MEDIWARN Project
Sciberras Stephen, Attard Cortis Petra May and
Lead Co-ordinator in Malta G. LaFerla.
This is a collaboration between the University of Catania (through the Faculty of Engineering), the University of Malta (through the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery), and the Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele in Catania.

This project, which was selected through the Interreg Italia-Malta 2014-2020 and is sponsored by over 480,000 euro by the European Regional Development Fund, aims to develop a continuous monitoring system for an acute nursing area.

PseudoExfoliative Glaucoma Project:
Carbonaro Francis, Bezzina Wetttinger Stephanie
This is a collaborative study being conducted by Dr Bezzina wettinger and Mr Carbonaro on the incidence, causes and genetics of PseudoExfoliative Glaucoma

A comparison of intraoperative cell salvage use with cardiotomy suction in Cardiothoracic surgery.
Muscat EPJ, Miggiani T, Sladden D, Manché A.
Maltese Medical Journal, 2021; 33(1)

Xiphoid size and gender differences: an anatomical study.
Manché A, Grima C, Camilleri L.
Submitted to International Journal of Anatomical Variations. April 2021

A randomized-controlled trial on the effect of a Spinal Anaesthetic on the Development on Chronic Pain after Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Sciberras S., Vella A.P., Vella B., Spiteri J, Mizzi C., Borg-Xuereb K., LaFerla G., Grech G.
Accepted Br. J. Pain. 2021

Corneal Hysteresis and its relevance to the Eye.
Carbonaro F.
Medical Research Archives, [S.l.], v. 8, n. 8, Aug. 2020. ISSN 2375-1924.

Editor's choice - assessment of correlation between mean size of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm at time of intact repair against repair and rupture rate in nine countries.
Grima MJ, Behrendt CA, Vidal-Diez A, Altreuther M, Björck M, Boyle JR, et al.
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2020;59:890-897.

Editor's choice - international variations and sex disparities in the treatment of peripheral arterial occlusive disease: A report from vascunet and the international consortium of vascular registries.
Behrendt CA, Sigvant B, Kuchenbecker J, Grima MJ, Schermerhorn M, Thomson IA, et al.
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2020;60:873-880.

Is transfusion in coronary artery surgery a predictor or a cause of reduced long-term survival?.
Manché A, Camilleri L.
International Cardiovascular Forum Journal. (19) 2020 DOI: 10.17987/icfj.v19i0.655

Incidental bronchial artery aneurysm with associated bronchial artery to pulmonary venous fistula: treatment by embolisation.
Grech E, Sladden D, Manché A, Xuereb RG, Mizzi A, Bertani A, Miraglia R.
International Journal of Radiology 7(1): 237-239, 2020

Chondrosarcoma of the 10th rib.
Falzon R, Manfre M, Sladden D, Manché A,
Submitted to the Maltese Medical Journal, March 2020

Heart transplantation after a prolonged series of Cardiac Arrest: a matter of Ischaemic Preconditioning? Micallef Eynaud S, Sladden D, Manché A.
Accepted for publication International Cardiovascular Forum Journal. December 2020

Surgical Admissions to the Intensive Therapy Unit at Mater Dei Hospital, a prospective three month study,
Anthony Dimech, Camel Abela, Gordon Caruana Dingli,
Malta Medical Journal, Vol 32, Issue 1, 2020

Intrathecal diamorphine: a challenger for morphine’s ‘gold standard’ status?
Dr Petramay Attard Cortis, P.A.,
International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia, 2020.

Analysis of Risk Factors for H Pylori infection in the Maltese Population
Darryl Pisani, Michael Caruana Dingli, Benedict Axisa
Malta Medical Journal Volume 32 Issue 03 2020

Dr Reuben Grech Publications (2010-2020)

Factors Predicting Treatment Response in Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Naïve Diabetic Macular Edema Patients Treated with Intravitreal Bevacizumab.
Bezzina AD, Carbonaro F.
J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 2019 Dec;35(10):551-557. doi: 10.1089/jop.2018.0112. Epub 2019 Oct 11. PMID: 31603371

Evaluation of an AI system for the automated detection of glaucoma from stereoscopic optic disc photographs: the European Optic Disc Assessment Study.
Rogers TW, Jaccard N, Carbonaro F, Lemij HG, Vermeer KA, Reus NJ, Trikha S.
Eye (Lond). 2019 Nov;33(11):1791-1797. doi: 10.1038/s41433-019-0510-3. Epub 2019 Jul 2. PMID: 31267086

Early results of endovascular aneurysm sealing with chimney grafts to treat juxtarenal and suprarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Stenson K, Patterson B, Grima MJ, de Bruin J, Holt P, Loftus I.
J Vasc Surg. 2019;70:43-52.

Endovascular versus open repair for chronic type b dissection treatment: A meta-analysis.
Boufi M, Patterson BO, Loundou AD, Boyer L, Grima MJ, Loftus IM, et al.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2019;107:1559-1570

Midterm results of endovascular aneurysm sealing to treat abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Stenson KM, Patterson BO, Grima MJ, De Bruin JL, Holt PJE, Loftus I.
J Vasc Surg. 2019;69:53-62.e51.

Multicentre post-evar surveillance evaluation study (evar-screen).
Grima MJ, Karthikesalingam A, Holt PJ.
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2019;57:521-526.

Recommendations for management of infected aortic pathology based on current evidence.
Stenson KM, Grima MJ, Loftus IM, Tripathi RK.
Semin Vasc Surg. 2019;32:68-72.

Long-term survival after aortic valve replacement with the MitroFlow bioprosthesis: a comparative study.
Manché A, Camilleri L.
International Cardiovascular Forum Journal. (16) 2019 DOI: 10.17987/icfj.v16i0.533

Chronic tension-type facial pain-a pilot study on HTTLPR genetic polymorphisms.
Agius AM, Muscat.
Rhinology Online 2019 Vol 2, 125-133

Regulatory sciences and translational pharmacogenetics: amitriptyline as a case in point.
Mifsud Buhagiar L, Micallef B, Borg JJ, Vella H, Serracino-Inglott A, Laferla G.
Drug Metabolism and Personalized Therapy, Volume 34, Issue 2, 2019 0005, ISSN (Online) 2363-8915

Safety Implications of Low-Dose Amitriptyline in Neuropathic Pain.
Mifsud Buhagiar L, Casha M, Grech A, Micallef B, Borg JJ, Serracino-Inglott A, LaFerla G.
Pharm Front. 2019;1:e190003. 

A prospective audit examining non-attendance at a surgical outpatients clinic in Mater Dei Hospital, Malta, after the introduction of a text-messaging reminder system,
D Attard, B Grech, Gordon Caruana Dingli,
Malta Medical Journal Vol31, Issue 01, 2019

Gastrointestinal metastasis of infiltrating lobular carcinoma of the breast,
Belma Doyle, Andrew Palmier, Stephanie Magri, Gordon Caruana Dingli Michelle Ceci,
Malta Medical Journal Vol 31 No2 2019 pp 17-23

Return to work after hernia repair,
Gabriella Grech, Gordon Caruana-Dingli,
Malta Medical School Gazette Vol 3 No2 (2019)

Virtual biosensors for the estimation of medical precursors
Baglio, S., Cammarata, A., Cortis, P., Bello, L.L., Maddio, P.D., Nicosai, S., Patti, G., Sciberras, S., Scicluna, J. and Scuderi, V., 2019. , 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Measurements & Networking (M&N) 2019, IEEE, pp. 1-4.

An arterioarterial prosthetic graft as an alternative option for haemodialysis access: A systematic review. Grima MJ, Vriens B, Holt PJ, Chemla E
J Vasc Access. 2018;19:45-51.

Comparative analysis of the outcomes of elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in england and sweden.
Karthikesalingam A, Grima MJ, Holt PJ, Vidal-Diez A, Thompson MM, Wanhainen A, et al.
Br J Surg. 2018;105:520-528.

Editor's choice - the implications of non-compliance to endovascular aneurysm repair surveillance: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Grima MJ, Boufi M, Law M, Jackson D, Stenson K, Patterson B, et al.
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2018;55:492-502.

Postoperative complications decrease long-term survival after thoracic aneurysm repair despite apparently successful "rescue" from early mortality.
Patterson BO, Stenson K, Grima M, de Bruin J, Al-Subaie N, Loftus IM, et al.
Circulation. 2018;137:636-638.

Impact of the biomechanical “pleural stress” pressure vessel hypothesis on the pathogenesis of tuberclosis: Predictors of TB reactivation and its application to TB screening.
Casha A, Caruana-Gauci R, Manché A, Gauci M, Gatt R, Casha-Gauci HM, Grima JN.
J Infect Dis Epiedemiol 2018;4:052. 

Common pathophysiological pathways for apical and upper lobe lung disease.
Casha AR, Manché A, Gauci M, Navarro A, Farrugia E.
J Infect Dis Epiemiol 2018;4:053. 

The pathophysiological mechanism of post-lobectomy air leaks.
Casha A, Bertolaccini L, Camilleri L, Manché A, Casha M, Melikyan G, et al.
Journal of Thoracic Disease 2018 10(6):3689-3700. Doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.05.116

Superior sinus venosus atrial septal defect with anomalous pulmonary venous drainage.
Vella S, Reichmuth L, Micallef Eynaud S, Manché A.
British Medical Journal Case Reports 2018;11:e225596.doi:10.1136/bcr-2018-225596

An Echocardiographic comparison of sutureless and conventional aortic valve replacement: a matched case-control study.
Casha AR, Manché A, Camilleri L, Yamagata K, Santucci S, Gauci M, Galea J.
International Cardiovascular Forum Journal. (14) 2018 DOI: 10.17987/icfj.v.14i0.536


Implications of mobile phase composition and pH on the chromatographic separation of amitriptyline and its metabolite nortriptyline.
Mifsud-Buhagiar L, Scorpiniti M, Sammut Bartolo N, Vella Szijj J, Ferrito V, Serracino-Inglott A, LaFerla G. Int J Pharm Pharm Sci, 2018; 10(4):132-8.

Magnetic foreign body ingestion in children: Impact of surgical intervention timing.
Mohamed Shoukry & Munther Haddad.
Journal of Pediatric Surgical Speciality 2018:10

Vascular and Endovascular Controversies Update 40 years of looking forward Charing Cross International Symposium. London, United Kingdom:
Grima MJ, Loftus I. Reintervention after EVAR: ‘On’ and ‘off’ instructions for use. In: Greenhalgh R, editor.
BIBApublishing; 2018.

Re-operation Rates in Breast cancer after Breast Conserving Surgery in Malta,
G Caruana Dingli
A Farrugia Malta Medical School Gazette Vol 2 (No 1) 2018 pp 49-54

Audit of epidural service workload on central delivery suite at Mater Dei Hospital, Malta,
Abela, L., Cortis, P.A. and Abela, G., 2018.
Anaesthesia 2018, Wiley 111 River St, Hoboken 07030-5774, NJ USA, pp. 34-34.

A Case of Advanced Glaucoma with Increased Episcleral Venous Pressure in a 17-Year-Old with
Eisenmenger Syndrome.
Grech L, Mifsud A, Caruana M, Carbonaro F
Case Rep Ophthalmol Med. 2017;2017:5808047. doi: 10.1155/2017/5808047. Epub 2017 Oct 23.

A systematic review of predictors of reintervention after evar: Guidance for risk-stratified surveillance.
Patel SR, Allen C, Grima MJ, Brownrigg JRW, Patterson BO, Holt PJE, et al.
Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2017;51:417-428.

Systematic review of reintervention after thoracic endovascular repair for chronic type b dissection.
Boufi M, Patterson BO, Grima MJ, Karthikesalingam A, Hudda MT, Holt PJ, et al.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2017;103:1992-2004.

Type ii endoleaks: When and how.
Grima MJ, Karthikesalingam A.
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2017;58:889-894.

Method of hemorrhage control from the aorta after repair of a dissected aortic aneurysm.
Galea J, Manché A.
Ann Thorac Surg 2017;103:299-300.

Long-term survival following aortic valve replacement: the influence of age, prosthesis-patient mismatch and indexed effective orifice area.
Manché A, Casha A, Camilleri L.
International Cardiovascular Forum Journal. 2017.Doi:https://doi.org/10.17987/icfj.v11i0.432

Sutureless Perceval aortic valve implantation compared with conventional Mitroflow valve replacement.
Casha A, Manché A, Camilleri L, Yamagata K, Santucci S, Gauci M, Galea J.
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2017.

Pleural pressure theory revisited: a role for capillary equilibrium.
Casha A, Caruana Gauci R, Manché A, Gauci M, Chetcuti S, Bertolaccini L, Scarci M.
J Thorac Dis 2017 9(4):979-989 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2017.03.112

Physiological rules for the heart, lungs and other pressure-based organs.
Casha A, Caruana Gauci R, Manché A, Gauci M, Chetcuti S, Bertolaccini L, Scarci M.
J Thorac Dis 2017 9(10):3793-3801. Doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.09.86

Long-term outcomes after surgical aortic valve replacement.
Manché A.
J Clin Exp Cardiolog 2017, 8:9(Suppl): 31.Doi: 10.4172/2155-9880-C1-077

Modeling survival times using frailty models.
L Camilleri L, Caruana R, Manché A.
Proceedings of the 2017 ESM Conference p.428-432.

A giant thrombosed coronary artery aneurysm presenting as an obstructing left atrial mass.
International Cardiovascular Forum Journal 12; 2017 DOI: 10.17987/icfj.v1210.466

The difficulties in identifying and grafting an intramuscular coronary artery.
Navarro A, Sladden D, Casha A, Manché A.
Malta Medical Journal 29 2017;3:25-29:

Dizziness in the Maltese Community Setting: the implications of good history taking.
Agius TM, Agius AM.
The Synapse 2017; 16, 7-9

Thr300Ala ATG16L1 Polymorphisms and Bone Strength in Crohn's Disease Patients.
Ellul P, Saliba C, Calleja N, LaFerla G.
Malta Medical Journal Volume 29 Issue 03 2017

Suppressive role exerted by microRNA-29b-1-5p in triple negative breast cancer through SPIN1 regulation.
R Drago-Ferrante, F Pentimalli, D Carlisi, A De Blasio, S Saliba, S Baldacchino, J Degaetano, J Debono, G Caruana Dingli, G Grech, C Scerri, G Tesoriere, A Giordano, R Vento, R Di Fiore
Oncotarget 7 March 2017

Building Bridges - Malta’s relationship with the Scottish Triple exam,
G Caruana Dingli.
Surgeons News, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, December 2017 pg19

Obstetric admissions to the Intensive Care Unit in Malta (2012-2015): a nationwide, population-based, cohort study.
Attard Cortis, P., Abela, G.P., Paris, T. and Borg, N., 2018.