Long-term anti-TNF therapy and the risk of serious infections in a cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: comparison of adalimumab, etanercept and infliximab in …

…, C Botsios, A Carletto, P Cipriani, EG Favalli, E Frati… - Autoimmunity …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the risk of serious infections (SIs) in RA patients receiving anti-TNF
therapy on the basis of the data included in the GISEA register. METHODS: The study …

Mechanical ventilation and diaphragmatic atrophy in critically ill patients: an ultrasound study

…, P Beccaria, J Matsuno, M Gemma, E Frati… - Critical care …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Mechanical ventilation contributes to diaphragmatic atrophy and dysfunction, and
few techniques exist to assess diaphragmatic function: the purpose of this study was to …

Dexmedetomidine vs midazolam as preanesthetic medication in children: a meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials

L Pasin, D Febres, V Testa, E Frati, G Borghi… - Pediatric …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The preoperative period is a stressing occurrence for most people undergoing
surgery, in particular children. Approximately 50–75% of children undergoing surgery …

Fenoldopam and acute renal failure in cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials

A Zangrillo, GGL Biondi-Zoccai, E Frati… - Journal of cardiothoracic …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Because at present no pharmacologic prevention or treatment of acute kidney
injury seems to be available, the authors updated a meta-analysis to investigate the effects of …

Comparison of combination therapies in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: leflunomide-anti-TNF-alpha versus methotrexate-anti-TNF-alpha

R De Stefano, E Frati, F Nargi, C Baldi, L Menza… - Clinical …, 2010 - Springer
To compare the efficacy and safety of leflunomide (LEF)-anti-TNF-alpha combination therapy
to methotrexate (MTX)-anti-TNF-alpha combination therapy in a group of patients with …

Recombinant activated factor VII increases stroke in cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis

…, G Landoni, G Biondi-Zoccai, E Bignami, E Frati… - Journal of cardiothoracic …, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) is used in various surgical procedures
to reduce the incidence of major blood loss and the need for re-exploration. Few clinical …

An international survey on noninvasive ventilation use for acute respiratory failure in general non-monitored wards

L Cabrini, A Esquinas, L Pasin, P Nardelli, E Frati… - Respiratory …, 2015 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: Use of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) for the treatment of patients with acute
respiratory failure (ARF) has greatly increased in the last decades. In contrast, the …

Degradation of hyaluronic acid by photosensitized riboflavin in vitro. Modulation of the effect by transition metals, radical quenchers, and metal chelators

E Frati, AM Khatib, P Front, A Panasyuk, F Aprile… - Free Radical Biology …, 1997 - Elsevier
The effect of photoexcited riboflavin (RF) on the viscosity of hyaluronic acid (HA) solutions
has been investigated. UV irradiation of RF causes under aerobic conditions fragmentation of …

Preoperative endogenous ouabain predicts acute kidney injury in cardiac surgery patients

E Bignami, N Casamassima, E Frati… - Critical care …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Acute kidney injury is a frequent complication of cardiac surgery and increases
morbidity and mortality. As preoperative biomarkers predicting the development of acute …

High performance of a new PCR‐based urine assay for HPV‐DNA detection and genotyping

E Tanzi, S Bianchi, MM Fasolo, ER Frati… - Journal of Medical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing has been proposed as a means of replacing or supporting
conventional cervical screening (Pap test). However, both methods require the collection …