Servizio Civile Nazionale, Associazionismo e Volontariato

il contributo contiene una analisi del percorso che ha condotto all'istituzione del Servizio Civile Nazionale ed una riflessione sugli scenari sociali e politici che ne hanno determinato lo sviluppo. Particolare attenzione è stata data inoltre al ruolo del volontariato e dell'associazionismo ed alla loro capacità di innescare meccanismi di autocoscientizzazione, di autogoverno e di partecipazione alla cittadinanza attiva

Transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) : tips and tricks of a new surgical technique

Laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (TME) can be technically challenging especially in obese and patients with narrow pelvis. Transanal TME (TaTME) is a technique that combines abdominal and transanal endoscopic approach to overcome limitations and facilitate standard laparoscopic TME. The authors present some specific tips and tricks to perform this complex procedure using a double team approach and a new reusable transanal port

Incomplete echocardiographic recovery at 6\ua0months predicts long-term sequelae after intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism. A post-hoc analysis of the Pulmonary Embolism Thrombolysis (PEITHO) trial

Introduction: Symptoms and functional limitation are frequently reported by survivors of acute pulmonary embolism (PE). However, current guidelines provide no specific recommendations on which patients should be followed after acute PE, when follow-up should be performed, and which tests it should include. Definition and classification of late PE sequelae are evolving, and their predictors remain to be determined. Methods: In a post hoc analysis of the Pulmonary Embolism Thrombolysis (PEITHO) trial, we focused on 219 survivors of acute intermediate-risk PE with clinical and echocardiographic follow-up 6 months after randomisation as well as over the long term (median, 3 years after acute PE). The primary outcome was a composite of (1) confirmed chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) or (2) \u2018post-PE impairment\u2019 (PPEI), defined by echocardiographic findings indicating an intermediate or high probability of pulmonary hypertension along with New York Heart Association functional class II\u2013IV. Results: Confirmed CTEPH or PPEI occurred in 29 (13.2%) patients, (6 with CTEPH and 23 with PPEI). A history of chronic heart failure at baseline and incomplete or absent recovery of echocardiographic parameters at 6 months predicted CTEPH or PPEI at long-term follow-up. Conclusions: CTEPH or PPEI occurs in almost one out of seven patients after acute intermediate-risk PE. Six-month echocardiographic follow-up may be useful for timely detection of late sequelae

Videoassisted thoracoscopic extended thymectomy.

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