Giuseppe Indolfi

An international multicenter analysis of the outcome of pediatric first variceal hemorrhage

Background & Aims: Management of portal hypertension in children including primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding is controversial due to limited understanding of mortality risk after first variceal hemorrhage (1VH). This international multicenter study was designed to advance...

Postpandemic Trends in Pediatric Respiratory Virus Hospitalizations: A Multicenter Study, 2019–2025

ABSTRACT Background The COVID‐19 pandemic profoundly altered the circulation of respiratory viruses in children, changing the epidemiology of acute lower respiratory tract infections. In the postpandemic period, respiratory pathogens showed marked temporal variability. The 2024–2...

Ultrasonography-Guided Long Peripheral Catheters: Real-World Outcomes in Hospitalized Children

OBJECTIVE: Despite being the most common vascular access devices in pediatric settings, short peripheral catheters (SPCs) frequently result in difficult insertion, limited dwell time, and multiple replacements. Ultrasonography-guided long peripheral catheters (LPCs) may improve c...