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1. Risk management in surgery

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Messano, GIUSEPPE ALESSIO, Spaziani, Erasmo, Turchetta, F., Ceci, F., Corelli, S., Casciaro, Giovanni Enrico, Martellucci, A., Costantino, A., Napoleoni, A., Cipriani, B., Nicodemi, S., Di Grazia, C., Mosillo, R., Avallone, M., Orsini, S., Tudisco, A., Aiuti, F., and Stagnitti, Franco

Subjects
antibiotic therapy, laparoscopic drainage, liver abscesses, percutaneous drainage, risk management, Risk Management, Italy, Surgical Procedures, Operative, Humans, Focus on, Checklist
Abstract

Malpractice is the responsible for the greatest number of legal claims. At the present time, legal actions against physicians in Italy are 15,000 per year, and a stunning increase about costs to refund patients injured by therapeutic and diagnostic errors is expected. The method for the medical prevention is “Risk Management”, that is the setting-up of organizational instruments, methods and actions that enable the measurement or estimation of medical risk; it allows to develop strategies to govern and reduce medical error. In the present work, the reconstruction about the history of risk management in Italy was carried out. After then the latest initiatives undertaken by Italy about the issue of risk management were examined.

Published
2013

4. [Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of overweight and obesity among school-age children in Italy].

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Turchetta F, Gatto G, Saulle R, Romano F, Boccia A, and La Torre G

Subjects
Child, Female, Humans, Italy epidemiology, Male, Obesity epidemiology, Prevalence, Overweight epidemiology
Abstract

Objective: The objective of the study was to obtain reliable data from recent surveys carried out in Italy on the prevalence of overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) in children., Design: We searched in MEDLINE/Pubmed and Scopus. The keywords included "overweight ", "obesity", "children", "aged 6-11 years", "Italy", associated to the boolean operators AND/OR. The limits applied to the research were: English AND/OR Italian language, publication time period January 2000-September 2010, target of 6-11 years; Body Mass Index assessed according to IOTF criteria. StatsDirect 2.7.8 was utilized to perform statistical analysis., Results: 25 studies have been select, the percentage of overweight varied between 18% and 33,7% and obesity between 5,5% and 21,9%. The highest values were in Southern Italy (OW: 25,6%, CI95% 24,8-26,3; OB: 15,2%, CI95% 13-17,5) vs Central Italy (OW: 22,6%, CI95% 21-24,1; OB: 9,3%, CI95% 7,9-10,7) vs Northern Italy (OW: 21%, CI95% 19,6-22,3; OB: 8,2%, CI95% 6,8-9,7)., Conclusion: A relevant prevalence of overweight and obesity was found In Italian children; the excess weight concerns one child out of four. There are significant differences in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in relation to geographical distribution (Northern, Central and Southern Italy), the high prevalence of overweight and obesity resulted statistically significant in the Southern compared to Central and Northern Italy. These differences are likely linked to different geographical areas in relation to socioeconomic and environmental condition that must be further investigated. There is a need of promoting better eating habits in young children in Italy, above all in areas with highest prevalence.

Published
2012

5. Locally advanced leiomyosarcoma of the spleen. A case report and review of the literature.

Author

Piovanello P, Viola V, Costa G, Carletti M, Cecera A, Turchetta F, Iudicone R, Catalano G, Santucci A, Recchia F, Fiorillo L, Menichella MA, and Baiano G

Abstract

Background: Leiomyosarcomas are rare tumours, predominantly localized in the stomach, small intestine and retroperitoneum. Only one case of primary leiomyosarcoma of the spleen is described in human beings in literature., Case Presentation: We report a case of locally advanced primary leiomyosarcoma of the spleen in a 54 year-old woman, diagnosed only after splenectomy, performed with the suspicion of splenic haematoma., Conclusion: Due to the lack of cases, no specific chemotherapy regimen has been tested to provide a longer survival.

Published
2007
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