5 results match your criteria: "San Raffaele Scientific Institute for Research and Care[Affiliation]"
Minerva Anestesiol
April 2018
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Raffaele Scientific Institute for Research and Care, Milan, Italy.
Introduction: The world population is mostly male at birth, although there is a shift in predominance over 55 years of age with more females than males. Male gender was recently hypothesized to be a risk factor for sepsis and septic shock; the reasons and the consequences of this odd discrepancy are yet a matter of debate. We investigated the percentage of males and females in a large number of trials performed on septic adult patients admitted to Intensive Care Units.
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April 2018
Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy Unit, Division of Surgical Sciences, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Background: Every year, more than 1.5 million patients, who undergo cardiac surgery worldwide, are exposed to a series of factors that can trigger acute postoperative pain associated with hemodynamic instability, respiratory complications, and psychological disorders. Through an evaluation of literature data about postoperative pain in cardiac surgery we define unmet needs and potential objectives for future research on this often-underestimated problem.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The advent of flexible CO2 laser fiber to gynecology arena might represent a turning point in the use of laser energy on a large-scale basis in gynecological surgery. However, there might be some concerns regarding the degree of surgical skills required to use the flexible system. The purpose of our study is to evaluate whether flexible CO2 laser fiber is technically accessible.
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September 2017
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy.
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino)
December 2019
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Raffaele Scientific Institute for Research and Care, Milan, Italy.
Background: Carotid endarterectomy remains the most effective surgical treatment for reducing the risk of stroke in patients with significant carotid stenosis. In fact, endovascular approach is associated with a higher incidence of perioperative and long-term minor stroke when compared to carotid endarterectomy although long-term functional outcome and risk of major stroke are similar. However, advanced age resulted to be associated with an increased risk of complications after carotid endarterectomy.
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