Publications by authors named "R Ragozzino"
Tetanus is an infectious disease caused by Clostridium tetani toxin. Although easily preventable through vaccination, over 73,000 new infections and 35,000 deaths due to tetanus occurred worldwide in 2019, with higher rates in countries with healthcare barriers. Here, we present a clinical case of C.
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- Chest trauma often necessitates both invasive and non-invasive ventilation methods, with limited studies exploring factors predictive of ventilatory support needs.
- Analysis of data from 1080 chest trauma patients revealed that rib fractures, certain other fractures, hemothorax, pulmonary contusion, and high Injury Severity Scores (ISS) were key predictors for requiring tracheal intubation and non-invasive mechanical ventilation.
- Factors such as the trauma center's expertise, patient age, oxygen saturation, ISS, and Revised Trauma Score significantly influenced patient outcomes, indicating that certain injuries may allow for non-invasive support rather than intubation.
Surgeons' attitudes during laparoscopic appendectomy: do subjective intraoperative assessments affect the choice of peritoneal irrigation? A spin-off analysis from the REsiDENT-1 multicentre prospective observational trial.
Surg Endosc
January 2023
Aims: Laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) for acute appendicitis (AA) is one of the most performed procedures. The effects of peritoneal lavage (PL) and the reasons to perform it have not been cleared and all meta-analyses didn't show a statistical advantage to prevent infectious complications. This study aims to investigate surgeons' perceptions during LA, comparing intraoperative findings with histological results, and exploring how surgeons' subjectivity influences the decision-making process on PL.
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- Researchers studied the connection between depression and obesity by scanning the brains of individuals with depressive disorders and healthy controls as they anticipated food and rated its pleasantness.
- The findings revealed a complex interaction between body mass index (BMI) and brain activation in specific regions, indicating that healthy individuals with higher BMI showed increased activation in areas linked to emotion and decision-making, while those with depressive disorders exhibited the opposite trend.
- The study suggests that future weight loss interventions for those with depression should focus on mental strategies that improve emotional regulation and behavior around food consumption.