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Luca Ronfani

Researcher at University of Trieste

Publications -  248
Citations -  118143

Luca Ronfani is an academic researcher from University of Trieste. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Mortality rate. The author has an hindex of 67, co-authored 221 publications receiving 83759 citations. Previous affiliations of Luca Ronfani include IRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo Garofolo & James Cook University.

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A comparison of three scales for measuring pain in children with cognitive impairment

TL;DR: This study compared the Non‐Communicating Children's Pain Checklist Postoperative Version (NCCPC‐PV), the Echelle Douleur Enfant San Salvador (DESS) and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Pain Scale (CHEOPS).
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Urinary metabolites of organophosphate and pyrethroid pesticides in children from an Italian cohort (PHIME, Trieste)

TL;DR: Evaluation of anthropometric and socio-demographic characteristics of children and families only showed a positive association between family educational level and urinary concentrations of DEAMPY metabolite (p<0.05), which could reflect distinct dietary habits depending on the educational level.
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Videogame playing as distraction technique in course of venipuncture.

TL;DR: Investigating the efficacy of adding an active distraction strategy (videogame) to EMLA premedication in needle-related pain in children resulted in an easily applicable strategy appreciated by children.
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Mapping geographical inequalities in oral rehydration therapy coverage in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17

Kirsten E. Wiens, +846 more
TL;DR: This study is the first to produce and map subnational estimates of ORS, RHF, and ORT coverage and attributable child diarrhoeal deaths across LMICs from 2000 to 2017, and can support subnational needs assessments aimed at furthering policy makers' understanding of within-country disparities.
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Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography for hand bony fractures in paediatric patients

TL;DR: US imaging showed excellent sensitivity and specificity results in the diagnosis of hand fractures in children, suggesting that US can be performed by an ED physician, allowing a rapid and accurate evaluation in ED and could become the first diagnostic approach whenever a hand fracture is suspected.