11 results match your criteria: "Regional Hospital of Bellinzona e Valli[Affiliation]"
Clin Hematol Int
November 2024
Haematology and Transplant Unit The Christie NHS FT, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Background: Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) for human use have advanced globally with the rapid adoption of Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapies in haemato-oncology. CAR-T cell therapy and ATMPs have unique, significant acute and chronic toxicities, and appropriate patient care is crucial. Significant challenges, including the need for nurse education and training, accompany optimal patient success and benefits.
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June 2024
Department of Surgery, Clarunis - University Centre for Gastrointestinal and Hepatopancreatobiliary Diseases, Basel, Switzerland.
BMC Cardiovasc Disord
May 2024
St. Francis Regional Referral Hospital, Ifakara, United Republic of Tanzania.
JAMA Netw Open
February 2024
St Francis Regional Referral Hospital, Ifakara, United Republic of Tanzania.
Importance: Agreement in lung ultrasonography findings between clinicians using a handheld ultrasonographic device and expert sonographers using a high-end ultrasonographic machine has not been studied in sub-Saharan Africa.
Objective: To determine the agreement in ultrasonographic findings and diagnoses between primary care clinicians trained in lung ultrasonography, board-certified expert sonographers, and senior physicians.
Design, Setting, And Participants: This cross-sectional single-center study was conducted from February 1, 2022, to April 30, 2023 at a referral center in rural Tanzania.
Healthcare (Basel)
February 2024
Nursing Development and Research Unit, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), via Gallino 12, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland.
The pandemic represented a challenge for hospital managers at different levels, required to reorganise services without compromising care. This study aimed to analyse the experiences of hospital managers during the COVID-19 pandemic. A narrative inquiry was conducted in a multisite acute hospital.
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July 2024
Competence Centre of Nursing Research, Department of Nursing, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Viale Officina, 3, 6500, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of family members of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for COVID-19 during the first and second waves of the pandemic in Switzerland.
Design: A qualitative descriptive approach was used in this study.
Methods: Face-to-face in-depth semistructured interviews were used to explore the experiences of family members of surviving COVID-19 patients, who were admitted to the ICU.
Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis
May 2023
Department of Internal Medicine, Haematology, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Background And Objectives: The scope of haematology nursing practice is dynamic and must respond to advances in treatment, patients' needs and service requirements. Little is known, however, about the different roles of haematology nurses across the European setting. The purpose of this study was to identify the professional practices of haematology nurses.
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April 2021
Department of Surgery, Regional Hospital of Bellinzona e Valli, Bellinzona.
Background: Robot-assisted ventral hernia repair has shown itself to be feasible and safe in abdominal wall surgery. Presently, the ports are placed laterally to meet the distance from the fascial defect. The aim of our study is to report our experience of epigastric hernia treatment with trocar insertion in the suprapubic region.
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April 2019
Ifakara Health Institute, United Republic of Tanzania.
Background: Patients with suspected tuberculosis are often overtreated with antituberculosis drugs. We evaluated the diagnostic value of the focused assessment with sonography for HIV-associated tuberculosis (FASH) in rural Tanzania.
Methods: In a prospective cohort study, the frequency of FASH signs was compared between patients with confirmed tuberculosis and those without tuberculosis.
Dermatology
December 2019
Dermatology Department, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Regional Hospital of Bellinzona e Valli, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Background/aims: The spectrum of dermatological emergencies is broad. Only a few studies have assessed the profile of dermatological conditions resulting in an emergency visit in a referral hospital. We sought to assess the conditions prompting an urgent dermatological visit and to compare the diagnoses with those made during the regular scheduled encounters.
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November 2018
Department of Infectious Diseases, Regional Hospital of Bellinzona e Valli, 6500 Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland.