Publications by authors named "Patrizio Palermo"
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- The study focuses on using virtual reality simulators as a training method for EBUS-TBNA, a procedure in interventional pulmonology, to improve the skills of inexperienced bronchoscopists before they practice on real patients.
- Fifteen experienced bronchoscopists took part in an assessment using the EBUS-STAT evaluation tool, which measured their skills before and after a training session that included theory and simulation practice.
- Results showed significant improvement in their EBUS-TBNA skills thanks to the virtual reality training, and the EBUS-STAT tool was effective in measuring these improvements, despite some limitations related to specific scoring items.
Smoking in hospitals is banned in most of European countries; nevertheless, implementing a total smoking ban is particularly difficult and policy breaches are frequent. Aim of our study was to monitor the compliance with the smoke-free policy within a hospital district by measuring particulate matters (PM2.5).
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