TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS IN SURGERY AND DISEASES IN A HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT

Course objectives

Knowledge of the pathophysiology of organs in particular, syndromes involving the loss of organ function and possible replacement with devices. Other objectives are the analysis of reactions to non-biological materials, the possible use of 3D printing to support medicine and the use of artificial intelligence.

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MANUELA GAROFALO Lecturers' profile

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Course program
1. Anatomy and physiology of the urinary system 2. Renal diseases and acute and chronic renal failure 3. Conservative and replacement therapy of renal disease 4. Dialysis techniques and possible application incidents 5. Organ preservation techniques: cold storage and perfusion machine 6. Anatomy and physiology of the liver 7. Hepatic diseases and acute and chronic liver failure 8. Conservative therapy and support devices 9. MARS (Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System) 10. 3D printer 11. Liver transplant 12. Treatment of sepsis with devices 13. Anatomy and physiology of the pancreas 14. Diabetes mellitus 15. Devices for the control and treatment of diabetes 16. Pancreas transplant 17. Anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system 18. Respiratory failure 19. Device for the treatment of respiratory failure respiratory 20. Lung transplant 21. State of the art of the use of wearable technologies in healthcare 22. State of the art of the use of Extended Reality technologies in healthcare 23. Creation of a group project: prototype of a system for monitoring vital parameters remotely on mixed reality. The system is composed of a sensorized bracelet, an application created on the Unity platform (OpenSource software) and a holographic viewer. In detail: o Operation of the MAXREFDES104 sensorized bracelet for the acquisition of vital signals (ECG, PPG and temperature) and acquisition in the classroom of the teacher's data to be used for the realization of the project o Introduction to the use of the Unity platform (steps for installing the software and the necessary drivers, starting a project, basic functions for the realization of the project) and the properties of 3D models (mesh and texture) o Introduction to the C# language (Visual Studio platform, language properties), examples of simple codes in C# and development in the classroom of the code necessary for the project (code for reading and graphic representation of the acquired vital signals) o Creation of the final Unity project in the classroom, consisting of a mixed reality scene that graphs at an appropriate frequency the vital signals previously acquired by the sensorized bracelet in a holographic display (determine the frequency of data representation as a function of the sampling frequency and the computational capacity of the computer, determine the need for any data processing before the representation) o Discussion on the limits and potential of the technology presented and the project carried out in relation to its application in a clinical context.
Prerequisites
Notions of normal human anatomy and physiology, biochemistry and physics. Knowledge of computer science (ability to understand a code), signal processing (sampling frequency, Nyquist frequency) and biomedical signals (ECG and PPG).
Books
- Fisiologia medica. Guyton e Hall. Edizioni Edra 2021. - Handbook of Dialysis. Daurgirdas M.D, Blake P. Fifth Edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2014. - Hepatology: A clinical textbook. Mauss - Berg - Rockstroh - Sarrazin – Wedemeyer. Flying Publisher 2008. - Trapianti di organi e tessuti. Venuta F. Rossi M. Editore SEU 2009. - Kidney transplantation: Principles and practice. Peter Morris, Stuart J. Knechtle - Elsevier Health Sciences, 30 giu 2008. Teaching material provided by the teacher, slides, bibliographic references for articles: summary of the steps for the creation of the Unity project (software installation, C# code and creation of a holographic scene on Unity). Technical data sheet of the sensorized bracelet. References cited. Useful links to online manuals and guides for using the software
Frequency
Attendance not mandatory
Exam mode
Oral interview and project presentation
Lesson mode
group exercises and frontal lessons
  • Lesson code1047750
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • Coursecorso|33485
  • CurriculumTecnologie ospedaliere
  • Year1st year
  • Semester1st semester
  • SSDING-IND/34
  • CFU6
  • Subject areaBioingegneria