A5066195982- Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
- Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
- Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
- Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- AI in cancer detection
- Healthcare Quality and Management
- MRI in cancer diagnosis
- Phonocardiography and Auscultation Techniques
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Quality and Supply Management
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
University of Naples Federico II
2016-2025
Reykjavík University
2023-2024
Italian Institute of Technology
2016-2019
Center for Advanced Biomaterials for Healthcare
2016-2019
The work is a part of project about the application Lean Six Sigma to improve health care processes. A previously published regarding hip replacement surgery has shown promising results. Here, we propose an DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, and Control) cycle quality reduce costs related prosthetic knee by decreasing patients' length hospital stay (LOS) METHODS: been adopted decrease LOS. University Hospital "Federico II" Naples, one most important university hospitals in Southern...
Surgical intervention within 48 h of hospital admission is the gold standard procedure for management elderly patients with femur fractures, since increase in preoperative waiting time correlated onset complications and longer overall length stay (LOS) hospital. However, national evidence demonstrates that there still need to provide timely this type patient, especially some regions central southern Italy. Here we discuss introduction a diagnostic–therapeutic assistance pathway (DTAP) reduce...
Healthcare is one of the most complex systems to manage. In recent years, control processes and modelling public administrations have been considered some main areas interest in management. particular, problematic issues management waiting lists consequent absenteeism patients. Patient no-shows imply a loss time resources, this paper, strategy overbooking analysed as solution. Here, real list process simulated with discrete event simulation (DES) software, activities performed by hospital...
The quality assessment of training courses is utmost importance in the medical education field to improve training. This work proposes a hybrid multicriteria decision-making approach based on two methodologies, Likert scale (LS) and analytic hierarchy process (AHP), for programs. On one hand, qualitative LS method was adopted estimate degree consensus specific topics; other quantitative AHP technique employed prioritize parameters involved complex problems. validated real scenario evaluating...
Caesarean section (CS) rate has seen a significant increase in recent years, especially industrialized countries. There are, fact, several causes that justify CS; however, evidence is emerging non-obstetric factors may contribute to the decision. In reality, CS not risk-free procedure. The intra-operative, post-pregnancy risks and for children are just few examples. From cost point of view, it must be considered requires longer recovery times, women often stay hospitalized days. This study...
Fractures of the femur are a frequent problem in elderly people, and it has been demonstrated that treating them with diagnostic-therapeutic-assistance path within 48 h admission to hospital reduces complications shortens length stay (LOS). In this paper, preoperative data 1082 patients were used further extend previous research generate several models capable predicting overall LOS: First, LOS, measured days, was predicted through regression analysis; then, grouped by weeks classification...
Aims: This study delves into the two-year opioid prescription trends in Local Sanitary Agency Naples 3 South, Campania Region, Italy. The research aims to elucidate prescribing patterns, demographics, and dosage categories within a population representing 1.7% of national total. Perspectives on artificial intelligence are discussed.
Tailoring effective strategies for cancer pain management requires a careful analysis of multiple factors that influence phenomena and, ultimately, guide the therapy. While there is wealth research on automatic assessment (APA), its integration with clinical data remains inadequately explored. This study aimed to address potential correlations between subjective and APA-derived objectives variables in cohort patients. A multidimensional statistical approach was employed. Demographic,...
Abstract Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) and core-shell type nanoparticles, consisting of SPIONs coated with mesoporous silica and/or lipid, were synthesised tested for their potential theranostic applications in drug delivery, magnetic hyperthermia as a contrast agent. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) confirmed the size bare was range 5–20 nm 100–200 respectively. The superparamagnetic nature all prepared nanomaterials indicated by Vibrating Sample Magnetometry...
With the burden of COVID-19, serious lacks in health facilities have emerged and novel solutions been proposed to redesign organizational model healthcare systems. In particular, reduction hospital occupancies has recommended order avoid overcrowding facility prevent patients from leaving without being seen (LWBS) by medical doctors. this context, use simulation models could be an effective tool test what-if scenarios build more robust resilient processes. work, we take advantage power...
In the field of electronic fetal health monitoring, computerized analysis heart rate (FHR) signals has emerged as a valid decision-support tool in assessment wellbeing. Despite availability several approaches to analyze variability FHR (namely FHRV), there are still shadows hindering comprehensive understanding how linear and nonlinear dynamics involved control rhythm. this study, we propose straightforward processing modeling route for deeper relationships between characteristics signal. A...
In recent years there has been a progressive growth in cardiological comorbidities. this context, consultations assume relevant importance healthcare settings for assessing the patient before performing clinical procedures or administering treatments. The quality consultation lies also timely and accurate medical visits as early diagnosis enables prompt interventions that can improve overall patients' stay hospital. reduction of time to deliver hospital is therefore an indicator service....
breast cancer (BC) is the world's most prevalent in female population, with 2.3 million new cases diagnosed worldwide 2020. The great efforts made to set screening campaigns, early detection programs, and increasingly targeted treatments led significant improvement patients' survival. Full-Field Digital Mammograph (FFDM) considered gold standard method for diagnosis of BC. From several previous studies, it has emerged that density (BD) a risk factor development BC, affecting periodicity...
While in the literature there is much interest investigating lower limbs gait of patients affected by neurological diseases, such as Parkinson's Disease (PD), fewer publications involving upper movements are available. In previous studies, 24 motion signals (the so-called reaching tasks) PD and Healthy Controls (HCs) were used to extract several kinematic features through a custom-made software; conversely, aim our paper investigate possibility build models - using these for distinguishing...
<abstract> Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and Six Sigma (SS) have largely proved their reliability in the healthcare context. The former focuses on assessment of health technologies to be introduced a system. latter deals with improvement quality services, reducing errors variability processes. Both approaches demand detailed analysis, evidence-based decisions, efficient control plans. In this paper, SS is applied as support tool for HTA two antibiotics final aim assessing clinical...
The Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is used to evaluate health services, manage healthcare processes more efficiently, and compare medical technologies. aim of this paper carry out an HTA study that compares two pharmacological therapies provides the clinicians with models predict length hospital stay (LOS) patients undergoing oral cavity cancer surgery on bone tissue.The six Sigma method was as a tool HTA; it technique quality management process improvement combines use statistics...