• Management of sepsis in asplenic patients 

      Piazza, Ornella (2013)
    • OPSI threat in hematological patients 

      Serio, Bianca; Pezzullo, Luca; Giudice, Valentina; Fontana, Raffaele; Annunziata, Silvana; Ferrara, Ida Lucia; Rosamilio, Rosa; De Luca, C.; Rocco, Monia; Montuori, Nunzia; Selleri, Carmine (2013)
      Overwhelming post-splenectomy infection (OPSI) is a rare medical emergency, mainly caused by encapsulated bacteria, shortly progressing from a mild flu-like syndrome to a fulminant, potentially fatal, sepsis. The risk of ...
    • Shoulder arthroplasty in osteoarthritis: current concepts in biomechanics and surgical technique 

      Merolla, Giovanni; Nastrucci, Guglielmo; Porcellini, Giuseppe (2013)
      Shoulder arthroplasty is a technically demanding procedure to restore shoulder function in patients with severe osteoarthritis of the glenohumeral joint. The modern prosthetic system exploit the benefits of modularity and ...
    • Ventricular septal defect: the three-dimensional point of view 

      Parisi, Valentina; Ratto, E.; Silvestri, C.; Pastore, Fabio (2013)
      This case highlights the clinical usefulness of three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography. The diagnosis of inter-ventricular septal defect associated with aortic regurgitation has been performed in a 50-year-old man using ...