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Italian hospitals expand advanced medical technologies

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Italian medical centers continue to expand their use of advanced technologies and specialized procedures across various specialties. In cardiology and vascular surgery, hospitals are implementing sophisticated interventions. Recent successes include a high-risk angioplasty at Vittorio Emanuele II Hospital in Castelvetrano using Impella technology—a percutaneous left ventricular assist device—to support a patient with severe coronary artery disease. In Rovigo, Azienda Usl 5 Polesana performed a milestone complex visceral artery revascularization to treat an occlusion of the celiac tripod and superior mesenteric artery. Other developments include combined TAVI and coronary angioplasty at Policlinico di Bari, pulmonary thrombo-aspiration in Trapani, and the use of extravascular implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in Messina. artery, a procedure vital for preventing intestinal ischemia. Surgical and orthopedic advancements continue to evolve. At ~~Policlinico di Bari, the Maxillofacial Surgery team utilized CT-based virtual reconstructions to plan and stabilize~~ Grande Ospedale Metropolitano in Reggio Calabria, multidisciplinary teams successfully managed complex ~~facial fractures following~~ orthopedic cases in elderly patients, including a 102-year-old treated for a periprosthetic femoral fracture and an octogenarian undergoing hip arthroplasty following severe ~~accident. At Chivasso Hospital,~~ polytrauma. Robotic technology is also seeing increased adoption. The Madonna delle Grazie hospital in Matera reached a ~~multidisciplinary team~~ milestone of 100 robotic surgeries performed ~~a laparoscopic gallbladder removal on a high-risk patient by utilizing a technique that allowed for spontaneous breathing, avoiding~~ within six months using the ~~need for~~ Hugo Ras system across general ~~anesthesia~~ surgery, urology, and ~~intubation.~~ gynecology. Other specialized techniques include the VELYS robotic knee system at INI Grottaferrata, virtual-reality headsets for lung metastasis removal in Rome, and ocular reconstruction with artificial iris implants in Pescara. Organ donation and transplantation capabilities have also strengthened, with notable milestones in donation after circulatory death (DCD) using normothermic regional perfusion at Hospital Ceccarini in Riccione, and successful multi-organ retrievals at Neuromed and Vito Fazzi Hospital.

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