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Mario Plebani

Mario Plebani

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Medicine
Italy
2023

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Medicine

D-Index
124
Citations
75705
World Ranking
3163
National Ranking
86

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Mario Plebani is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on various aspects of medicine, with a significant emphasis on infectious diseases. Over the course of their career, they have contributed extensively to understanding the clinical laboratory and diagnostic fields, particularly related to COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2.

Their work covers several key subfields of study, including:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Physiology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Epidemiology
  • Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty

Main topics of their research address issues particularly relevant to the global health context, such as:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control
  • Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Among their numerous publications, several recent notable papers examine hematologic, biochemical, and immune biomarker abnormalities, as well as laboratory abnormalities connected with severe COVID-19 illness. These works include:

  • Hematologic, biochemical and immune biomarker abnormalities associated with severe illness and mortality in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a meta-analysis, 2020, Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)
  • Thrombocytopenia is associated with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections: A meta-analysis, 2020, Clinica Chimica Acta
  • Laboratory abnormalities in patients with COVID-2019 infection, 2020, Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)
  • Procalcitonin in patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): A meta-analysis, 2020, Clinica Chimica Acta
  • Potential preanalytical and analytical vulnerabilities in the laboratory diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), 2020, Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)

Their most frequent co-authors include:

  • Andrea Padoan
  • Giuseppe Lippi
  • Martina Zaninotto
  • Chiara Cosma
  • Daniela Basso

Plebani has published extensively in several scientific venues with recurring contributions particularly to:

  • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)
  • Clinica Chimica Acta
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Diagnosis
  • Nutrients

Their research output includes a substantial volume of articles overall in medicine and laboratory science, reflecting expertise relevant to both clinical and biomedical research practices, especially under the pressures created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Best Publications

  • Hematologic, biochemical and immune biomarker abnormalities associated with severe illness and mortality in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a meta-analysis.

    Brandon Michael Henry;Maria Helena Santos de Oliveira;Stefanie Benoit;Stefanie Benoit;Mario Plebani

  • Thrombocytopenia is associated with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections: A meta-analysis.

    Giuseppe Lippi;Mario Plebani;Brandon Michael Henry

  • Errors in Laboratory Medicine

    Pierangelo Bonini;Mario Plebani;Ferruccio Ceriotti;Francesca Rubboli

  • Laboratory abnormalities in patients with COVID-2019 infection.

    Giuseppe Lippi;Mario Plebani

  • How to use high-sensitivity cardiac troponins in acute cardiac care

    Kristian Thygesen;Johannes Mair;Evangelos Giannitsis;Christian Mueller

  • Errors in a Stat Laboratory: Types and Frequencies 10 Years Later

    Paolo Carraro;Mario Plebani

  • Recommendations for the use of cardiac troponin measurement in acute cardiac care

    Kristian Thygesen;Johannes Mair;Hugo Katus;Mario Plebani

  • Mistakes in a stat laboratory: types and frequency

    Mario Plebani;Paolo Carraro

  • Errors in clinical laboratories or errors in laboratory medicine

    Mario Plebani

  • Vitamin D and musculoskeletal health, cardiovascular disease, autoimmunity and cancer: Recommendations for clinical practice.

    Jean Claude Souberbielle;Jean Jacques Body;Joan M. Lappe;Mario Plebani

  • A comparison of five maintenance therapies for reflux esophagitis.

    Vigneri S;Termini R;Leandro G;Badalamenti S

  • Procalcitonin in patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): A meta-analysis

    Giuseppe Lippi;Mario Plebani

  • Potential preanalytical and analytical vulnerabilities in the laboratory diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

    Giuseppe Lippi;Ana Maria Simundic;Mario Plebani

  • The coeliac iceberg in Italy. A multicentre antigliadin antibodies screening for coeliac disease in school‐age subjects

    C Catassi;E Fabiani;I M Rätsch;G V Coppa

  • The detection and prevention of errors in laboratory medicine.

    Mario Plebani

  • Preanalytical variability: the dark side of the moon in laboratory testing.

    Giuseppe Lippi;Gian Cesare Guidi;Camilla Mattiuzzi;Mario Plebani

  • Haemolysis: an overview of the leading cause of unsuitable specimens in clinical laboratories.

    Giuseppe Lippi;Norbert Blanckaert;Pierangelo Bonini;Sol Green

  • Lactate dehydrogenase levels predict coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity and mortality: A pooled analysis.

    Brandon Michael Henry;Gaurav Aggarwal;Johnny Wong;Stefanie Benoit

  • Automated blood cell counts: state of the art.

    Mauro Buttarello;Mario Plebani

  • Statins for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease.

    Giuseppe Lippi;Mario Plebani

Frequent Co-Authors

Giuseppe Lippi
Giuseppe Lippi University of Verona
Massimo Rugge
Massimo Rugge University of Padua
Fabio Farinati
Fabio Farinati University of Padua
Emmanuel J. Favaloro
Emmanuel J. Favaloro Westmead Hospital
Leonardo Punzi
Leonardo Punzi University of Padua
Giovanni Tripepi
Giovanni Tripepi National Research Council (CNR)
Evangelos Giannitsis
Evangelos Giannitsis University Hospital Heidelberg
Sabino Iliceto
Sabino Iliceto University of Padua
Corrado Betterle
Corrado Betterle University of Padua
Alan H.B. Wu
Alan H.B. Wu University of California, San Francisco

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