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Bandini S, Valentini O, Dal Fiume C, Deserri D, Gaddoni C, Martinelli S, Montalti M, Negretti FM, Olmi S, Rossi E, Sacchetti C, Vannini V. Perception of COVID-19 infection risk among students in healthcare professions: a qualitative study. Acta Biomed 2023; 94:e2023257. [PMID: 37850782 PMCID: PMC10644926 DOI: 10.23750/abm.v94i5.14067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE WORK The aim of this study was to describe how students in healthcare professions perceived the risk of COVID-19 infection during their curricular internships in the post-lockdown period, in order to evaluate possible corrective and/or improvement actions to ensure future safe learning experiences. METHODS Is a descriptive qualitative study conducted in March 2021 using Focus Groups, with the participation of students from all the involved study programs, based on a voluntary proactive sampling approach. The study was conducted among students in healthcare professions at the University of Bologna, in collaboration with the Local Health Authority of Imola, who were undertaking curricular internships in various public or private healthcare, social, and non-healthcare settings, as specified in the educational plan. RESULTS The results showed that the students reported having knowledge about preventive measures to avoid infection, being attentive observers of the organizational aspects within their internship contexts, and considering the internship tutor as a significant guiding figure in their perception of risk and the related measures to be adopted. Despite the challenges, the students evaluated their internship experience as an opportunity to acquire distinctive skills. CONCLUSIONS Students who embarked on their internships without prior experience expressed additional and diverse aspects that warrant further investigation. Therefore, it was deemed necessary to conduct further qualitative research to broaden the perception of SARS-CoV-2 infection risk in this group of students.
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- Clinical and Experimental Medicine PhD Program, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
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Gasparini F, Grossi A, Giltri M, Nishinari K, Bandini S. Behavior and Task Classification Using Wearable Sensor Data: A Study across Different Ages. Sensors (Basel) 2023; 23:3225. [PMID: 36991935 PMCID: PMC10055934 DOI: 10.3390/s23063225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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In this paper, we face the problem of task classification starting from physiological signals acquired using wearable sensors with experiments in a controlled environment, designed to consider two different age populations: young adults and older adults. Two different scenarios are considered. In the first one, subjects are involved in different cognitive load tasks, while in the second one, space varying conditions are considered, and subjects interact with the environment, changing the walking conditions and avoiding collision with obstacles. Here, we demonstrate that it is possible not only to define classifiers that rely on physiological signals to predict tasks that imply different cognitive loads, but it is also possible to classify both the population group age and the performed task. The whole workflow of data collection and analysis, starting from the experimental protocol, data acquisition, signal denoising, normalization with respect to subject variability, feature extraction and classification is described here. The dataset collected with the experiments together with the codes to extract the features of the physiological signals are made available for the research community.
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- Francesca Gasparini
- Department of Informatics, Systems and Communication, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Informatics, Systems and Communication, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Informatics, Systems and Communication, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy
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- RCAST—Research Center for Advanced Science & Technology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan
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- Department of Informatics, Systems and Communication, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy
- RCAST—Research Center for Advanced Science & Technology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan
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The modeling of a new generation of agent-based simulation systems supporting pedestrian and crowd management taking into account affective states represents a new research frontier. Pedestrian behaviour involves human perception processes, based on subjective and psychological aspects. Following the concept of pedestrian environmental awareness, each walker adapts his/her crossing behaviour according to environmental conditions and his/her perception of safety. Different pedestrian behaviours can be related to subjective mobility and readiness to respond, and these factors are strongly dependent on the subjective interaction with the environment. Having additional inputs about pedestrian behaviour related to their perception processes could be useful in order to develop a more representative pedestrian dynamic model. In particular, the subjective perception of the safeness of crossing should be taken into consideration. In order to focus on the pedestrians’ perception of safe road crossing and walking, an experiment in an uncontrolled urban scenario has been carried out. Besides more conventional self-assessment questionnaires, physiological responses have been considered to evaluate the affective state of pedestrians during the interaction with the urban environment. Results from the analysis of the collected data show that physiological responses are reliable indicators of safety perception while road crossing and interacting with real urban environment, suggesting the design of agent-based models for pedestrian dynamics simulations taking in account the representation of affective states.
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- Francesca Gasparini
- Department of Informatics, Systems and Communications, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy. E-mails: , ,
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- Department of Informatics, Systems and Communications, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy. E-mails: , ,
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- Department of Informatics, Systems and Communications, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy. E-mails: , ,
- RCAST Research Center for Advanced Science & Technology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. E-mail:
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Feliciani C, Gorrini A, Crociani L, Vizzari G, Nishinari K, Bandini S. Calibration and validation of a simulation model for predicting pedestrian fatalities at unsignalized crosswalks by means of statistical traffic data. Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English Edition) 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtte.2019.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Andrea Gorrini
- Complex Systems and Artificial Intelligence research center, Department of Informatics, Systems and Communication, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy. E-mails: , , ,
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- Complex Systems and Artificial Intelligence research center, Department of Informatics, Systems and Communication, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy. E-mails: , , ,
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- Complex Systems and Artificial Intelligence research center, Department of Informatics, Systems and Communication, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy. E-mails: , , ,
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- Complex Systems and Artificial Intelligence research center, Department of Informatics, Systems and Communication, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy. E-mails: , , ,
- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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Uddin MJ, Vizzari G, Bandini S, Imam MO. A case-based reasoning approach to rate microcredit borrower risk in online Kiva P2P lending model. DTA 2018. [DOI: 10.1108/dta-02-2017-0009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the case-based reasoning (CBR) approach to improve microcredit initiatives by means of providing a borrower risk rating system.
Design/methodology/approach
The CBR approach has been used to consider the Kiva microcredit system, which provides a characterization (rating) of the risk associated with the field partner supporting the loan, but not of the specific borrower which would benefit from it. The authors discuss how the combination of available historical data on loans and their outcomes (structured as a case base) and available knowledge on how to evaluate the risk associated with a loan request can be used to provide the end users with an indication of the risk rating associated with a loan request based on similar past situations.
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The adopted approach is applied and evaluated employing a selection of cases from individual loans. From this perspective, the case base and the codified knowledge about how to evaluate risks associated with a loan represent two examples of knowledge IT artifacts.
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The originality of the work lies in borrower risk rating in online indirect peer-to-peer microcredit lending platforms. The case base and the codified knowledge are the two contributions in knowledge IT artifacts.
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- S. Bandini
- U. O. Nefrologia, Dialisi e Trapianto, Azienda Ospedaliera Careggi, Firenze
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Feliciani C, Crociani L, Gorrini A, Vizzari G, Bandini S, Nishinari K. A simulation model for non-signalized pedestrian crosswalks based on evidence from on field observation. IA 2017. [DOI: 10.3233/ia-170110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Claudio Feliciani
- Department of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Complex Systems and Artificial Intelligence Research Centre, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Complex Systems and Artificial Intelligence Research Centre, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Complex Systems and Artificial Intelligence Research Centre, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Complex Systems and Artificial Intelligence Research Centre, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Finotto S, Gradellini C, Bandini S, Burrai F, Lucchi Casadei S, Villani C, Vincenzi S, Mecugni D. [Multicenter validation of an evaluation tool for clinical training activities (SVAT) of the nursing students]. Prof Inferm 2017; 70:85-92. [PMID: 28763182 DOI: 10.7429/pi.2017.702085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the psychometric characteristics of the Scheda di Valutazione delle Attività di Tirocinio (SVAT). METHOD The degree courses in Nursing of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, site of Reggio Emilia, the University of Bologna Formative Section BO1, Imola and training center of Cesena, the University of Ferrara training centers of Ferrara and Codigoro were all enrolled in the research. For the content validation the reactive Delphi method was chosen. The panel of experts expressed a qualitative-intuitive judgment on the adequacy of language and on the stimulus material (SVAT). For internal consistency Cronbach's alpha was calculated the. The test-retest method was used for the reliability of stability. RESULTS all indicators of the SVAT have achieved a degree of consensus not less than 80% demonstrating its content validity. The face validity is demonstrated by an average score equal to or greater than 7 obtained by all indicators. The reliability of internal consistency of the SVAT was appraised by Cronbach's alpha that was 0.987 for the entire instrument. The reliability of the stability has been calculated through the correlation's coefficient expressed by Pearson's r that was 0.983 (p = 1.3E-198). DISCUSSION in Italy there is no a "gold standard" tool to evaluate the clinical performance of nursing students during and at the end of their clinical training. The SVAT proves to be a valuable and reliable tool it furthermore could stimulate the discussion and the debate among educators and nurses, so that also in our country, it may be possible develop and refine tools that support the evaluation of clinical skills of nursing students.
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- Sergio Finotto
- Tutor e Docente Corso di Laurea in Infermieristica Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, sede di Reggio Emilia
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- Tutor e Docente Corso di Laurea in Infermieristica Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, sede di Reggio Emilia
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- Coordinatore didattico Corso di Laurea in Infermieristica - Sezione Formativa di Imola, Università di Bologna
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- Coordinatore Didattico e docente Corso di laurea in Infermieristica - Sezione Formativa Bologna 1, Università di Bologna
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- Tutor Didattico Corso di Laurea in Infermieristica - Sezione di Cesena, Università di Bologna
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- Direttore delle attività didattiche Corso di Laurea in Infermieristica - Sede formativa di Codigoro, Università degli studi di Ferrara
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- Tutor e Docente Corso di Laurea in Infermieristica, Università degli studi di Ferrara
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- Presidente Corso di Laurea in Infermieristica - sede di Reggio Emilia Professore Associato Scienze Infermieristiche generali, cliniche e pediatriche, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia. Correspondence:
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Sist L, Contini C, Bandini A, Bandini S, Massa L, Zanin R, Maricchio R, Gianesini G, Bassi E, Tartaglini D, Palese A, Ferraresi A. [MISSCARE Survey - Italian Version: findings from an Italian validation study]. Ig Sanita Pubbl 2017; 73:29-45. [PMID: 28428643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Missed Nursing Care (MNC) refers to nursing interventions that are not completed, partially completed, or postponed. Despite the relevance of MNC, no assessment tools are available in the Italian context, and no data regarding the occurrence of this phenomenon has been documented on a large scale to date. OBJECTIVES The study aims were: (1) to validate the Italian version of the MISSCARE Survey tool; (2) to measure the prevalence of missed interventions and reasons for missed care as perceived by clinical nurses working in Italian health care settings. METHODS After having conducted the forward and backward translation, pre-pilot and pilot phases were developed to ensure face and content validity as well as semantic and conceptual equivalence of the Italian version with the original version. The MISSCARE survey questionnaire was then distributed to 1,233 clinical nurses of whom 1,003 completed the questionnaire. Overall, 979 questionnaires were analysed. The questionnaires were completed from January to March 2012, by nurses working in medical and surgical hospital departments in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy. Construct validity and internal consistency of the instrument were assessed. RESULTS The face and content validity were ascertained by a group of experts. The instrument acceptability was good given that 79.4% of respondents replied to all items. Construct validity was investigated by an Exploratory Factor Analysis. Four factors explaining 64.18% of variance emerged: communication, lack of facilities/supplies, lack of staff, and unexpected events. Internal consistency, evaluated with Cronbach a, was 0.94. The nursing interventions omitted with greater frequency were, in order: ambulation (74.8%), passive mobilization (69.6%) and oral care (51.3%). The three main reasons for missed interventions were: an unexpected increase in the number of patients (90.5%), increased instability of the clinical condition (86.1%) and insufficient human resources (85.5%). CONCLUSIONS The Italian version of the MISSCARE Survey was shown to have good psychometric properties. Therefore, it can be used to evaluate the missed nursing care phenomenon in Italy and will allow for international comparisons.
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- Luisa Sist
- Coordinatore Infermieristico PARE, Dipartimento Medico della Continuità Assistenziale e delle Disabilità, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italia
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- Responsabile attività didattiche professionalizzanti, Corso di Laurea in Infermieristica, Università di Bologna, Polo Scientifico Didattico di Ravenna - sede di Faenza, Italia
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- Dirigente delle professioni sanitarie, area infermieristica e ostetrica, Referente Dipartimento DSITR, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italia
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- Coordinatore di anno, Corso di Laurea in Infermieristica, sede di Imola. Tutor didattico e docente di Metodologia Infermieristica Applicata, Corso di Laurea in Infermieristica, Polo Didattico di Bologna, Università di Bologna, Italia
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- Responsabile UO Consultorio Famigliare - Spazio Giovani e Donne Immigrate, coordinatore ostetrico-infermieristico Percorso Nascita, AUSL della Romagna - sede di Forlì, Italia
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- Responsabile assistenziale del Dipartimento Integrato di Oncologia, Ematologia e Patologie dell'Apparato Respiratorio, Responsabile Funzioni di Staff Sistema Informativo Interno DIT, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Italia
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- Dirigente responsabile della Direzione delle Professioni Infermieristico-Ostetriche, Tecnico-Sanitarie e della Riabilitazione, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Ferrara, Italia
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- Dottoranda in Scienze Infermieristiche e Sanità Pubblica (XXXI° ciclo), Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italia
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- Dottoranda in Scienze Infermieristiche e Sanità Pubblica (XXXI° ciclo), Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italia
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- Professore associato in Scienze Infermieristiche, Università Campus Bio-Medico, Roma, Italia
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- Professore associato in Scienze infermieristiche, Università degli Studi Udine, Italia
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- Responsabile Servizio Interaziendale Formazione e Aggiornamento, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Ferrara e Azienda USL di Ferrara, Italia
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Crociani L, Vizzari G, Yanagisawa D, Nishinari K, Bandini S. Route choice in pedestrian simulation: Design and evaluation of a model based on empirical observations. IA 2016. [DOI: 10.3233/ia-160102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Luca Crociani
- Complex Systems and Artificial Intelligence Research Centre, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Complex Systems and Artificial Intelligence Research Centre, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Complex Systems and Artificial Intelligence Research Centre, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Crociani L, Piazzoni A, Vizzari G, Bandini S. When reactive agents are not enough: Tactical level decisions in pedestrian simulation. IA 2015. [DOI: 10.3233/ia-150086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Bergesio F, Bertoni E, Bandini S, Rosati A, Salvadori M. Changing pattern of glomerulonephritis in the elderly: a change of prevalence or a different approach? Contrib Nephrol 2015; 105:75-80. [PMID: 8252875 DOI: 10.1159/000422473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- F Bergesio
- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Salvadori M, Bertoni E, Bandini S, Piperno R, Rosati A, Tosi P. Enrolling ADPKD patients for renal transplantation: clinical and ethical issues. Contrib Nephrol 2015; 115:137-40. [PMID: 8585901 DOI: 10.1159/000424411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- M Salvadori
- Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Salvadori M, Bandini S, Bertoni E, Piperno R, Rosati A, Tosi P. Clinical features and outcome of ADPKD patients after renal transplantation. Contrib Nephrol 2015; 115:141-3. [PMID: 8585902 DOI: 10.1159/000424412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- M Salvadori
- Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Bandini S, Calderara S, Cucchiara R. Pattern recognition and crowd analysis. Pattern Recognit Lett 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.patrec.2014.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Bandini S, Gorrini A, Vizzari G. Towards an integrated approach to crowd analysis and crowd synthesis: A case study and first results. Pattern Recognit Lett 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.patrec.2013.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Sist L, Cortini C, Bandini A, Bandini S, Massa L, Zanin R, Vesca R, Ferraresi A. [The concept of missed care: a literature review]. Assist Inferm Ric 2013; 31:234-9. [PMID: 23334645 DOI: 10.1702/1211.13414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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AIM To describe the concept and consequences of missed nursing care. METHODS A literature review was conducted searching on Medline, Trip Database, Cinahl, Cochrane, with the following key words: missed care, missed nursing care. RESULTS Any needed nursing intervention omitted (totally or in part) or postponed is considered missed care. The causes of missed care are the scarcity of human resources, of equipment or communication, but also the criteria for setting priorities and the relationships with nurses aids may also have an impact. The missed care may be measured with the Misscare tool: those more frequently missed are deambulation, passive mobilization, hygiene and oral care. CONCLUSIONS. A description of the interventions omitted or only postponed at international level, a measurement of the variability of missed care according to the number of nurses, and their impact on patients'outcomed could improve a better understanding of this problem.
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Corrêa da Silva FS, Bandini S. Special issue: Intelligent agents and services for smart environments. KES 2009. [DOI: 10.3233/kes-2009-0172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Flávio Soares Corrêa da Silva
- Department of Computer Science, University of São Paulo, Rua do Matão, 1010 – São Paulo (SP) 05504-090, Brazil. Tel.: ; Fax: ; E-mail:
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- Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Universita degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Via Bicocca degli Arcimboldi 8 – Milano 20126, Italy. Tel.: ; Fax: ; E-mail:
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Bandini S, Colombo E, Sartori F, Vizzari G. Supporting Knowledge Maintenance through Knowledge Artifacts. Journal of Intelligent Systems 2008. [DOI: 10.1515/jisys.2008.17.1-3.185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the incidence and effects of factors potentially influencing eating disordered patients' dropping out of outpatient cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT). METHOD Sixty-seven (64 female, 3 male) patients with eating disorders participated in the study. All patients followed a multidisciplinary team approach for a median period of 9 months. Several factors potentially affecting dropout were retrospectively assessed prior to treatment. RESULTS The dropout rate was significantly higher in patients with purging anorexia nervosa (AN) compared to those with restrictive AN, bulimia nervosa and eating disorder not otherwise specified (33% vs. 27%, 25% or 21%, respectively, p<0.05). Among several factors influencing dropout, there was a significant association of patient low cooperativeness, purging episodes, restrictive eating, use of several weight control practices and psychiatric co-morbidity in patients who dropped out compared to completers (all p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS In outpatient eating disorder treatment, non-compliance and premature interruption of therapy are affected primarily by factors which are related to patients' attitude and behaviour. These factors should be carefully addressed in patients with eating disorders to improve outcome.
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- S Bandini
- Eating Disorder Centre, Section of Clinical Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Bandini S, Federici ML, Manzoni S, Vizzari G. Towards a Methodology for Situated Cellular Agent Based Crowd Simulations. Engineering Societies in the Agents World VI 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/11759683_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Salvadori M, Rosati A, Di Maria L, Becherelli P, Moscarelli L, Bandini S, Piperno R, Larti A, Gallo M, Bertoni E. Immunosuppression in renal transplantation: viral diseases and chronic allograft nephropathy. Transplant Proc 2005; 37:2500-1. [PMID: 16182724 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.06.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Chronic allograft dysfunction after renal transplantation can be ascribed to different causes, among which are viral infections. The aim of this work was to show the various ways by which different kinds of viruses affect transplant structure and function. Polyoma virus is an example of viruses directly affecting the kidney because of a specific tropism to the uroepitelial cells. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been chosen both because of the frequency of this infection and because CMV (as other viruses) can produce transplant vascular sclerosis. Finally, we describe hepatitis C virus (HCV) because of its capacity to induce renal lesions independently from chronic allograft nephropathy. Indeed HCV is likely to determine immunologically mediated nephritis in the transplanted kidney as well in the native one.
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- M Salvadori
- Renal Unit, Department of Renal Transplantation, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
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Rosati A, Bertoni E, Di Maria L, Piperno R, Moscarelli L, Larti A, Becherelli P, Gallo M, Bandini S, Salvadori M. Donor characteristics can influence transplant activities and the access to transplant for some age groups. Transplant Proc 2005; 37:2423-4. [PMID: 16182697 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In recent years Italy has experienced a remarkable increase in organ donation and transplant rates for kidney transplantation. The organ donation rate has placed Italy among the European leaders, but a careful comparative evaluation of Italian and international registries data demonstrates that renal transplantations have not shared the same significant growth. In a decisive way donor characteristics have influenced not only the number of renal transplantations, but also the access to transplant for some age groups. We investigated the probability of transplantation from different age groups using the Kaplan-Meier method and the log-rank test. The 7-year probability of transplant was 72% for the 15 to 45 age group, 85.7% for the 46 to 55 age group, and 88.5% for the over 55 years group (P = .0029). Ethical considerations suggest new approaches of innovative promotion of living donor transplants and a revision of organ allocation criteria.
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- A Rosati
- Renal Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
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Salvadori M, Di Maria L, Rosati A, Larti A, Piperno R, Becherelli P, Bandini S, Biagini M, Filocamo MT, Gallo M, Bertoni E. Efficacy and safety of Palmaz stent implantation in the treatment of renal artery stenosis in renal transplantation. Transplant Proc 2005; 37:1047-8. [PMID: 15848618 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.12.229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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To verify the long-term efficacy and safety of Palmaz stent implantation in the treatment of transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS), we reviewed the charts of 26 patients affected by TRAS and treated by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) followed by permanent insertion of a Palmaz stent. The mean follow-up period was 43.31 +/- 33.6 months. The mean blood pressure fell significantly at 1 month after stenting (118 +/- 8.1 vs 101 +/- 7.8 mmHg; P < .0001); then remained stable. Renal artery blood flow, as determined by Doppler ultrasonography, was reduced from 352.5 +/- 56.5 to 157.3 +/- 53.7 cm/sec at 1 month after stenting (P < .0001). Renal function improved after stenting (serum creatinine 2.2 +/- 1.4 mg/dL preinsertion versus 1.72 +/- 1.05 at 3 years). In conclusion, in cases of severe or recurrent TRAS, stenting of the renal artery has proved to be an effective therapeutic tool. This method, which has low procedure costs and an extremely low complication rate has proved to be safe and to offer the potential of preserving luminal patency, improving the long-term efficacy of percutaneous angioplasty.
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- M Salvadori
- Renal Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
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Bergesio F, Monzani G, Guasparini A, Ciuti R, Gallucci M, Cristofano C, Castrignano E, Cupisti A, Barsotti G, Marcucci R, Abbate R, Bandini S, Gallo M, Tosi PL, Salvadori M. Cardiovascular risk factors in severe chronic renal failure: the role of dietary treatment. Clin Nephrol 2005; 64:103-12. [PMID: 16114786 DOI: 10.5414/cnp64103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Lipoprotein abnormalities and increased oxidized LDL (OxLDL) are often observed in uremia and are reported to play a central role in the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Vegan diet, known for its better lipoprotein profile and antioxidant vitamins content, could protect against CVD. Aim of this study was to investigate the influence of vegan diet supplemented with essential amino acids (EAA) and ketoanalogues (VSD) on both traditional and non-traditional cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF). METHODS Twenty-nine patients (18 M, 11 F) aged 55 years (range 29-79 years) with advanced chronic renal failure (median sCr: 5.6 mg/dl) on very low protein vegetarian diet (0.3 g/kg/day) supplemented with a mixture of EAA and ketoacids (VSD) and 31 patients (20 M, 11 F) aged 65 years (range 29 - 82 years) on conventional low-protein diet (CD: 0.6 g/kg/day) with a similar renal function (median sCr: 5.2 mg/dl), were investigated for lipids and apolipoprotein parameters (traditional CVRF) as well as for oxidative stress (oxidized LDL, antibodies against OxLDL and thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS)), total homocysteine (tHcy), lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)), albumin and c-reactive protein (CRP) (non-traditional CVRF) including vitamins A, E, B12 and folic acid. RESULTS Compared to patients on CD, those on VSD showed increased HDL cholesterol levels (p < 0.005) with a reduction of LDL cholesterol (p < 0.01) and an increase of apoA1/apoB ratio (p < 0.02). Among non-traditional CVRF, a mild but significant reduction of OxLDL (p < 0.05) with lower TBARS concentrations (p < 0.01) and a significant reduction of total homocysteine (p < 0.002), Lp(a) (p < 0.002) and CRP levels (p < 0.05) were also observed in these patients. Concentrations of vitamin E and A were not different between the two groups while vitamin B12 and folic acid resulted markedly increased in patients on VSD. OxLDL significantly correlated with total and LDL cholesterol, triglycerides and Apo B in CD but not in VSD patients. Patients on CD also showed a significant correlation between urea and CRP. After a multivariate analysis, only urea (p < 0.001) and OxLDL (p < 0.006) were associated to a risk of CRP > 0.3 mg/dl. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate a better lipoprotein profile in patients on vegan diet including non-traditional CVRF. In particular, these patients show a reduced oxidative stress with a reduced acute-phase response (CRP) as compared to patients on conventional diet. We hypothesize that urea, significantly lower in patients on VSD, may account, possibly together with the reduction of other protein breakdown products, for the decreased acute-phase response observed in these patients. Our findings suggest that low-protein diets, and vegan in particular, may exert a beneficial effect on the development of cardiovascular disease in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
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- F Bergesio
- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Azienda Ospedale Careggi, Florence, Italy.
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Bandini S, Bergesio F, Conti P, Mancini G, Cerretini C, Cirami C, Rosati A, Caselli GM, Arbustini E, Merlini G, Ficarra G, Salvadori M. Nodular macroglossia with combined light chain and beta-2 microglobulin deposition in a long-term dialysis patient. J Nephrol 2001; 14:128-31. [PMID: 11411015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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We describe a case in which nodular macroglossia, a very rare type of tongue involvement, was associated with the co-deposition of lambda light chain and beta-2 microglobulin fibrils in the tongue. The combined presence of two different amyloid fibrils did not lead to a more unfavourable clinical outcome. We believe that both these features often remain underdiagnosed and are in fact more frequent than reported. A careful clinical examination of the tongue together with serum immunofixation should be routine in all patients with dialysis-related amyloidosis in order to investigate the prevalence and type of tongue involvement and to rule out other types of amyloidosis. In all cases of suspected mixed amyloidosis, immunohistochemical characterization of fibrils should be carried out by electron microscopy.
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- S Bandini
- Department of Nephrology, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Bandini S. Cationic membranes for phenols production. Ann Chim 2001; 91:137-44. [PMID: 11381537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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Ionic Substitution by Electrodialysis is a good alternative to the industrial conversion of sodium salts of phenols into undissociated phenols, conventionally performed through acidification by strong acids. The acidification through electromembranes combines the possibility to achieve high conversion values with the advantage of keeping the process stream separated from the acid stream. The process is performed through cationic membranes; conversion can be obtained also in the absence of electric current, even if slightly better performances can be achieved by applying an electric field. Process feasibility as well as membrane resistance is tested, for the case of model solutions reproducing the main features of the real process streams. Maximum conversion and process rate are greatly affected by the ratio between protons in the acid solution and sodium ions in the process solution. Phenol losses into the acid stream and chloride contamination of the process stream can be reduced by working with diluted process and acid streams.
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- S Bandini
- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, Mineraria e delle Tecnologie Ambientali, Facoltà di Ingegneria, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento, 2 I-40136 Bologna.
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Di Maria L, Bertoni E, Rosati A, Zanazzi M, Piperno R, Moscarelli L, Toti G, Casini FM, Bandini S, Salvadori M. Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) in the treatment of chronic renal rejection. Clin Nephrol 2000; 53:suppl 33-4. [PMID: 10809432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Experimental studies suggest the efficacy of MMF in the treatment of chronic renal rejection in rats. Studies on the efficacy of MMF in chronic renal rejection in man are scarce and controversial. AIM The aim of this study was to verify in a prospective non-randomized study the efficacy of MMF given at the dose of 2 g/day in substitution of azathioprine (AZA) in the chronic rejection of cadaveric kidney transplantation. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twelve patients with histologically proven chronic renal rejection were enrolled. The patients were 5 males and 7 females. Mean age 38.3 +/- 13.8 years, with a mean duration of transplant of 39 +/- 19 months. Mean serum creatinine values at -6, -3, 0, +3, +6, +12 months were respectively 1.72 +/- 0.33, 1.84 +/- 0.36, 2.15 +/- 0.50, 1.88 +/- 0.54, 1.81 +/- 0.71, 1.73 +/- 0.58 mg/dl. Mean creatinine clearance values were 58.85 +/- 10.06,48.8 +/- 13.3,45.8 +/- 10.2, 54.7 +/- 13.3, 51 +/- 12.7, 57.7 +/- 18.5 ml/min. Mean deltaGFR before MMF was -2.15 ml/month. RESULTS After MMF introduction, the overall GFR decrease attenuated. In particular in seven patients after MMF administration, we obtained a significant reduction of mean serum creatinine value (1.84 +/- 0.55 vs. 1.38 +/- 0.41mg/dl; p = 0.004). In three patients, we obtained a stabilization in GFR. Two patients were slowly progressing even after MMF introduction. After a switch to MMF in almost all patients, we obtained an improvement of renal function. In three patients, we obtained a stabilization of renal function without regression. In particular, seven patients showed a remarkable improvement of renal function. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion our data even if concerning a small number of patients, confirm the efficacy of MMF in the treatment of renal allograft chronic dysfunction.
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- L Di Maria
- Renal Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Chiti E, Ercolini L, Mancini G, Terreni A, Dorigo W, Bandini S, Pratesi C, Salvadori M. [Arteriovenous fistulas for hemodialysis: transposition of the cephalic veins, a personal experience]. MINERVA UROL NEFROL 1999; 51:211-5. [PMID: 10812906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Vascular access for hemodialysis has remarkably developed during these years. Since 1966 we have the Brescia-Cimino fistula which is considered nowadays the best choice for angioaccess. The transposed cephalic vein is the "variant" which has been evaluated in a single stage surgical technique. METHODS A prospective and randomized study regarding 23 patients submitted to operation for first fistula during 1998. With a median follow-up of 10 months, these fistulas have been studied with echocolordoppler in order to verify their primary patency, diameter and blood flow in artery, in vein and anastomosis. RESULTS Fistulas have been patented in all cases (15 males e 8 females) and used for dialysis after 3 weeks. No early or late complications have been observed. Mean diameter has been 1.2 cm with mean velocity of 1.8 m/sec, in artery mean velocity 2.3 m/sec and in vein 1.1 m/sec. CONCLUSIONS Increasing length of life even for high critical patients like these with chronic renal failure underlines the need of surgical strategies which may improve the quality to life. This technique of transposed cephalic vein has the same advantages of direct fistulas also for those patients in which we should have used prosthetic grafts.
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- E Chiti
- U. O. e Cattedra di Chirurgia Vascolare, Università degli Studi, Firenze
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Bertoni E, Rosati A, Zanazzi M, Moscarelli L, Di Maria L, Tosi P, Bandini S, Salvadori M. Graft versus host antibody reactions in ABO unmatched renal transplants. Transplant Proc 1998; 30:2304-5. [PMID: 9723483 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(98)00632-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- E Bertoni
- Renal Unit--Dept of Renal Transplantation, Careggi and University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Bertoni E, Zanazzi M, Rosati A, Di Maria L, Moscarelli L, Piperno R, Conti P, Dedola G, Bandini S, Tosi P, Salvadori M. Long-term steroid side effects in renal transplantation need a safe steroid withdrawal: a single-center experience. Transplant Proc 1998; 30:1303-4. [PMID: 9636528 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(98)00251-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- E Bertoni
- Department of Renal Transplantation, University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Bertoni E, Rosati A, Zanazzi M, Moscarelli L, Di Maria L, Tosi P, Bandini S, Guidi S, Truschi F, Salvadori M. Graft-versus-host antibody reactions in ABO unmatched renal transplants. Transplant Proc 1998; 30:1333-4. [PMID: 9636542 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(98)00265-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- E Bertoni
- Renal Unit, Careggi and University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Bertoni E, Carmellini M, Bandini S, Tosi P, Zanazzi M, Rosati A, Pradella F, Fossombroni V, Rindi P, Rizzo G, Mattiuz P, Mosca F, Salvadori M. Regional vs. national renal sharing organizations: pros and cons. Clin Transplant 1997; 11:214-6. [PMID: 9193845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Delayed graft function, defined as the need of dialysis in the first week after transplantation, neither due to immunological nor technical causes, determines a poor outcome of renal grafts. Delayed graft function is related to the cold ischemia time, which is shorter in local allocation programs. These, however, do not assure an optimal HLA-A,B,DR matching that can be provided by national allocation organizations. We reviewed 160 cadaveric kidney grafts performed in our local transplant network. Owing to the long waiting list caused by organ shortage, we were able to ensure both a high-grade histocompatibility and short cold ischemia times. The mean HLA-B,DR mismatch was 1.17. Cold ischemia time was < 24 h in 85% of cases. The incidence of DGF was 23.1%. In our experience a regional sharing program in the case of organ shortage provides good graft outcome (86.9% graft survival at 1 yr) with low incidence of delayed graft function.
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- E Bertoni
- Department of Renal Transplantation, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Bertoni E, Zanazzi M, Rosati A, Nisticò A, Cirami C, Bandini S, Carmellini M, Frosini F, Mosca F, Rindi P, Rizzo G, Salvadori M. Fate of kidneys retrieved from the same donor and grafted into different recipients: do donor related factors influence the graft outcome? Transplant Proc 1997; 29:125-6. [PMID: 9122924 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(96)00031-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- E Bertoni
- Transplant Department of Florence, Pisa, Italy
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Bertoni E, Rosati A, Zanazzi M, Bandini S, Tosi P, Pagni E, Pradella F, Fossombroni V, Grossi S, Salvadori M. Abnormalities in cadaveric organ donation rhythms and characteristics. Transplant Proc 1996; 28:228-9. [PMID: 8644192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- E Bertoni
- Department of Renal Transplantation, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Bertoni E, Carmellini M, Tosi P, Bandini S, Nicita G, Taddei G, Pradella F, Fossombroni V, Rosati A, Zanazzi M, Rindi P, Rizzo G, Mattiuz P, Mosca F, Salvadori M. Regional vs national renal sharing organizations: pros and cons. Transplant Proc 1996; 28:226-7. [PMID: 8644191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- E Bertoni
- Dept. of Transplantation, Careggi Hospital and University of Florence, Italy
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Cicchi P, Perigli G, Artusi R, Borrelli D, Manca G, Bini S, Bandini S. Secondary hyperparatkoidism. Pharmacotherapy 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/s0753-3322(96)89741-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Monzani G, Bergesio F, Ciuti R, Rosati A, Frizzi V, Serruto A, Vitali D, Benucci A, Tosi PL, Bandini S, Salvadori M. Lipoprotein abnormalities in chronic renal failure and dialysis patients. Blood Purif 1996; 14:262-72. [PMID: 8738541 DOI: 10.1159/000170270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Lipoprotein abnormalities are common in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) on either dialysis or conservative therapy. In order to investigate the changes in lipid and apolipoprotein pattern from early CRF to dialysis treatment, plasma lipids with apoproteins AI, B, E, CII, CIII, CII/CIII ratio, E/CIII ratio, parathyroid hormone (PTH) and insulin levels were examined in 72 patients with different degrees of CRF and 31 patients on hemodialysis (HD), and compared the values of 28 controls. A significant decrease in the Apo CII/CIII ratio was the earliest lipoprotein abnormality to occur in CRF. Hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) with reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, increased Apo CIII and decreased Apo E/Apo CIII ratio only occurred in more advanced renal failure (creatinine clearance < 31 ml/min). HD patients showed a general worsening of the lipoprotein profile with elevated Apo E levels and indirect evidence of remnant accumulation. While PTH did not have any significant influence on lipoprotein pattern, increased insulin levels during HD might partly account for the HTG of these patients. Our results point to elevated Apo CIII, reduced Apo CII/Apo CIII and Apo E/ Apo CIII ratios as typical features of uremic hyperlipidemia and show that a defective triglyceride removal is the major pathogenetic mechanism of uremic HTG. HD treatment seems generally to worsen the lipid and apolipoprotein pattern observed in the predialytic stage of CRF.
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- G Monzani
- Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, New Hospital of S. Giovanni di Dio, Italy
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Bertoni E, Bandini S, Bezzini R, Rosati A, Tosi P, Zanazzi M, Salvadori M. Autotransfusions for surgical operations before renal transplantation. Transplant Proc 1995; 27:2590. [PMID: 7482841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- E Bertoni
- Department of Transplantation, Carreggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Mosca F, Bertoni E, Tosi P, Bandini S, Rosati A, Pradella F, Mattiuz P, Taddei G, Nicita G, Rindi P. Organ shortage and a long waiting list allow local kidney allocation to insure both short ischemia time and good HLA-A, B, DR matching. Transplant Proc 1995; 27:2695-6. [PMID: 7482878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- F Mosca
- Institute of Experimental and General Surgery, University of Pisa, Italy
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Giovannetti S, Barsotti G, Cupisti A, Dani L, Bandini S, Angelini D, Antonelli A, Salvadori M, Urti DA. Oral activated charcoal in patients with uremic pruritus. Nephron Clin Pract 1995; 70:193-6. [PMID: 7566302 DOI: 10.1159/000188582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Twenty-three chronic uremic patients on maintenance hemodialysis and suffering from severe pruritus were treated with activated powdered charcoal (6 g daily p.o.). In 10 patients pruritus disappeared completely, and in 10 other patients a partial effect was observed. The favorable results persisted for several weeks after discontinuation of the treatment. Only 3 cases were totally unresponsive. No relevant undesirable side effects were observed with the exception of 1 case who showed treatment intolerance. It is concluded that activated charcoal per os is a safe, effective, and low-cost therapy for patients with uremic pruritus, but its mechanism of action is unknown.
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine I, University of Pisa, Italy
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Falchetti A, Bale AE, Amorosi A, Bordi C, Cicchi P, Bandini S, Marx SJ, Brandi ML. Progression of uremic hyperparathyroidism involves allelic loss on chromosome 11. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1993; 76:139-44. [PMID: 8421078 DOI: 10.1210/jcem.76.1.8421078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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In occasional cases of secondary hyperparathyroidism, long term stimulation of the parathyroid glands leads from compensatory to autonomous hyperfunction, and thus, hypercalcemia develops. This clinical entity, named tertiary hyperparathyroidism, is possibly due to the formation of an adenoma in one of the hyperplastic glands. Previous studies have shown that parathyroid adenomas may arise with allelic loss on chromosome 11. We tested for allelic loss at several loci on chromosome 11 in 12 enlarged parathyroid glands from 6 uremic patients and found loss of heterozygosity in 2 of the glands from 2 different patients with higher serum calcium levels (11.3 +/- 0.29 vs. 9.8 +/- 0.28 mg/dL; P < 0.004) and, therefore, ascribable to the so-called tertiary hyperparathyroidism. The 2 glands with allelic loss were significantly greater in mass than those without loss (3.42 +/- 0.37 vs. 1.60 +/- 0.54 g; P < 0.001). These data offer new evidence that autonomous parathyroid proliferation in uremic patients can develop through overgrowth by a monoclonal tumor, presumably with inactivation of a tumor suppressor gene(s) on chromosome 11.
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- A Falchetti
- Department of Clinical Physiopathology, University of Florence, Italy
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Brandi M, Falchetti A, Amorosi A, Bordli C, Cicchi P, Bandini S, Eubanks∘ J, Evans∘ G, Marx∘∘ S, Bale A. Use of a highly polymorphic locus on human chromosome Hq13 discloses allelic loss in parathyroid tissues from uremic patients. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/0169-6009(92)91643-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Salvadori M, Comparini L, Bertoni E, Bandini S, Mancini G, Martinelli F, Tosi P, Nicita G, Lenzi R. Aging on the waiting list: should it be a further criterion for cadaver kidney allocation? Transpl Int 1992. [DOI: 10.1111/tri.1992.5.s1.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Salvadori M, Comparini L, Bertoni E, Bandini S, Mancini G, Martinelli F, Tosi P, Nicita G, Lenzi R. Aging on the waiting list: should it be a further criterion for cadaver kidney allocation? Transpl Int 1992; 5 Suppl 1:S114-5. [PMID: 14621751 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-77423-2_37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/27/2023]
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Transplant recipients have been selected from our dialysis patients mainly according to the criteria of the best HLA match and the best clinical condition. We have observed that, in using these criteria, most of the patients who receive transplants in the first 2 years on the waiting list. The other patients remain on the waiting list with progressively less chance of transplantation due to a deterioration of their clinical condition and the related increase in risk factors.
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- M Salvadori
- Department of Transplantation, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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