Domenico Flotta
Health Science University
8 Papers
40 Citations
Domenico Flotta is an academic researcher from Health Science University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 8 publications. Previous affiliations of Domenico Flotta include Magna Græcia University.
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Papers
Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia, mortality and all intensive care unit acquired infections by topically applied antimicrobial or antiseptic agents: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in intensive care units
TL;DR: Topical SDRD using antiseptics or antimicrobial agents is effective in reducing the frequency of VAP in ICU, and the use of topical antibiotics seems to be effective also in preventing all ICU-acquired infections.
Patient safety and medical errors: knowledge, attitudes and behavior among Italian hospital physicians.
TL;DR: The results from this study highlight that greater efforts are needed to facilitate the translation of positive attitudes towards patient safety into appropriate practices that have proven to be effective in the reduction of medical errors.
Is HPV DNA testing specificity comparable to that of cytological testing in primary cervical cancer screening? Results of a meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials
TL;DR: Main key finding of the study is that in women aged ≥30, has been found an almost overlapping specificity between the two screening tests in detecting CIN2 and above‐grade lesions, suggesting primary screening of cervical cancer by HPV DNA testing appears to offer the right balance between maximum detection of CIN 2+ and adequate specificity.
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SySQ: A Web-based system for survey and questionnaire management in medicine
Alessia Sarica,Pietro Hiram Guzzi,Domenico Flotta,Carmelo Ga. Nobile,Mario Cannataro +4 more
- 20 Jun 2012
TL;DR: The implemented Informatic System allows researchers to create questionnaires, adding sections and structured questions, and provides a control panel to analyze the collected data and that permits the exportation of saved data into statistical software compatible formats.
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Validity and reliability of a tool for determining appropriateness of days of stay: an observational study in the orthopedic intensive rehabilitation facilities in Italy.
TL;DR: The findings showed that the tool used is reliable and have adequate validity to measure the extent of appropriateness of days of stay in rehabilitation facilities and that the prevalence of inappropriateness is contained in the investigated settings.