A systematic review on prevention and management of wound infections from cochlear implantation.

OBJECTIVE OF REVIEW: Surgical site infections are a recognised complication of cochlear implant (CI) surgery with significant morbidity. Our aim was to search for the optimum prevention and management strategy to deal with this issue. TYPE OF REVIEW: Systematic review. SEARCH STRATEGY: A systematic literature search was undertaken from the databases of Embase, CINAHL, MEDLINE® , Web of Science, Scopus and Cochrane Library according to the predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. EVALUATION METHOD: All relevant titles, abstracts and full-text articles were reviewed by two authors who resolved any differences by discussion and consultation with senior authors. RESULTS: Fourteen articles were included in our review. The overall quality of evidence was low with the vast majority of the studies being retrospective case series and expert opinions. No randomised controlled trials were noted. We found consistent reports that intraoperative prophylactic antibiotics should be given to all patients undergoing CI and that the vast majority of CI wound infections had grown Staphylococcal spp. or Pseudomonas spp. CONCLUSION: Our review has not identified any reliable or reproducible strategies to prevent and deal with wound infections after CI. We strongly encourage further research within this field and would suggest that a consensus of opinions from a multidisciplinary panel of experts may be a pragmatic way forward as an effective guide

International Consensus Statement on Rhinology and Allergy: Rhinosinusitis

Background: The 5 years since the publication of the first International Consensus Statement on Allergy and Rhinology: Rhinosinusitis (ICAR‐RS) has witnessed foundational progress in our understanding and treatment of rhinologic disease. These advances are reflected within the more than 40 new topics covered within the ICAR‐RS‐2021 as well as updates to the original 140 topics. This executive summary consolidates the evidence‐based findings of the document. Methods: ICAR‐RS presents over 180 topics in the forms of evidence‐based reviews with recommendations (EBRRs), evidence‐based reviews, and literature reviews. The highest grade structured recommendations of the EBRR sections are summarized in this executive summary. Results: ICAR‐RS‐2021 covers 22 topics regarding the medical management of RS, which are grade A/B and are presented in the executive summary. Additionally, 4 topics regarding the surgical management of RS are grade A/B and are presented in the executive summary. Finally, a comprehensive evidence‐based management algorithm is provided. Conclusion: This ICAR‐RS‐2021 executive summary provides a compilation of the evidence‐based recommendations for medical and surgical treatment of the most common forms of RS

Formazione e fortuna del Tasso nella cultura della Serenissima. Atti del Convegno di Studi nel IV centenario della morte di Torquato Tasso (1595-1995)

Il volume, introdotto dalla scrivente e da Bianca Maria Da Rif (p. 9-14), pubblica gli Atti del convegno tassiano promosso nel novembre 1995 sotto l'egida dell'Universit\ue0 di Padova, del Comune di Padova, dell'Accademia patavina di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti (ora Accademia Galileiana), dell'Accademia Olimpica, dell'Accademia dei Concordi, della Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana e dello stesso Istituto Veneto. Il volume si compone di saggi di Gian Vito Resta (Formazione e noviziato del Tassino); Vittorio Zaccaria (Le Accademie padane cnquecentesche e il Tasso); Maria Teresa Girardi (Tasso, Speroni e la cultura padovana); Maria Luisa Doglio (Tasso "principe della moderna poesia" nei Discorsi accademici di Paolo Beni; Ginetta Auzzas (La "raccolta" dell "Rime de gli Academici Eterei"; Manlio Pastore Stocchi, La poetica degli Eterei; MariellaMagliani, Stampatori veneti del Tasso; Antonio Daniele, Sul Rinald; Daniele Rota, I Tasso a Bergamo, citt\ue0 della Serenissima; Giovani Da Pozzo, La memoria tassiana dell'esperienza veneta; Adriano Mariuz, Gli amori di Rinaldo e Armida nell'interpretazione di Giambattista Tiepolo; Paolo Preto, Tasso, Venezia e i Turchi; Paolo Fabbri, Tasso e la sua fortuna musicale a Venezia; Pier Mario Vescovo, "Una fatica bizzarra e studiosa": El Goffredo del Tasso cant\ue0 alla barcariola del dottor Tomaso Mondini; Georges Guntert, "De' miei secreti sono signore": reticenze e chiarimenti nelle Lettere poetiche del Tasso; Giorgio Ronconi, Nota sull'impresa del Tasso fra gli Eterei; Giovanni Scianatico, Tasso neoclassico. Dal Pindemonte al Foscolo

Predominance of an altered sense of smell or taste among long-lasting symptoms in patients with mildly symptomatic COVID-19

There is mounting evidence that a new onset of altered sense of smell or taste is related to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. In order to allow patients to recognize symptoms indicative of SARS-CoV-2 infection and self-isolate at the earliest opportunity, self-reported loss of smell and taste have greater value in controlling disease transmis- sion than psychophysical testing, which is not widely available outside of highly specialized clinics

Long-term health-related quality of life after minimally invasive surgery for diverticular disease

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The aim of this multicentric study was to evaluate the disease specific and the generic quality of life in patients affected by colonic diverticular disease (DD) who had undergone minimally invasive or open colonic resection or who had been treated with medical therapy in the long-term follow-up. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Seventy-one consecutive patients admitted to the departments of surgery of Padova and Arzignano Hospitals for DD were interviewed: 22 underwent minimally invasive colonic resection, 24 had open resection, and 25 had only medical therapy. The interview focused on disease specific and generic quality of life, body image, and disease activity. RESULTS: Padova Inflammatory Bowel Disease Quality of Life (PIBDQL) was validated for the use in DD patients. PIBDQL scores were significantly worse in all patients with DD than those obtained by healthy subjects and it correlated with the symptoms score. The generic quality of life seemed similar in patients who had minimally invasive colonic resection compared with healthy subjects. Body Image Questionnaire scores correlated inversely with the presence of a stoma. CONCLUSIONS: Disease activity resulted as the only independent predictor of the disease-specific quality of life. In fact, DD affected bowel function and quality of life of patients in the long-term follow-up regardless of the type of therapy adopted. The presence of a stoma affected the patients' body image