Daniela Fortuna

TL;DR: This study evaluated the incidence of postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing general surgery, the risk factors associated with POD, and its impact on hospital stay and mortality.

TL;DR: The incidence of acute aortic dissection in the general population is not negligible and a notable rate of patients is ultra-octogenarian, but the results obtained in patients with complicated type B dissection who were treated with an endoprosthesis are dismal.

TL;DR: The results of the surgical treatment of AAAD are acceptable and mainly influenced by patient's status at presentation, and immediate proximal aortic repair may be sub-optimal.

TL;DR: This study provides contemporary data on the characteristics and outcome of patients undergoing first-time isolated aortic valve replacement and assesses the effectiveness of the logistic European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation in predicting the risk for hospital mortality in octogenarians who are undergoing aorti valve replacement.

TL;DR: Pre-operative, high-plasma level of IL-6 (≥9 pg/mL) was significantly associated with post-operative delirium onset, and is proposed as an additional risk factor of POD onset together with the previously identified factors.