate the antitumor properties on tumor cell lines. Studies have been identified through bibliographic research on electronic databases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: The aim of this study was to review experiences of use of the Lean methodology in the hospital setting and assess the impact of the interventions in terms of time of processes, productivity, effects on staff and patientd satisfaction.
Methods: PubMed, Scopus and CINAHL databases were searched to identify studies evaluating the lean methodology. Two reviewers screened the citations identified and extracted data according to the PRISMA methodology.
Background: Since overweight and obesity has become epidemic in children and adolescents, the aim of this study was to determine the role of highly-integrated programs in preventing and reducing prevalence of children and adolescent obesity and overweight, even evaluating if this approach has properly been effective in communities with different determinants as in the Pacific Area.
Methods: According to PRISMA guidelines, a systematic review of literature was conducted and a meta-analysis was performed to compare obese/overweight prevalence between the intervention and the control group.
Results: We identified 23 studies describing 14 programs.
Background: Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) is a well established and widely used method for both a preliminary and sometime final non-invasive pathologic diagnosis. FNAC is a simple and inexpensive diagnostic tool and should represent the standard of care in developing and resource-poor countries while maintaining its diagnostic usefulness in developed and advanced ones.
Methods: The concordance between preoperative FNAC and final histology was evaluated in 168 patients operated on at the Otorhinolaryngology Unit, "A.