Publications by authors named "Vanina Ambrogi"
To increase the knowledge about S. capitis in the neonatal setting, we conducted a nationwide 3-month survey in 38 neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) covering 56.6% of French NICU beds.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The utility of the virtual-reality robotic simulator in training programmes has not been clearly evaluated. Our aim was to evaluate the impact of a virtual-reality robotic simulator-training programme on basic surgical skills.
Methods: A simulator-training programme in robotic surgery, using the da Vinci Skills Simulator, was evaluated in a population including junior and seasoned surgeons, and non-physicians.
Objective: To evaluate long-term functional outcomes of artificial urinary sphincters (AUSs) and to determine how many men required explantation because of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) caused by sphincter deficiency after prostate surgery.
Patients And Methods: Men who had undergone placement of an AUS (American Medical Systems AMS 800®) between 1984 and 1992 to relieve SUI caused by sphincter deficiency after prostate surgery were included. Continence, defined as no need for pads, was assessed at the end of the follow-up.
Background: Hand hygiene of healthcare personnel is one of the most important interventions for reducing transmission of nosocomial pathogens. Previous studies have demonstrated that the use of alcohol-based hand gel increases hand hygiene compliance, but that effective use of this product cannot be taken for granted.
Objective: Evaluate factors associated with poor hand hygiene effectiveness of hospital workers using an alcohol-based hand gel and the effect of an education program.
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- A comprehensive study was conducted to understand the decline in kidney function before patients begin dialysis, focusing on the rate and pattern of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) over the year leading up to treatment.
- The research involved 342 patients in Lorraine, France, collecting data over 10 months of nephrologist care, revealing that 54% had a linear GFR decline, while 46% experienced a nonlinear decline.
- It was found that patients with cardiovascular disease were significantly more likely to have a nonlinear decline, impacting the ability to predict the onset of dialysis for those patients.