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Massimo Sartelli

Massimo Sartelli

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27496
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16010
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631

Overview

Massimo Sartelli is affiliated with the University of Macerata in Italy and has an extensive academic record in the field of medicine, particularly focusing on surgery and emergency medicine. Their research spans multiple specialized subfields, including surgery, emergency medicine, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and oncology.

Their scholarly contributions have concentrated on several main topics, such as:

  • Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Abdominal Surgery and Complications
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Surgical Site Infection Prevention
  • Diverticular Disease and Complications
  • Trauma and Emergency Care Studies

Massimo Sartelli has authored numerous papers in well-known publication venues. The most frequently appearing venues include:

  • World Journal of Emergency Surgery
  • Antibiotics
  • Updates in Surgery
  • The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care
  • Research Square

Some notable recent papers by Sartelli include:

  • "Diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis: 2020 update of the WSES Jerusalem guidelines" (2020), published in World Journal of Emergency Surgery
  • "2020 World Society of Emergency Surgery updated guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute calculus cholecystitis" (2020), published in World Journal of Emergency Surgery
  • "Surgery in COVID-19 patients: operational directives" (2020), published in World Journal of Emergency Surgery
  • "Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries: a scattered picture" (2021), published in Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
  • "2020 update of the WSES guidelines for the management of acute colonic diverticulitis in the emergency setting" (2020), published in World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Collaboration has been a significant aspect of Sartelli's work, with frequent co-authors including Federico Coccolini, Luca Ansaloni, Fausto Catena, Belinda De Simone, and Salomone Di Saverio. These partnerships reflect a network of scholars active in related surgical and emergency medicine research fields.

In book publications, Sartelli has contributed to the title "Infections in Surgery," published by Springer International Publishing in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Health care-associated infections – an overview

    Mainul Haque;Massimo Sartelli;Judy McKimm;Muhamad Bin Abu Bakar

  • Diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis: 2020 update of the WSES Jerusalem guidelines

    Salomone Di Saverio;Salomone Di Saverio;Mauro Podda;Belinda De Simone;Marco Ceresoli

  • 2019 WSES guidelines for the management of severe acute pancreatitis

    Ari Leppäniemi;Matti Tolonen;Antonio Tarasconi;Helmut Segovia-Lohse

  • Acute mesenteric ischemia: guidelines of the World Society of Emergency Surgery

    Miklosh Bala;Jeffry Kashuk;Ernest E. Moore;Yoram Kluger

  • Wses Jerusalem Guidelines For Diagnosis And Treatment Of Acute Appendicitis

    Salomone Di Saverio;Arianna Birindelli;Micheal D. Kelly;Fausto Catena

  • Surgery in COVID-19 patients: operational directives.

    Federico Coccolini;Gennaro Perrone;Massimo Chiarugi;Francesco Di Marzo

  • Open versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute cholecystitis. Systematic review and meta-analysis

    Federico Coccolini;Fausto Catena;Michele Pisano;Federico Gheza

  • The management of intra-abdominal infections from a global perspective: 2017 WSES guidelines for management of intra-abdominal infections

    Massimo Sartelli;Alain Chichom-Mefire;Francesco M. Labricciosa;Timothy Hardcastle

  • 2016 WSES guidelines on acute calculous cholecystitis

    L. Ansaloni;M. Pisano;F. Coccolini;A.B. Peitzmann

  • Bologna guidelines for diagnosis and management of adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO): 2017 update of the evidence-based guidelines from the world society of emergency surgery ASBO working group

    Richard P. G. ten Broek;Pepijn Krielen;Salomone Di Saverio;Federico Coccolini

  • Pelvic trauma: WSES classification and guidelines

    Federico Coccolini;Philip F. Stahel;Giulia Montori;Walter Biffl

  • 2013 WSES guidelines for management of intra-abdominal infections

    Massimo Sartelli;Pierluigi Viale;Fausto Catena;Luca Ansaloni

  • Splenic trauma: WSES classification and guidelines for adult and pediatric patients

    Federico Coccolini;Giulia Montori;Fausto Catena;Yoram Kluger

  • Complicated intra-abdominal infections worldwide: the definitive data of the CIAOW Study

    Massimo Sartelli;Fausto Catena;Luca Ansaloni;Federico Coccolini

  • 2017 WSES guidelines on colon and rectal cancer emergencies: obstruction and perforation

    Michele Pisano;Luigi Zorcolo;Cecilia Merli;Stefania Cimbanassi

  • 2020 World Society of Emergency Surgery updated guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute calculus cholecystitis

    Michele Pisano;Niccolò Allievi;Kurinchi Gurusamy;Giuseppe Borzellino

  • The NOTA Study (Non Operative Treatment for Acute Appendicitis): prospective study on the efficacy and safety of antibiotics (amoxicillin and clavulanic acid) for treating patients with right lower quadrant abdominal pain and long-term follow-up of conservatively treated suspected appendicitis.

    Salomone Di Saverio;Andrea Sibilio;Eleonora Giorgini;Andrea Biscardi

  • 2020 update of the WSES guidelines for the management of acute colonic diverticulitis in the emergency setting

    Massimo Sartelli;Dieter G. Weber;Yoram Kluger;Luca Ansaloni

  • Emergency surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: what you need to know for practice.

    B De Simone;E Chouillard;S Di Saverio;L Pagani

  • Bologna guidelines for diagnosis and management

    Salomone Di Saverio;Federico Coccolini;Marica Galati;Nazareno Smerieri

Frequent Co-Authors

Fausto Catena
Fausto Catena Ospedale “M. Bufalini” di Cesena
Luca Ansaloni
Luca Ansaloni University of Pavia
Salomone Di Saverio
Salomone Di Saverio University of Insubria
Ernest E. Moore
Ernest E. Moore University of Colorado Denver
Ari Leppäniemi
Ari Leppäniemi University of Helsinki
Raul Coimbra
Raul Coimbra Riverside University Health System - Medical Center
Walter L. Biffl
Walter L. Biffl University of California, Irvine
George C. Velmahos
George C. Velmahos Harvard University
Andrew W. Kirkpatrick
Andrew W. Kirkpatrick University of Calgary
Andrew B. Peitzman
Andrew B. Peitzman University of Pittsburgh

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