Publications by authors named "Pietro Calvi"
Background And Purpose: Early brain injury is a major determinant of clinical outcome in poor-grade (World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies [WFNS] IV-V) aneurysmal SAH and is radiologically defined by global cerebral edema. Little is known, though, about the effect of global intracranial hemorrhage volume on early brain injury development and clinical outcome.
Materials And Methods: Data from the multicentric prospective Poor-Grade Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (POGASH) Registry of consecutive patients with poor-grade aneurysmal SAH admitted from January 1, 2015, to August 31, 2022, was retrospectively evaluated.
Effects of Relaxed Lockdown on Pediatric ER Visits during SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in Italy.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
September 2021
Previously, we demonstrated an 81% reduction in pediatric Emergency Room (ER) visits in Italy during the strict lockdown due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Since May 2020, lockdown measures were relaxed until 6 November 2020, when a strict lockdown was patchily reintroduced. Our aim was to evaluate the impact of the relaxed lockdown on pediatric ER visits in Italy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSARS-CoV-2 Pandemic Impact on Pediatric Emergency Rooms: A Multicenter Study.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
November 2020
Article Synopsis
- From March 9 to May 3, 2020, Italy implemented a lockdown due to COVID-19, significantly impacting pediatric emergency room (ER) visits.
- During the lockdown, ER admissions dropped by 81% compared to the same period in 2019, with air communicable diseases showing the largest decrease.
- While critical cases (red codes) remained stable, less severe cases (yellow codes) increased, possibly indicating delays in primary care that led to more urgent ER visits.
The use of lumbar drain (LD) in the aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) has been described to reduce cerebral vasospasm and delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI), with a lack of studies referring to high grade population. The purpose of our study is to assess safety and feasibility of LD in the poor grade aSAH population subjected to endovascular aneurysm occlusion. Twenty-four consecutive poor grade aSAH patients, defined as grade IV and V according to World Federation of Neurological Surgeons (WFNS) classification, subjected to endovascular aneurysm occlusion, were retrospectively reviewed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The aim of the study was to compare the two approaches to chronic right ventricular pacing currently adopted in clinical practice: right ventricular apical (RVA) and non-RVA pacing.
Background: Chronic RVA pacing is associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation, morbidity, and even mortality. Non-RVA pacing may yield more physiologic ventricular activation and provide potential long-term benefits and has recently been adopted as standard procedure at many implanting centers.