Risk factors for postoperative pancreatic fistula following non-traumatic, pancreatic surgery. Retrospective observational study.

Unlabelled: Pancreatic surgery e pancreatic fistula (POPF) is a potentially fatal sequela with substantial morbidity and mortality. POPF incidence and risk factors vary. This study aimed to evaluate the incidence and risk factors of patients with pancreatic fistula (PF) from patients undergoing various pancreatic surgeries for different pancreatic diseases.

Post-stroke aphasia at the time of COVID-19 pandemic: a telerehabilitation perspective.

We report on our remote speech therapy experience in post-stroke aphasia. The aim was to test the feasibility and utility of telerehabilitation to support future randomized controlled trials. Post-stroke aphasia is a common and disabling speech disorder, which significantly affects patients' and caregivers' health and quality of life.

Functional results of surgical treatment of low-ultralow rectal cancer.

Introduction: The improvement of surgical procedures and oncological outcomes in the treatment of low-ultralow rectal cancer, made important the evaluation of functional results. The aim of this study is to evaluate the functional results after open and laparoscopic approach.

Patients And Methods: From our global experience, over the period 2000/2018, within the patients surgically treated for rectal cancer, we have gathered and studied 37 patients with low-ultralow site of lesion, submitted to sphincterpreserving surgery, subdivided based on the approach: 20 open, 17 laparoscopic, of which 8 robotic .

Implementation of Sample Pooling Procedure Using a Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostic Real-Time PCR Test Performed Prior to Hospital Admission of People with Intellectual Disabilities.

Reliability, accuracy, and timeliness of diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection have allowed adequate public health management of the disease, thus notably helping the timely mapping of viral spread within the community. Furthermore, the most vulnerable populations, such as people with intellectual disability and dementia, represent a high-risk group across multiple dimensions, including a higher prevalence of pre-existing conditions, lower health maintenance, and a propensity for rapid community spread. This led to an urgent need for reliable in-house rapid testing to be performed prior to hospital admission.