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Rodriguez Lima DR, Otálora González L, Noriega Acosta F. Off-plane technique ultrasound-guided pericardiocentesis via anterior approach: short communication. Ultrasound J 2024; 16:33. [PMID: 38913286 PMCID: PMC11196483 DOI: 10.1186/s13089-024-00383-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024] Open
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The pericardiocentesis procedure is common, often performed via the subxiphoid approach, although other transthoracic approaches have been described. This short communication describes an off-plane technique ultrasound-guided pericardiocentesis using an anterior approach, performed using a linear transducer and guided in real-time by ultrasound, offering the advantage of continuous needle tracking to reduce complications associated with this approach such as pneumothorax, inadvertent cardiac puncture, and injury to the left internal mammary artery (LIMA).
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- David Rene Rodriguez Lima
- Critical and Intensive Care Medicine, Hospital Universitario Mayor-Méderi, Bogotá, Colombia.
- Grupo de Investigación Clínica, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia.
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Okachi S, Matsui T, Sakurai M, Ito T, Morise M, Imaizumi K, Ishii M, Fujiwara M. Real-time ultrasound-guided thoracentesis simulation using an optical see-through head-mounted display: a proof-of-concept study. J Ultrason 2024; 24:20240012. [PMID: 38528938 PMCID: PMC10961472 DOI: 10.15557/jou.2024.0012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/27/2024] Open
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Aim This study aimed to examine the feasibility and potential benefits of an optical see-through head-mounted display (OST-HMD) during real-time ultrasound-guided thoracentesis simulations. Material and methods Six physicians performed a thoracentesis simulation using an OST-HMD and a wireless image transmission system. The time required, puncture needle visibility, pleural fluid collection success rate, and head movement during the procedure using a smart glass equipped with an inertial measurement unit were all recorded and compared with and without the HMD. Results Study participants successfully extracted effusions in all procedures. The use of OST-HMD did not significantly affect the time of the procedure, but notably decreased the horizontal and vertical head movements during the procedure. Conclusions The study demonstrated the feasibility of using an OST-HMD in a simulated real-time ultrasound-guided thoracentesis procedure and showed the potential of HMD in thoracentesis to improve ergonomics and accuracy. Further research is necessary to confirm these findings.
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- Shotaro Okachi
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
- Medical xR Center, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
- Medical xR Center, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Medical xR Center, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Medical xR Center, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Ramírez-Giraldo C, Rey-Chaves CE, Rodriguez Lima DR. Management of pneumothorax with 8.3-French Pigtail Catheter: description of the ultrasound-guided technique and case series. Ultrasound J 2023; 15:1. [PMID: 36633708 PMCID: PMC9835020 DOI: 10.1186/s13089-022-00303-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Spontaneous and traumatic pneumothorax are most often treated with chest tube (CT) thoracostomy. However, it appears that small-bore drainage systems have similar success rates with lower complications, pain, and discomfort for the patient. We present the description of the ultrasound-guided technique for pneumothorax drainage with an 8.3-French pigtail catheter (PC) in a case series of 10 patients.
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- Camilo Ramírez-Giraldo
- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario Mayor – Méderi, Bogotá, Colombia ,grid.412191.e0000 0001 2205 5940Department of Surgery, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
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- grid.412191.e0000 0001 2205 5940Grupo de Investigación Clínica, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de La Salud, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia ,Critical and Intensive Care Medicine, Hospital Universitario Mayor - Méderi, Bogotá, Colombia
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Zawadka M, Andruszkiewicz P, Gola W, Wong A, Czuczwar M. Echocardiography and Ultrasound Committee statement for the accreditation programme in point-of-care ultrasonography in Poland. Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther 2023; 55:77-80. [PMID: 37409836 PMCID: PMC10415610 DOI: 10.5114/ait.2023.128704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/07/2023] Open
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Ultrasonography is becoming an essential part of the management of critically ill patients. There has been a sufficient body of evidence to support the incorporation of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine training programme. Recently the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine reco-gnized POCUS as an essential skill for European Intensive Care Medicine specialists and updated Competency Based Training in Intensive Care (CoBaTrICe). Following European training standards, the Ultrasound and Echocardiography Committee of the Polish Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy issued this Position Statement for recommendations for the accreditation process in POCUS in Poland.
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- Mateusz Zawadka
- 2 Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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- 2 Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland
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- Department of Critical Care, King’s College Hospital, London, UK; The ESICM General Intensive care Ultrasound (GENIUS)
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- 2 Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
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Sheikh M, Qadeer A, Ahmad S, Patel K. A 40-Year-Old Man With Respiratory Failure and Sepsis. Chest 2022; 161:e241-e243. [PMID: 35396058 PMCID: PMC8980545 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.05.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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- Maaz Sheikh
- Department of Internal Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY; Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY; Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY; Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY
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Shimoda M, Morimoto K, Tanaka Y, Yoshimori K, Ohta K. Evaluation of the position of the needle tip during thoracentesis: Experimental study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e26600. [PMID: 34260543 PMCID: PMC8284708 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000026600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Thoracentesis is performed to both diagnose and/or treat pleural effusion, and several important complications of thoracentesis are occasionally observed. To assess precise thoracentesis procedures, we evaluated the position of the needle tip during thoracentesis by using a thoracentesis unit, comparing experienced and inexperienced groups. METHODS Twenty eight physicians (19 board-certified pulmonologists as an experienced group and the remaining 9 as an inexperienced group) participated at Fukujuji Hospital in January 2021. All participants performed 2 punctures with a handmade thoracentesis unit and measured the needle's angle to the midline. RESULTS The median distance from the needle tip to the midline when the needle was inserted 5 cm (D5) was 0.47 cm (range 0.06-1.05), and the median difference between D5 on the 1st puncture (D51st) and D5 on the 2nd puncture (D52nd) was 0.22 cm (range 0.00-0.69). D5 was shorter in the experienced group than in the inexperienced group (median 0.40 cm (range 0.06-0.66) vs 0.58 cm (range 0.44-1.05), P < .001). There were no significant differences in the D51st and D52nd distances between the experienced and inexperienced groups (median 0.22 cm (range 0.00-0.40) vs 0.41 cm (range 0.04-0.69), P = .094). When 4 areas were divided by the x-axis and y-axis, 32 punctures (55.2%) deviated to the right-upper quadrant, and 25 (86.2%) of participants made the 1st puncture and 2nd puncture in the same direction. CONCLUSIONS All doctors should know that the needle direction might shift by approximately 1 cm, and more than half of the practitioners punctured towards the upper right.
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Shaahinfar A, Ghazi-Askar ZM. Procedural Applications of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Emerg Med Clin North Am 2021; 39:529-554. [PMID: 34215401 DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2021.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Point-of-care ultrasound can improve efficacy and safety of pediatric procedures performed in the emergency department. This article reviews ultrasound guidance for the following pediatric emergency medicine procedures: soft tissue (abscess incision and drainage, foreign body identification and removal, and peritonsillar abscess drainage), musculoskeletal and neurologic (hip arthrocentesis, peripheral nerve blocks, and lumbar puncture), vascular access (peripheral intravenous access and central line placement), and critical care (endotracheal tube placement, pericardiocentesis, thoracentesis, and paracentesis). By incorporating ultrasound, emergency physicians caring for pediatric patients have the potential to enhance their procedural scope, confidence, safety, and success.
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- Ashkon Shaahinfar
- Division of Emergency Medicine, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Trailer 3, 747 52nd Street, Oakland, CA 94609, USA; Department of Emergency Medicine, UCSF School of Medicine, 550 16th Street, MH5552, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, Room M121, Alway Building MC 5768, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Marini TJ, Rubens DJ, Zhao YT, Weis J, O’Connor TP, Novak WH, Kaproth-Joslin KA. Lung Ultrasound: The Essentials. Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging 2021; 3:e200564. [PMID: 33969313 PMCID: PMC8098095 DOI: 10.1148/ryct.2021200564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2020] [Revised: 01/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Although US of the lungs is increasingly used clinically, diagnostic radiologists are not routinely trained in its use and interpretation. Lung US is a highly sensitive and specific modality that aids in the evaluation of the lungs for many different abnormalities, including pneumonia, pleural effusion, pulmonary edema, and pneumothorax. This review provides an overview of lung US to equip the diagnostic radiologist with knowledge needed to interpret this increasingly used modality. Supplemental material is available for this article. © RSNA, 2021.
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- Thomas J. Marini
- From the Departments of Imaging Sciences (T.J.M., D.J.R., Y.T.Z., K.A.K.J.), Medicine (J.W., W.H.N.), and Emergency Medicine (T.P.O.), University of Rochester Medical Center, School of Medicine and Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 655, Rochester, NY 14642
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- From the Departments of Imaging Sciences (T.J.M., D.J.R., Y.T.Z., K.A.K.J.), Medicine (J.W., W.H.N.), and Emergency Medicine (T.P.O.), University of Rochester Medical Center, School of Medicine and Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 655, Rochester, NY 14642
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- From the Departments of Imaging Sciences (T.J.M., D.J.R., Y.T.Z., K.A.K.J.), Medicine (J.W., W.H.N.), and Emergency Medicine (T.P.O.), University of Rochester Medical Center, School of Medicine and Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 655, Rochester, NY 14642
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- From the Departments of Imaging Sciences (T.J.M., D.J.R., Y.T.Z., K.A.K.J.), Medicine (J.W., W.H.N.), and Emergency Medicine (T.P.O.), University of Rochester Medical Center, School of Medicine and Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 655, Rochester, NY 14642
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- From the Departments of Imaging Sciences (T.J.M., D.J.R., Y.T.Z., K.A.K.J.), Medicine (J.W., W.H.N.), and Emergency Medicine (T.P.O.), University of Rochester Medical Center, School of Medicine and Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 655, Rochester, NY 14642
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- From the Departments of Imaging Sciences (T.J.M., D.J.R., Y.T.Z., K.A.K.J.), Medicine (J.W., W.H.N.), and Emergency Medicine (T.P.O.), University of Rochester Medical Center, School of Medicine and Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 655, Rochester, NY 14642
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- From the Departments of Imaging Sciences (T.J.M., D.J.R., Y.T.Z., K.A.K.J.), Medicine (J.W., W.H.N.), and Emergency Medicine (T.P.O.), University of Rochester Medical Center, School of Medicine and Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 655, Rochester, NY 14642
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Allinovi M, Parise A, Giacalone M, Amerio A, Delsante M, Odone A, Franci A, Gigliotti F, Amadasi S, Delmonte D, Parri N, Mangia A. Lung Ultrasound May Support Diagnosis and Monitoring of COVID-19 Pneumonia. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2020; 46:2908-2917. [PMID: 32807570 PMCID: PMC7369598 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2020.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) disease (COVID-19) is characterized by severe pneumonia and/or acute respiratory distress syndrome in about 20% of infected patients. Computed tomography (CT) is the routine imaging technique for diagnosis and monitoring of COVID-19 pneumonia. Chest CT has high sensitivity for diagnosis of COVID-19, but is not universally available, requires an infected or unstable patient to be moved to the radiology unit with potential exposure of several people, necessitates proper sanification of the CT room after use and is underutilized in children and pregnant women because of concerns over radiation exposure. The increasing frequency of confirmed COVID-19 cases is striking, and new sensitive diagnostic tools are needed to guide clinical practice. Lung ultrasound (LUS) is an emerging non-invasive bedside technique that is used to diagnose interstitial lung syndrome through evaluation and quantitation of the number of B-lines, pleural irregularities and nodules or consolidations. In patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, LUS reveals a typical pattern of diffuse interstitial lung syndrome, characterized by multiple or confluent bilateral B-lines with spared areas, thickening of the pleural line with pleural line irregularity and peripheral consolidations. LUS has been found to be a promising tool for the diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia, and LUS findings correlate fairly with those of chest CT scan. Compared with CT, LUS has several other advantages, such as lack of exposure to radiation, bedside repeatability during follow-up, low cost and easier application in low-resource settings. Consequently, LUS may decrease utilization of conventional diagnostic imaging resources (CT scan and chest X-ray). LUS may help in early diagnosis, therapeutic decisions and follow-up monitoring of COVID-19 pneumonia, particularly in the critical care setting and in pregnant women, children and patients in areas with high rates of community transmission.
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- Marco Allinovi
- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy; Geriatric-Rehabilitation Department, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Emergency Medicine and Trauma Center, Meyer University Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Section of Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy; Mood Disorders Program, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli studi di Parma, Parma, Italy
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- School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; Clinical Epidemiology and HTA, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit and Regional ECMO Referral Centre, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Division of General Medicine, ASST Garda, Manerbio, Italy
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- Institute of Materials for Electronics and Magnetism, Italian National Research Council, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Emergency Medicine and Trauma Center, Meyer University Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Respiratory Department, Hospital Guglielmo da Saliceto, Piacenza, Italy
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