The practice of emergency radiology throughout Europe: a survey from the European Society of Emergency Radiology on volume, staffing, equipment, and scheduling.

Objectives: To obtain information from radiology departments throughout Europe regarding the practice of emergency radiology METHODS: A survey which comprised of 24 questions was developed and made available online. The questionnaire was sent to 1097 chairs of radiology departments throughout Europe using the ESR database. All data were collected and analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics software, version 20 (IBM).

The role of point of care ultrasound in radiology department: update and prospective. A statement of Italian college ultrasound.

Ultrasound, in its new point-of-care conception, has been called the stethoscope of the future. Goal-directed bedside ultrasound examination, performed by a healthcare provider to answer a specific diagnostic question or guide an invasive procedure, is currently revolutionizing medical practice. It is used by various specialties in multiple clinical contexts for procedural, diagnostic, and screening applications.

Revision surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome: a retrospective study comparing the combination of Canaletto® and Dynavisc® gel versus Dynavisc® gel alone.

The aim of this study was to assess the value of using a Canaletto® implant in combination with a gel composed of carboxymethylcellulose and polyethylene oxide in the surgical treatment of recurrent carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The case series included 31 patients with 32 hands operated for the second time for recurrent (22 cases) or recalcitrant (9 cases) CTS by neurolysis. The average patient age was 62 years.

Pre-Menopausal Breast Fat Density Might Predict MACE During 10 Years of Follow-Up: The BRECARD Study.

Objectives: This study sought to determine whether the breast gland adipose tissue is associated with different rates of major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) in pre-menopausal women.

Background: To our knowledge, no study investigated the impact of breast adipose tissue infiltration on MACEs in pre-menopausal women.

Methods: Prospective multicenter cohort study conducted on pre-menopausal women >40 years of age without cardiovascular disease and breast cancer at enrollment.

A standardized polyphenol mixture extracted from poplar-type propolis for remission of symptoms of uncomplicated upper respiratory tract infection (URTI): A monocentric, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.

Background: The most common symptoms of mild upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) are sore throat, muffled dysphonia, and swelling and redness of the throat, which result from the inflammation process following acute bacterial or viral infection.

Hypothesis/purpose: As propolis is a natural resinous substance traditionally used to maintain oral cavity and upper respiratory tract health due to its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties, the aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of an oral spray based on poplar-type propolis extract with a known and standardized polyphenol content, on the remission of the symptoms associated with mild uncomplicated URTIs.

Study Design: A monocentric, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was performed.

Development, behaviour and sensory processing in Marshall-Smith syndrome and Malan syndrome: phenotype comparison in two related syndromes.

Background: Ultrarare Marshall-Smith and Malan syndromes, caused by changes of the gene nuclear factor I X (NFIX), are characterised by intellectual disability (ID) and behavioural problems, although questions remain. Here, development and behaviour are studied and compared in a cross-sectional study, and results are presented with genetic findings.

Methods: Behavioural phenotypes are compared of eight individuals with Marshall-Smith syndrome (three male individuals) and seven with Malan syndrome (four male individuals).

Ultrasound guided percutaneous dilatation tracheotomy (US-PDT) to prevent potentially life-threatening complications: A case report.

Introduction: Percutaneous dilatation tracheotomy (PDT) is a relatively recent technique that enables non surgeons to perform tracheotomies at bedside reducing operation rooms schedules. It is burdened by a moderate risk of postoperative bleeding.

Presentation Of Case: The patient was a 57 years old with a temporal intraparenchymal hematoma, submitted to percutaneous dilatation tracheotomy.

Inflammatory bowel disease course in liver transplant versus non-liver transplant patients for primary sclerosing cholangitis: LIVIBD, an IG-IBD study.

Background: Data regarding the effect of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) for primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) course are scarce and conflicting.

Aims: To compare the incidence of refractory IBD in two groups (OLT and non-OLT) of patients affected by IBD and PSC.

Methods: An observational, multicentre, cohort retrospective study was conducted by the Italian Group for the study of IBD in Italy.

Coronavirus and birth in Italy: results of a national population-based cohort study.

Introduction: The study was implemented to provide guidance to decision-makers and clinicians by describing hospital care offered to women who gave birth with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Materials And Methods: National population-based prospective cohort study involving all women with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection who gave birth between February 25 and April 22, 2020 in any Italian hospital.

Results: The incidence rate of confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in women who gave birth was 2.

Clinical implications of transversus abdominis plane block (TAP-block) for robot assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: A single-institute analysis.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of TAP block in improvement of anesthesiological management and perioperative surgical outcomes of robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP).

Methods: We consecutive enrolled 93 patients with prostate cancer whose underwent RALP at our department from January 2019 to December 2019. Group A included 45 patients who received bilateral TAP block, and Group B included 48 patients who did not received TAP block.

New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM-1)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae of sequence type ST11: first identification in a hospital of central Italy.

The emergence of novel resistant markers hampers the efficacy of beta-lactam antibiotics to treat infections caused by micro-organisms carrying such resistances. This study investigated the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern, the carpapenem-associated determinants and the molecular epidemiology of Klebsiella pneumoniae showing a New Delhi (NDM) metallo-β-lactamase phenotype, isolated from a patient admitted to intensive care unit of the main hospital for acute care of Molise region, central Italy. Antimicrobial susceptibility was assessed for nineteen antibiotics by disc diffusion and agar dilution methods.

Embolization of peripheral arteriovenous malformations and fistulas with precipitating hydrophobic injectable liquid (PHIL).

Purpose: This paper reports on the preliminary experience of a single center in the embolization of peripheral AVMs and fistulas with precipitating hydrophobic injectable liquid (PHIL), focusing on technical aspects and short-term clinical outcomes.

Materials And Methods: Seven males and five females were included in this study, mean age 42.16 years.

The Close Link of Pancreatic Iron With Glucose Metabolism and With Cardiac Complications in Thalassemia Major: A Large, Multicenter Observational Study.

Objective: We systematically explored the link of pancreatic iron with glucose metabolism and with cardiac complications in a cohort of 1,079 patients with thalassemia major (TM) enrolled in the Extension-Myocardial Iron Overload in Thalassemia (E-MIOT) project.

Research Design And Methods: MRI was used to quantify iron overload (T2* technique) and cardiac function (cine images) and to detect macroscopic myocardial fibrosis (late gadolinium enhancement technique). Glucose metabolism was assessed by the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT).

Clinical characteristics and risk factors associated with COVID-19 severity in patients with haematological malignancies in Italy: a retrospective, multicentre, cohort study.

Background: Several small studies on patients with COVID-19 and haematological malignancies are available showing a high mortality in this population. The Italian Hematology Alliance on COVID-19 aimed to collect data from adult patients with haematological malignancies who required hospitalisation for COVID-19.

Methods: This multicentre, retrospective, cohort study included adult patients (aged ≥18 years) with diagnosis of a WHO-defined haematological malignancy admitted to 66 Italian hospitals between Feb 25 and May 18, 2020, with laboratory-confirmed and symptomatic COVID-19.

Diagnosis of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in Emergency Department: Our experience.

The Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) represents the first cause of peripheral vertigo in populations and it is determined by a displacement of otoconial fragments within the semicircular canals. Following the patient's head movements, these fragments, moving by inertia, incorrectly stimulate the canals generating vertigo. The BPPV is diagnosable by observing the nystagmus that is generated in the patient following the Dix-Hallpike maneuver used for BPPV diagnosis of vertical semi-circular canal, and, following the supine head yaw test used for lateral semi-circular canal.

Management of pulmonary ground-glass opacities: a position paper from a panel of experts of the Italian Society of Thoracic Surgery (SICT).

Objectives: A significant gap in our knowledge of how to manage pulmonary ground-glass opacities (GGOs) still exists. Accordingly, there is a lack of consensus among clinicians on this topic. The Italian Society of Thoracic Surgery (Società Italiana di Chirurgia Toracica, SICT) promoted a national expert meeting to provide insightful guidance for clinical practice.

Correlation Between Immune-related Adverse Event (IRAE) Occurrence and Clinical Outcome in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (mRCC) Treated With Nivolumab: IRAENE Trial, an Italian Multi-institutional Retrospective Study.

Background: Immunotherapy has brought clinical benefits to patients with metastatic renal cell cancer (mRCC). Most patients tolerate immunotherapy but serious immune-related adverse events (irAEs) have been reported. Some studies indicate a correlation between irAEs and clinical response in other cancer types (eg, lung cancer and melanoma).

Nabiximols discontinuation rate in a large population of patients with multiple sclerosis: a 18-month multicentre study.

Introduction: Delta-δ-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol (THC:CBD) oromucosal spray is used as an add-on therapy option for moderate to severe multiple sclerosis (MS) spasticity resistant to other medications. Aims of this study were to provide real-life data on long-term clinical outcomes in a large population of Italian patients treated with THC:CBD and to evaluate predictors of THC:CBD therapy continuation.

Materials And Methods: This prospective observational multicentre Italian study screened all patients with MS consecutively included in the Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco e-registry at the start of THC:CBD treatment (baseline), after 4 weeks (T1), 12±3 weeks (T2), 24±3 weeks (T3), 48±3 weeks (T4) and 72±3 weeks (T5) from baseline.