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Statistical models versus machine learning approach for competing risks in proctological surgery.
Updates Surg
January 2025
Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Clinical risk prediction models are ubiquitous in many surgical domains. The traditional approach to develop these models involves the use of regression analysis. Machine learning algorithms are gaining in popularity as an alternative approach for prediction and classification problems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSport practice and hemorrhoidal disease: results from a self-assessment questionnaire among athletes.
Int J Colorectal Dis
January 2025
Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Background: Hemorrhoidal disease (HD) is a common proctologic disease. Dietary and lifestyle play a role in the genesis of the disease or in its progression to more severe forms, although the exact mechanism is still not fully understood. We performed a pilot observational cross-sectional analytical association study to evaluate the possible association between sport activities and HD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDescription and management of patients with anal fissure: insights on Italian primary care setting coming from real-world data.
Updates Surg
October 2024
Department of Colorectal Surgery, S. Rita Clinic, Vercelli, Italy.
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- The study analyzed data from 8632 patients aged 18 and older with anal fissures (AF) from an Italian health database, focusing on their management and treatment between July 2016 and June 2021.
- Only 14% of patients received a combination topical treatment of nifedipine and lidocaine (NIF/LID) at the time of their first AF record, highlighting low treatment rates despite increasing healthcare resource use during follow-up.
- Findings indicated that younger patients were more likely to receive NIF/LID and that there is a significant gap between recommended treatment guidelines and actual management practices, suggesting a need for educational campaigns about anal health in primary care.
Spectrum of Diagnoses in Female Patients With Proctologic Symptoms Presenting to the Surgery Unit of a Tertiary Care Center.
Cureus
April 2024
Department of Pathology, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, PAK.
Introduction Anorectal diseases are prevalent in the general population and may vary from benign disorders to malignant lesions that can metastasize. There is a variety of proctologic symptoms associated with each disease. The incidence of proctologic disease varies in different cultures due to dietary habits and variations in lifestyle.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEvaluation of Smallpox Vaccination Coverage and Attitude towards Monkeypox Vaccination among Healthcare Workers in an Italian University Hospital.
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November 2023
Occupational Preventive Medicine Ward, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
(1) Background: In 2022, monkeypox (Mpox) was declared a public health emergency. The European Medicines Agency has authorized the use of Imvanex/Jynneos, a smallpox vaccine, for coverage against pox. Healthcare workers (HCWs) are all considered by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control to be at risk, but in Italy, vaccination was offered only to laboratory personnel.
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