13 results on '"Chiara Rossetti"'
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2. TO SAVE A CORPSE FROM DECOMPOSITION – THE PURPOSE OF PETRIFICATION IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY
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Chiara Rossetti, Chiara Tesi, Rosagemma Ciliberti, Marta Licata, Roberta Fusco, and Omar Larentis
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Literature ,Petrification of the Corpse ,History ,19th Century ,Attitude to Death ,Embalming ,business.industry ,Philosophy ,History, 19th Century ,General Medicine ,Italian Journal of Natural Sciences ,Michele Martone ,Cadaver ,Humans ,Italy ,Humanity ,Decomposition (computer science) ,business - Abstract
We present this interesting note on the petrification of corpses, published in 1890 in the Italian Journal of Natural Sciences. After a brief review of the oldest forms of embalming, the author, Michele Martone, presents petrification as the only way to obtain the perfect conservation of the corpse. CONCLUSION: This scientific note presents some considerations regarding the constant search of humanity to arrest, if not the death of a person, the decomposition of their body.
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- 2019
3. Pediatric Hospitalization for Varicella in an Italian Pediatric Hospital: How Much Does It Cost?
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Alberto Villani, Giuseppe Logrieco, Stefano Guolo, Carla Brusco, Massimiliano Raponi, Francesca Pignatelli, Giulia Spina, Chiara Rossetti, Elena Bozzola, and Maria Rosaria Marchili
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Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Acute hospitalization ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,Herd immunity ,Chickenpox Vaccine ,Chickenpox ,varicella ,children ,Pediatric hospital ,Pandemic ,cost ,medicine ,Humans ,Child ,Pandemics ,business.industry ,SARS-CoV-2 ,Brief Report ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,COVID-19 ,Infant ,Hospitals, Pediatric ,Settore MED/38 ,Vaccination ,Hospitalization ,Italy ,Hospitalization cost ,Medicine ,business ,Pediatric population - Abstract
Background: Varicella is a common pediatric infection. Even if it generally has a benign course, it may complicate and require hospitalization. The aim of our study was to estimate the acute hospitalization cost (AHC) for varicella in the acute phase in a pediatric population. Methods: We calculated the AHC of pediatric patients admitted for varicella at Bambino Gesù Children Hospital, Rome, Italy, from 1 November 2005 to 1 November 2020. Results: In the study period, 825 pediatric patients affected by varicella were hospitalized. The mean hospitalization cost was EUR 4015.35 (range from EUR 558.44 to EUR 42,608.00). Among patients, 55% were unvaccinable due to either their age or their immunosuppression status. They would benefit from herd immunity, reducing the overall AHC by EUR 182,196,506. Since the introduction of the compulsory vaccination against varicella in Italy, we observed a significant reduction in AHC cost of 60.6% in 2019 and of 93.5% in 2020. Finally, from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we documented a decline of 81.2% and 76.9% in varicella hospitalization, compared to 2018 and 2019, respectively. Conclusions: Varicella AHC is an important economic and health assessment point and can be useful for improving preventive strategies.
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- 2021
4. A case report on potential postmortem redistribution of furanyl fentanyl and 4-ANPP
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Chiara Rossetti, Matteo Moretti, Sara Pezzella, Marco Motta, Francesca Freni, Claudia Vignali, Rossana Ravizza, Angelo Groppi, Luca Morini, and Simone Cisini
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Male ,Synthetic Drugs ,Metabolite ,Autopsy ,Urine ,Pharmacology ,Mass Spectrometry ,Pathology and Forensic Medicine ,Fentanyl ,Gastric Content ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Forensic Toxicology ,Cerebrospinal fluid ,Furanyl fentanyl ,medicine ,Bile ,Humans ,Vein ,Furans ,business.industry ,Middle Aged ,Opioid-Related Disorders ,Gastrointestinal Contents ,Analgesics, Opioid ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,chemistry ,Postmortem Changes ,business ,Law ,medicine.drug ,Chromatography, Liquid - Abstract
Fatal intoxications due to accidental or voluntary intake of synthetic opioids represent an actual emerging issue. We report a case where we have analyzed furanyl fentanyl and its metabolite 4–anilino-N-phenetyl-piperidine (4-ANPP) in blood, urine, gastric content, bile and cerebrospinal fluid. In this case, a 53-year-old man was found dead at home with a needle still inserted in a vein; a plastic bag containing a white powder (later identified as a furanyl fentanyl-based product) was discovered in the room. Biological samples were collected during autopsy and extracted/purified onto a SPE cartridge before instrumental analysis. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were performed by LC–MS/MS on peripheral and cardiac blood, urine, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), bile and gastric content. Furanyl fentanyl was identified and quantified in all the biological fluids collected. Interestingly, gastric content revealed an unexpected high amount of furanyl fentanyl; yet, cardiac blood and femoral blood provided significantly different concentrations (11.8 and 2.7 ng/g respectively). The concentration of furanyl fentanyl in CSF was similar to that measured in femoral blood (2.6 ng/mL), thus confirming that CSF could be a good alternative biological fluid whenever a postmortem redistribution is suspected. Concentrations of 93.5, 50.4, 171.7, 41.9, 10.2 ng/mL(g) were measured for 4-ANPP in cardiac blood, femoral blood, urine, bile and cerebrospinal fluid, respectively. The outcomes from the presented case report suggest that the two substances have been not only injected intravenously, but probably also ingested by the man. Fentanyl derivative and its precursor seemed to undergo an extensive postmortem redistribution.
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- 2019
5. Pediatric meningococcocal meningitis in the acute phase: how much does it cost?
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Enea Bonci, Massimiliano Raponi, Mauro Bozzola, Stefano Guolo, Chiara Rossetti, Elena Bozzola, and Alberto Villani
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Cost ,MEDLINE ,Disease ,Meningitis, Meningococcal ,Hospital ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,030225 pediatrics ,medicine ,Humans ,Meningitis ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Child ,Children ,health care economics and organizations ,Maternal and child health ,business.industry ,Research ,Public health ,lcsh:RJ1-570 ,Infant ,lcsh:Pediatrics ,Health Care Costs ,medicine.disease ,Settore MED/38 ,Hospitalization ,Vaccination ,Italy ,Child, Preschool ,Acute Disease ,Economic evaluation ,Emergency medicine ,Meningococcal meningitis ,Female ,business - Abstract
Background Meningococcal meningitis (MM) is known to be responsible of high cost for the Public Health Administration. Aim of the work is to calculate the costs for the hospitalization of pediatric patients affected by MM. Methods We calculate the costs for the hospitalization of pediatric patients affected by MM in the acute phase (HAP) over a nine year period. We performed a MEDLINE search to verify the cost of MM HAP reported in other studies. Results At Bambino Gesù Children Hospital, the median cost of HAP was of 12,604 euro (range from 9203 to 35,050 euro). Comparing our data with the previous studies, we find out similar results of approximately 16,750 euro (range 12,000–20,000 euro). Discussion Despite the relative rarety of the disease, MM is associated to direct high cost of HAP. Conclusions Hospital costs are an important end-point in health economic evaluation of the disease and may be useful to policy makers and health economists to understand the potential benefit of improving meningococcal vaccination programmes.
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- 2019
6. Radiology of Mummies
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Chiara Rossetti, Omar Larentis, Silvia lorio, Adelaide Tosi, Marta Licata, and Antonio Pinto
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medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Mummies ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,Mummification ,X-Ray Computed ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Medicine ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Embalming ,Radiology ,business ,Tomography, X-Ray Computed ,Tomography ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
In the past, autoptic examinations were usually performed for research. This type of examination, for obvious reasons, did not appeal to paleopathologists as these procedures potentially damaged the finds destined to musealization. Since the discovery of X-ray, radiology has been used to study mummies as a noninvasive technique. The radiology of mummies allows us to discover pathologies, to elaborate on the type of ritual mummification for the artificial embalming, to comprehend the diagenetic process that guaranteed a natural mummification, or to conclude anthropological identification. We present a review on the latest studies on mummies that have shown that the radiological approach has been essential to conduct research.
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- 2019
7. Biomechanical analysis of a femur fracture in osteoarchaeology: Reconstruction of pathomechanics, treatment and gait
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Chiara Rossetti, Silvia Iorio, Marta Licata, Piergiorgio Benaglia, Giuseppe Armocida, Adelaide Tosi, Mario Ronga, Melania Borgo, Alessandra Ruspi, and Andrea Verzeletti
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Adult ,Male ,History ,ancient trauma ,observation gait analysis ,paleopathology ,sacro monte (varese) ,adult ,biomechanical phenomena ,bone remodeling ,calcinosis ,femoral fractures ,femur ,forensic anthropology ,fracture healing ,gait ,history, medieval ,humans ,imaging, three-dimensional ,male ,tomography, x-ray computed ,computer simulation ,Paleopathology ,Bone healing ,Pathology and Forensic Medicine ,Imaging ,Ancient trauma ,Gait (human) ,Imaging, Three-Dimensional ,Medicine ,Humans ,Femur ,Computer Simulation ,Gait ,Tomography ,Orthodontics ,Fracture Healing ,Femur fracture ,business.industry ,Biomechanics ,Calcinosis ,General Medicine ,History, Medieval ,Sacro Monte (Varese) ,Biomechanical Phenomena ,X-Ray Computed ,Splints ,Observation Gait Analysis ,Gait analysis ,Coronal plane ,Three-Dimensional ,Forensic Anthropology ,Bone Remodeling ,Femoral Fractures ,Tomography, X-Ray Computed ,2734 ,Law ,business ,Medieval - Abstract
In paleopathology, biomechanics allows us to investigate traumas in ancient skeletal remains. The aim of our current research is to reconstruct pathomechanics, treatment and gait of an individual from a Late Medieval femur with evident bone callus. In particular, to reconstruct the dynamic of the trauma that caused the injury and the adopted therapeutic measures, taking into account medical knowledges of that time. The femur was recovered during the archaeological investigation in the Sanctuary of Sacro Monte, Varese (Northern Italy). Classical physical anthropological methods and CT scans were used for macroscopic and radiological measurements of the bone. Finally, the reconstruction of the static and dynamic functional outcomes of the lesion were performed by Observation Gait Analysis (OGA) procedure. The femur shows an important callus at the middle third proximal of the shaft. The antemortem fracture was oblique and caused by a direct trauma probably related to occupational activities. The alignment of the segments in the frontal plane lead us to assume that the fracture was treated and the femur was immobilized with splints. The overlap and the angle of the segments indicate that the subject was not submitted to traction or fracture reduction. Good bone remodeling and consolidation of the fracture suggest that the subject had gradually led to the resumption of load and walking, although with important effects on posture and movement. The use of the OGA allows us to highlight the subject's kind of gait after healing.
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- 2019
8. A foetal tile from an archaeological site: anthropological investigation of human remains recovered in a medieval cemetery in Northern Italy
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Chiara Rossetti, Marta Licata, Adelaide Tosi, and Paola Badino
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Computed tomography ,Pediatrics ,03 medical and health sciences ,Fetus ,Foetal osteological remains ,0302 clinical medicine ,Humans ,Medicine ,0601 history and archaeology ,030216 legal & forensic medicine ,foetal burial ,medieval cemetery ,Middle Ages ,osteoarchaeology ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,060101 anthropology ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Excavation ,06 humanities and the arts ,Perinatology and Child Health ,Archaeology ,Body Remains ,Northern italy ,Italy ,visual_art ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,Tile ,business - Abstract
Background: The recovery of foetal remains is very sporadic in archaeology, especially due the scarce degree of bone mineralisation. This paper presents the singular archaeological discovery of a foetal tile preserving the bone remains, object of our anthropological examination.Materials and methods: The foetal tile was discovered during an archaeological excavation in a medieval site (Northern Italy). The tile was analysed by CT scan and later, human remains were anthropologically examined.Results: The archaeological investigation revealed a special ritual destined to foetuses while forensic anthropological analysis allowed estimating the gestational age near to 21–24 weeks.
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- 2017
9. The petrified corpse: First study on the preservation status of the skin
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Dario Piombino-Mascali, Jutta Maria Birkhoff, Chiara Rossetti, Ezio Fulcheri, Marta Licata, and Alberto Carli
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Embalming ,Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous ,business.industry ,General surgery ,MEDLINE ,Vesiculobullous ,Dermatology ,Skin Diseases ,Cadaver ,Humans ,Medicine ,business - Published
- 2018
10. Neuropsychological and internalizing problems in acute central nervous system infections: a 1 year follow-up
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Alberto E. Tozzi, Marco Masci, Elena Bozzola, Alberto Villani, Emanuela Carloni, Paola Bergonzini, Mauro Bozzola, and Chiara Rossetti
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Meningitides ,Male ,Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Neuropsychological Tests ,Risk Assessment ,Severity of Illness Index ,Cohort Studies ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Central Nervous System Infections ,Sex Factors ,Neuropsychology ,030225 pediatrics ,Medicine ,Humans ,Psychological testing ,Meningitis ,Child Behavior Checklist ,Child ,Retrospective Studies ,Psychological test ,business.industry ,Crying ,Mood Disorders ,Research ,lcsh:RJ1-570 ,Age Factors ,Correction ,lcsh:Pediatrics ,General Medicine ,Hospitals, Pediatric ,Prognosis ,Central nervous system infection ,Anxiety Disorders ,Italy ,Child, Preschool ,Cohort ,Anxiety ,Encephalitis ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,Headaches ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Psychopathology - Abstract
Background Acute central nervous system (ACNS) infections such as meningitis, encephalitis and cerebellitis still cause morbidity and mortality among children. The aim of this study was to verify whether neuropsychological impairment may develop in ACNS survivors. Methods The study included pediatric patients affected by ACNS disorders, aged 3-16 years admitted to the Bambino Gesù Children Hospital, Rome from June 2013 till June 2015. The patients and their parents underwent a psychological interview and neuropsychological tests during the first week of hospital admission and 1 year after, during a follow-up control. Wilcoxon signed rank tests for paired data were conducted to verify if the results were statistically importance. Patients underwent a cognitive profile test through the Leiter international performance scale – revised, motor skills evaluation through the test of visual-motor integration and a psychopathological evaluation by the child behavior checklist. The K-SADS-PL test was administered in children 6-11 years old to check psychopathological disorders. Results Forty-four patients were included in the study. At the 1 year follow-up, “anxiety problems” (dependency, fears, worries, nervousness) developed in 47% of patients, “somatic problems” (aches, headaches, nausea, vomiting) in 29% and “affective problems” (crying, self-harming, worthlessness, guilt, tiredness, sadness) in 29%. Visual perception was statistically increased at the 1 year follow-up in our patient cohort (p = 0.0297), mainly among the meningitides group (p = 0.0189). Motor-coordination also increased at the follow-up check in the study participants (p = 0.0076), especially in the group affected by cerebellitis (p = 0.0302). Conclusions Neuropsychological disorders are often difficult to recognize in the early stage. They must, however, be promptly identified through specific and standardized neuropsychological examinations in order to avoid long term sequelae in adulthood.
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- 2017
11. Varicella associated pneumoniae in a pediatric population
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Chiara Rossetti, Guido Castelli Gattinara, Laura Lancella, Renato Cutrera, Elena Bozzola, Nadia Mirante, Alberto Villani, Luciana Nicolosi, Alberto E. Tozzi, Andrzej Krzystofiak, Mauro Bozzola, and Marco Masci
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Male ,Pediatrics ,viruses ,Comorbidity ,Varicella ,Severity of Illness Index ,Cohort Studies ,Chickenpox ,0302 clinical medicine ,vaccine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Child ,Chickenpox Vaccine ,integumentary system ,Incidence ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,Vaccination ,lcsh:RJ1-570 ,virus diseases ,General Medicine ,Hospitals, Pediatric ,Prognosis ,Settore MED/38 ,Italy ,Child, Preschool ,Female ,hospitalization ,Cohort study ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Pneumonia, Viral ,Risk Assessment ,03 medical and health sciences ,Age Distribution ,children ,030225 pediatrics ,Severity of illness ,medicine ,Humans ,Sex Distribution ,pneumoniae complication ,Retrospective Studies ,business.industry ,Research ,lcsh:Pediatrics ,Retrospective cohort study ,medicine.disease ,Pneumonia ,business - Abstract
Background Varicella pneumonia has been studied extensively in adults; it may also affect children and may require hospitalization. Methods We examined pneumonia complications in children hospitalized for varicella, over a 13 year period. Results Pneumonia occurred in 8.2% of children hospitalized for varicella. The median length of hospitalization was 6 days. No statistically significant difference in length of stay was detected between immunodepressed children and previously healthy children. The hospitalization was on average shorter in patients who started antiviral therapy within 24 h of varicella onset. None of the included patients had been previously immunized for varicella. Conclusions Our results support the need for increased awareness of current varicella prevention recommendations among both immunocompetent and immunodepressed individuals. In children affected by varicella, prompt antiviral therapy may be indicated to reduce the number of days of hospitalization.
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- 2017
12. Cardiac Rupture in a Young Male Cocaine User
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Anna Paini, Massimo Salvetti, Adelaide Conti, Chiara Rossetti, Maria Lorenza Muiesan, and Marzia Bernini
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Acute coronary syndrome ,Heart Ventricles ,Heart Rupture ,Myocardial Infarction ,030508 substance abuse ,Cocaine-Related Disorders ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Text mining ,Cocaine users ,Cardiac tamponade ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Myocardial infarction ,Young male ,business.industry ,Cardiac Rupture ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Cardiac Tamponade ,Death, Sudden, Cardiac ,Cardiology ,0305 other medical science ,business - Published
- 2018
13. Towards a Natural User Interface to Support People with Visual Impairments in Detecting Colors
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Sergio Mascetti, Alessandro Rizzi, Chiara Rossetti, Andrea Gerino, Lorenzo Picinali, and Cristian Bernareggi
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08 Information And Computing Sciences ,Visually impaired ,Computer science ,Natural user interface ,business.industry ,05 social sciences ,ComputingMethodologies_IMAGEPROCESSINGANDCOMPUTERVISION ,Field of view ,02 engineering and technology ,Human–computer interaction ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing ,020201 artificial intelligence & image processing ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Computer vision ,Artificial intelligence ,business ,Color detection ,Mobile device ,050107 human factors - Abstract
A mobile application that detects an item’s color is potentially very useful for visually impaired people. However, users could run into difficulties when centering the target item in the mobile device camera field of view. To address this problem, in this contribution we propose a mobile application that detects the color of the item pointed by the user with one finger. In its current version, the application requires the user to wear a marker on the finger used for pointing. A preliminary evaluation conducted with blind users confirms the usefulness of the application, and encourages further development.
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- 2016
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