Publications by authors named "S L Chierchia"
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- Antibiotic prophylaxis (AB) reduces bacteriuria after invasive urodynamics (UDS) but does not significantly lower urinary tract infection (UTI) rates; guidelines for AB use in high-risk patients remain unclear.
- A systematic review and expert consensus via a modified Delphi method identified key patient categories at risk for UTIs and proposed 16 statements regarding AB use.
- The panel of 57 experts largely agreed (56.25%) on the necessity of AB for patients with neurogenic bladder and immunosuppression, while advising against AB for several other factors such as menopausal status and diabetes.
Background: Adults with CHD often exhibit complex cardiac abnormalities, whose management requires specific clinical and surgical expertise. To enable easier access of these patients to highly specialised care, we implemented a collaborative programme that incorporates medical and surgical specialists belonging to both paediatric and adult cardiovascular institutions.
Objectives: The objective of this study was to review the experience gained and to analyse the surgical outcome of major cardiac surgery.
Minimally invasive mitral valve repair in osteogenesis imperfecta.
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
October 2017
Osteogenesis imperfecta is a disorder of the connective tissue that affects several structures including heart valves. However, cardiac surgery is associated with high mortality and morbidity rates. In a 48-year-old man with osteogenesis imperfecta and mitral valve prolapse, we performed the first successful mitral valve repair by right anterior mini-thoracotomy.
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