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Current Issue

Vol. 94 No. 2 (2023)

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Published: 24-04-2023

Original clinical research

Adjunctive inhaled amikacin in infants with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia optimizes the complex antimicrobial therapy: pilot study

Bohdan Levchenko, Oleksandr Nazarchuk, Dmytro Dmytriiev, Natalia Bahniuk, Mykola Melnychenko, Kostiantyn Dmytriiev

Abstract 181 | PDF Downloads 162

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Correlation between relative age-standardized mortality rates and COVID-19 mortality over time in Italy

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Autism Spectrum Disorders: clinical and neuroradiological phenotypes

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Abstract 120 | PDF Downloads 88

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Changes in coffee and caffeine intake during the pandemic in women smokers and non-smokers: a future challenge for cardiovascular prevention

Francesca Coppi, Mario Migaldi, Claudio Stefanelli, Alberto Farinetti, Anna Vittoria Mattioli

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Crocin lessens desipramine-induced phospholipidosis biomarker levels via targeting oxidative stress- related PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathways in the rat liver.

Amal Ahmed El-Sheikh, Heba A. Mahmoud, Eman Ali El-Kordy, Amal M. Abdelsattar, Fatma H. Rizk , Radwa Mahmoud El-Sharaby, Shimaa S. Mashal, Amira A. EL Saadany, Rania H. Shalaby , Amira M. Elshamy, Omnia Safwat El-deeb, Rowida Raafat Ibrahim, Hoda A. Ibrahim

Abstract 146 | PDF Downloads 76

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Oridonin supplementation in rabbits may help to improve the outcome of induced atherosclerosis via autophagy induction

Ahmed Sultan, Bassim Mohammad, Najah Hadi, Azhar Al-Shaibany, Anil Philip, Dina Jamil, Hayder Al-Aubaidy

Abstract 76 | PDF Downloads 114

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A gender based comparison and correlation of spatiotemporal gait parameters and postural stability

Abdulhadi Al-Makhalas, Turki Abualait, Mohammad Ahsan, Sahar Abdulaziz, Wafa Al Muslem

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Is good dietary diversity a predictor of academic success?

Said Bouchefra, Safouane El Ghouddany, Karim Ouali, Abdellatif Bour

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Diabetes mellitus: relation between cardiovascular events and pharmacological treatment

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Review clinical articles, Update review, Focus on

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Shahad A. AlHazzaa, Rawaa N. Alwohaibi, Latifah I. AlMusailet, Afnan J. Alshrefy, Reema A. Almaimoni, Ritesh G. Menezes

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Diagnosing acute mastoiditis in a Pediatric Emergency Department: a retrospective review

Chiara Bertolaso, Ignazio Cammisa, Nicola Orsini, Michela Sollazzo, Valeria Sardaro, Antonio Gatto, Antonio Chiaretti, Bruno Sergi

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Orthopaedics and Surgery

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Maximizing rehabilitation outcomes in geriatric hip fracture patients: the impact of surgical variables

Oriana Amata, Erminia Ridolo, Valeria Costantino, Lorenzo Panella, Cristoforo Incorvaia, Antonello Valerio Caserta, Camilla Callegari

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Anterior shoulder instability: comparison between Latarjet open procedure and arthroscopic capsuloplasty

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Role of intraoperative parathyroid hormone in guiding parathyroidectomy

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Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Unilateral breast enlargement in males during adolescence (10-19 years): Review of current literature and personal experience

Vincenzo De Sanctis, Ashraf T. Soliman, Ploutarchos Tzoulis, Shahina Daar, Salvatore Di Maio, Christos Kattamis

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Myopia progression in children and adolescents: impact of COVID-19 pandemic and current and future control strategies

Ahmed Kassem

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Sexual activity and the adolescent with haemophilia

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Clinical and immunological features in children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome associated with SARS-CoV-2

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Gynecomastia: an uncommon, destabilizing condition of the male adolescent. our therapeutic choice

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Analyses of ethical and social aspects

End-of-life in the operational functioning of public healthcare: ethical and legal issues

Giuseppe Basile, Angelo De Nina, Angelo Montana, Francesca Negro, Marco Straccamore, Gabriele Napoletano, Enrico Marinelli

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Patients’ awareness of their rights: An insight from a teaching hospital in Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Madadin, Ritesh G. Menezes, Abdulaziz A. Almazrua , Bandar A. Alzahrani , Maha A. Alassaf , Abdullah K. Al-Hwiesh , Muhammad Shariq Usman

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Health Professions

The expert vascular access nurse: a pilot study of competencies

Alfonso Sollami, Elisa Fabbri, Luca Bertolaccini

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How shift work influences anxiety, depression, stress and insomnia conditions in Italian nurses: an exploratory study

Elsa Vitale, Roberto Lupo, Giovanna Artioli, Rocco Mea, Pierluigi Lezzi, Luana Conte, Giorgio De Nunzio

Abstract 173 | PDF Downloads 132

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Home rehabilitation using android-based system as booster on the independences of stroke patients in local government hospital in Aceh, Indonesia

Marlina Marlina, Imran Imran, Ian Kurniawan, Elisabeth Surbakti

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Are Italian nurses ready for patient blood management program? A national social media survey

Chiara Barchielli, Sara Landriscina, Sabrina Claudia Castelluzzo , Marco Alaimo

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Estimation of the optimal time needed for weaning of Intensive Care Unit tracheostomized patients on mechanical ventilation. A prospective observational study.

Chrisoula Marinaki, Theodoros Kapadochos, Theodoros Katsoulas, Ivan Rubbi, Athanasia Liveri, Areti Stavropoulou, Antonio Bonacaro, Dimitrios Papageorgiou

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Letters to the Editor and Correspondence

Naegleria fowleri - The brain-eating amoeba: an emerging threat in Pakistan

Muhammad Raza Sarfraz, Hafsa Tariq, Sadia Rehman, Seemab Khan

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The general interest in running and walking has increased during the COVID-19

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Polymorphism of tmprss2 (rs12329760) and severity of COVID-19 in the Ukrainian population: Comment

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Polymorphism of tmprss2 (rs12329760) and severity of COVID-19 in the Ukrainian population: Response

Olga Izmailova, Oksana Shlykova, Alina Kabaliei, Anastasia Vatsenko, Dmytro Ivashchenko, Maksym Dudchenko , Andrii Volianskyi , Gennadiy Zelinskyy, Tetiana Koval, Ulf Dittmer, Igor Kaidashev

Abstract 71 | PDF Downloads 48

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Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: an urgent call to action

Alessandro Libretti, Gabriele Bianco, Christian Corsini, Valentino Remorgida

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Are women with PCOS more at risk for endometrial cancer? What approach for such patients?

Vladislava Valerievna Khalenko , Rosa Anna Guiglia, Marta Alioto

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