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Title:

Neonatal Expanded Screening For Inherited Metabolic Diseases:

Planning By Simulation

Authors:

Monica Da-Frè, Monica Mazzucato, Cinzia Minichiello,

Laura Visonà-Dalla-Pozza, Giorgio Romanin-Jacur

Published in:

 

(2011).ECMS 2011 Proceedings edited by: T. Burczynski, J. Kolodziej, A. Byrski, M. Carvalho. European Council for Modeling and Simulation. doi:10.7148/2011 

 

ISBN: 978-0-9564944-2-9

 

25th European Conference on Modelling and Simulation,

Jubilee Conference

Krakow, June 7-10, 2011

 

Citation format:

Da-Fre, M., Mazzucato, M., Minichiello, C., Visona-Dalla-Pozza, L., & Romanin-Jacur, G. (2011). Neonatal Expanded Screening For Inherited Metabolic Diseases: Planning By Simulation. ECMS 2011 Proceedings edited by: T. Burczynski, J. Kolodziej, A. Byrski, M. Carvalho (pp. 330-336). European Council for Modeling and Simulation. doi:10.7148/2011-0330-0336

DOI:

http://dx.doi.org/10.7148/2011-0330-0336

Abstract:

Inherited metabolic diseases are rare but may cause severe damages if not cared for in time. A neonatal screening program, including a first quick test to all newborns and a second accurate test for patients with positive results, is being planned in Veneto region, northeast Italy. A simulation model describing all operations has been built and implemented with the scope of giving suitable dimension to operating centres, in order to care for all revealed pathology within the maximum time before they may become dangerous for the involved patients. The model is pretty general and its application may be extended to changed situation of the same region or to other regions.

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