Publications by authors named "Raffaele Sechi"

Article Synopsis
  • Improving patient activation may lead to shorter hospital stays and better post-surgery outcomes for patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
  • In a study of over 4,500 patients, those with lower preoperative activation levels were more likely to experience delayed discharge, higher symptom burden, and increased need for unplanned healthcare after surgery.
  • The study, conducted across 90 Italian surgical centers, found no significant difference in postoperative complications between patients with low and high activation levels.
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Background: The concept of early discharge ≤24 hours after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (LC) is still doubted in Italy. This prospective multicentre study aims to analyze the prevalence of patients undergoing elective LC who experienced a delayed discharge >24 hours in an extensive Italian national database and identify potential limiting factors of early discharge after LC.

Methods: This is a prospective observational multicentre study performed from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 by 90 Italian surgical units.

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Lipomatosis of the colon is rare in clinical practice although the majority of cases are found incidentally. In rare circumstances, patients may presents with acute complications such as bowel obstruction, intussusception, or perforation. Here we report a case of colonic lipomatosis that present as localized peritonitis mimicking acute appendicitis in a young COVID patient.

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Splenic rupture in the absence of trauma or previously diagnosed disease is rare. Due to the delay of diagnosis and treatment, this is a potentially life-threatening condition. We report a case of atraumatic splenic rupture in a SARS-CoV-2 patient.

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A series of 232 consecutive patients underwent surgery for hydatid liver disease (age range: 12-85 years) in our Department of General Surgery from July 1979 to December 2002. The study group comprised all the 326 cysts treated; the cysts were solitary in 181 patients and multiple in 51. One hundred and forty-one patients (60.

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