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L'HARMONIE DES ORGUES. SUONI, CORPI E SENSAZIONI NEL PENSIERO MUSICALE DI DESCARTES
No full textThe importance of René Descartes's (1596-1650) metaphysics, physics and methodology is common knowledge in the Humanities: the author of the revolutionary Discours sur la méthode (1637) is universally celebrated as the father of modern Rationalism. Therefore, since the second part of the XVII Century, all cartesian interests and studies were focused on the Meditationes de prima philosophia (1641) and the Principia philosophiae (1644), the most philosophically pregnant Descartes's works. On the contrary, his ideas about music and sound theory, developed in the Compendium musicae (1618) and in the Correspondence (mostly in the letter exchanges with Marin Mersenne in the 1630's), were generally considered a back burner research area. In 1907 the author of the first monography on this subject, André Pirro (A. Pirro, Descartes et la musique, Paris 1907), actually accused the french philosopher of carelessness about sonorous and auditive phaenomena. The historical studies on cartesian music dramatically increased in the last decades of the XX Century mainly thanks to Fréderic de Buzon's survey (F. De Buzon, Descartes, Beeckman et l’acoustique, «Archives de philosophie», 4 BC X, 1981; Sympathie et antipathie dans le Compendium Musicae, «Archives de philosophie», XLVI, 1983; Fonctions de la mémoire dans les traités théoriques au XVII siècle, «Revue de musicologie», 76/2, 1990). These researches highlighted the prominent role played by the music theory in the constitution of the Descartes's greatest philosophy.
Moving from these studies, recently revived in Bologna by Paolo Gozza (author of the crucial article Una matematica rinascimentale: la musica di Descartes, «Il saggiatore musicale», II/2, 1995), my PhD thesis has two principal aims: (i) To reconstruct the Descartes's musical thought, scattered in a disorganic way, throught his whole production; (ii) To utilize the conception of human being that emerges from Descartes's music theory as a test for the anthropology described in the metaphysical works. Descartes's music theory offers a theorical direction to clarify this problem and suggests a potential answer. Since the early Compendium musicae, the music creation and perception are described as homogeneous actions that implicate a mind-body cooperation. The human being can play an instrument, sing, listen music, dance only because he is deeply unitary: it is composed by a third nature (different by mind and body too) that upsets the dualism rules. Cartesian music depicts an organic anti-dualist and anti-rationalist man in a rigid sense. Therefore and lastly, I claim that this research on Descartes's music thought is useful not only to enrich the studies on cartesian anthropology, but also to definitively eject the common mismatch on the René Descartes philosophy as a monolithic and ingenuous rationalism
Erratum to “Systematic versus on-demand early palliative care: A randomised clinical trial assessing quality of care and treatment aggressiveness near the end of life” [Eur J Cancer (2016) 69 (110–118)] (S095980491632487X)(10.1016/j.ejca.2016.10.004)
No full textThe publisher regrets that the collaborators for this paper were not listed as such within the author details of the published paper. The collaborators were published in the Acknowledgements and are as follows: Alberto Farolfi, Silvia Ruscelli, Martina Valgiusti, Sara Pini, Marina Faedi, Department of Medical Oncology, IRST IRCCS, Meldola; Angela Ragazzini, Unit of Biostatistics and Clinical Trials, IRST IRCCS, Meldola; Cristina Pittureri and Elena Amaducci, Palliative Care and Hospice Unit, AUSL Romagna, Cesena; Irene Guglieri, Psychooncology Service, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV – IRCCS, Padua; Francesca Bergamo, Sara Lonardi, Department of Clinical and Experimental Oncology, Medical Oncology 1, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV – IRCCS, Padua; Camilla Di Nunzio, Medical Oncology Unit, Oncology–Hematology Department, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, Piacenza; Monica Bosco, Palliative Care Unit, Oncology–Hematology Department, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, Piacenza; Barbara Bocci, Medical Oncology Unit, San Paolo Hospital, Milan; Alfina Bramanti and Chiara Gandini, Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia; Angela Buonadonna, Medical Oncology Unit, Aviano National Cancer Institute, Aviano; Alessandro Comandone, Medical Oncology Unit, Presidio Humanitas Gradenigo, Turin; Sonia Zoccali, Coordinamento Cure Palliative (supported by F.I.L.E., Leniterapia Italian Foundatio), Florence; Maria Simona Pino, Medical Oncology Unit, Oncology Department, S. Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence; Davide Dalu, Palliative Care Unit, Oncology Department, L. Sacco Hospital, Milan; Pietro Sozzi, Oncology Unit, Ospedale degli Infermi, Ponderano; Alberto Gozza, Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, E.O. Galliera Hospitals, Genoa; Monica Giordano and Carla Longhi, Oncology Unit, Sant'Anna Hospital, Como; Cristina Autelitano, Palliative Care Unit, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova – IRCCS, Reggio Emilia; Teresa Gamucci, Oncology Unit, SS Trinità Hospital Sora, ASL Frosinone, Frosinone; Cataldo Mastromauro, Oncology Unit, ULSS 12 Veneziana, Venice; Rodolfo Scognamiglio, Hospice Nazareth, Mestre; Daniela Degiovanni, Palliative Care Unit, Casale Monferrato, ASL Alessandria; Federica Negri, Medical Oncology Unit, Istituti Ospitalieri, Cremona; Augusto Caraceni, Palliative Care, Pain Therapy and Rehabilitation Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan; and Luigi Montanari, Palliative Care Unit Ravenna, AUSL Romagna, Italy. The publisher would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused
Erratum to “Systematic versus on-demand early palliative care: A randomised clinical trial assessing quality of care and treatment aggressiveness near the end of life” [Eur J Cancer 69 (2016) 110–118]
No full textThe publisher regrets that the collaborators for this paper were not listed as such within the author details of the published paper. The collaborators were published in the Acknowledgements and are as follows: Alberto Farolfi, Silvia Ruscelli, Martina Valgiusti, Sara Pini, Marina Faedi, Department of Medical Oncology, IRST IRCCS, Meldola; Angela Ragazzini, Unit of Biostatistics and Clinical Trials, IRST IRCCS, Meldola; Cristina Pittureri and Elena Amaducci, Palliative Care and Hospice Unit, AUSL Romagna, Cesena; Irene Guglieri, Psychooncology Service, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV – IRCCS, Padua; Francesca Bergamo, Sara Lonardi, Department of Clinical and Experimental Oncology, Medical Oncology 1, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV – IRCCS, Padua; Camilla Di Nunzio, Medical Oncology Unit, Oncology–Hematology Department, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, Piacenza; Monica Bosco, Palliative Care Unit, Oncology–Hematology Department, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, Piacenza; Barbara Bocci, Medical Oncology Unit, San Paolo Hospital, Milan; Alfina Bramanti and Chiara Gandini, Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia; Angela Buonadonna, Medical Oncology Unit, Aviano National Cancer Institute, Aviano; Alessandro Comandone, Medical Oncology Unit, Presidio Humanitas Gradenigo, Turin; Sonia Zoccali, Coordinamento Cure Palliative (supported by F.I.L.E., Leniterapia Italian Foundatio), Florence; Maria Simona Pino, Medical Oncology Unit, Oncology Department, S. Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence; Davide Dalu, Palliative Care Unit, Oncology Department, L. Sacco Hospital, Milan; Pietro Sozzi, Oncology Unit, Ospedale degli Infermi, Ponderano; Alberto Gozza, Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, E.O. Galliera Hospitals, Genoa; Monica Giordano and Carla Longhi, Oncology Unit, Sant'Anna Hospital, Como; Cristina Autelitano, Palliative Care Unit, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova – IRCCS, Reggio Emilia; Teresa Gamucci, Oncology Unit, SS Trinità Hospital Sora, ASL Frosinone, Frosinone; Cataldo Mastromauro, Oncology Unit, ULSS 12 Veneziana, Venice; Rodolfo Scognamiglio, Hospice Nazareth, Mestre; Daniela Degiovanni, Palliative Care Unit, Casale Monferrato, ASL Alessandria; Federica Negri, Medical Oncology Unit, Istituti Ospitalieri, Cremona; Augusto Caraceni, Palliative Care, Pain Therapy and Rehabilitation Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan; and Luigi Montanari, Palliative Care Unit Ravenna, AUSL Romagna, Italy. The publisher would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused
Correction: Advice of General Practitioner, of Surgeon, of Endocrinologist, and Self-Determination: the Italian Road to Bariatric Surgery (Obesity Surgery, (2022), 32, 6, (1996-2002), 10.1007/s11695-022-06042-8)
No full text1. The two following names are added to the author list ... Paolo Gentileschi 20, Paolo Sbraccia 20 All authors agree to this change
Bloodstream infections in COVID-19 patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in ICU: An observational cohort study
No full textBackground: COVID-19 patients undergoing ECMO are at highly increased risk of nosocomial infections. Objectives: To study incidence, clinical outcomes and microbiological features of bloodstream infections (BSI) occurring during ECMO in COVID-19 patients. Methods: Observational prospective cohort study enrolling consecutive COVID-19 patients undergoing veno-venous-ECMO in an Italian ICU from March 2020 to March 2022. Results: In the study population of 68 patients (age 53 [49-60] years, 82% males), 30 (44%) developed bloodstream infections (BSI group) while 38 did not (N-BSI group) with an incidence of 32 events/1000 days of ECMO. In BSI group pre-ECMO respiratory support was shorter (6 [4–9] vs 9 [5–12] days, p = 0.02) and ECMO treatment was longer (18 [10–29] vs 11 [7–18] days, p = 0.03) than in N-BSI group. The overall ECMO and ICU mortality were 50% and 59%, respectively, without any inter-group difference (p = 1.00). A longer ECMO treatment was independently correlated with higher rate of BSI (p = 0.04, OR [95% CI] 1.06 [1.02–1.11]). Sixteen primary and 14 secondary infectious events were documented. Gram-positive pathogens were more common in primary than secondary BSI (88% vs 43%, p = 0.02) and Enterococcus faecalis (56%) was the most frequent one. Conversely, Gram-negative microorganisms were more often isolated in secondary rather than primary BSI (57% vs 13%, p = 0.02), with Acinetobacter baumannii (21%) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (21%) as most represented species. The administration of Sars-CoV-2 antiviral drug showed independent correlation with a reduced rate of ICU mortality (p = 0.01, OR [95% CI] 0.22 [0.07–0.73]). Conclusions: Bloodstream infections represented a frequent complication without worsening clinical outcomes in our COVID-19 patients undergoing ECMO. Primary and secondary BSI events showed peculiar microbiological profiles
Cardiac power output is associated with cardiovascular related mortality in the ICU in post-cardiac arrest patients
No full textAim: Although brain injury is the main determinant of poor outcome following cardiac arrest (CA), cardiovascular failure is the leading cause of death within the first days after CA. However, it remains unclear which hemodynamic parameter is most suitable for its early recognition. We investigated the association of cardiac power output (CPO) with early mortality in intensive care unit (ICU) after CA and with mortality related to post-CA cardiovascular failure. Methods: Retrospective analysis of adult comatose survivors of CA admitted to the ICU of a University Hospital. Exclusion criteria were treatment with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation, ECMO or intra-aortic balloon pump. We retrieved CA characteristics; we recorded mean arterial pressure, cardiac output, CPO (as derived parameter) and the vasoactive-inotropic score for the first 72 hours after ROSC, at intervals of 8 hours. ICU death was defined as related to post-CA cardiovascular failure when death occurred as a direct consequence of shock, secondary CA or fatal arrhythmia, or related to neurological injury if this led to withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy or brain death. Results: Among the 217 patients (median age 66 years, 65% male, 61.8% out-of-hospital CA), 142 (65.4%) died in ICU: 99 (69.7%) patients died from neurological injury and 43 (30.3%) from cardiovascular-related causes. Comparing the evolution over time of CPO between survivors and non-survivors, a statistically significant difference was found only at +8 hours after CA (p = 0.0042). In multivariable analysis, CPO at 8-hour was significantly associated with cardiovascular-related mortality (p = 0.007). Conclusions: In post-CA patients, the 8-hour CPO is an independent factor associated with ICU cardiovascular-related mortality.SCOPUS: ar.jinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe
Correction: Advice of General Practitioner, of Surgeon, of Endocrinologist, and Self-Determination: the Italian Road to Bariatric Surgery (Obesity Surgery, (2022), 32, 6, (1996-2002), 10.1007/s11695-022-06042-8)
No full textThe two following names are added to the author list ... Paolo Gentileschi 20, Paolo Sbraccia 20 All authors agree to this change
