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1. Immunosuppression with Generics in Liver and Kidney Transplantation: A Real-World Evidence Study

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Finocchietti M, Marino ML, Rosa AC, Bellini A, Masiero L, Cardillo M, Massari M, Spila Alegiani S, Pierobon S, Ferroni E, Zanforlini M, Leoni O, Ledda S, Garau D, Davoli M, Addis A, and Belleudi V

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transplant, maintenance therapy, tacrolimus, cyclosporine, mycophenolate, uptake generics, risk-benefit profile, sustainability, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950
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Marco Finocchietti,1,* Maria Lucia Marino,1,* Alessandro C Rosa,1 Arianna Bellini,1 Lucia Masiero,2 Massimo Cardillo,2 Marco Massari,3 Stefania Spila Alegiani,3 Silvia Pierobon,4 Eliana Ferroni,4 Martina Zanforlini,5 Olivia Leoni,6 Stefano Ledda,7 Donatella Garau,7 Marina Davoli,1 Antonio Addis,1 Valeria Belleudi1 On behalf of CESIT Study Group1Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Regional Health Service-ASL Roma 1, Rome, Italy; 2Italian National Transplant Center, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy; 3National Center for Drug Research and Evaluation, Istituto Superiore Di Sanità, Rome, Italy; 4Azienda Zero, Veneto Region, Padua, Italy; 5The innovation and procurement regional company, A.R.I.A. S.p.A.-Lombardy Region, Milan, Italy; 6Regional Epidemiological Observatory, Lombardy Region, Milan, Italy; 7General Directorate for Health, Sardinia Region, Cagliari, Italy*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Valeria Belleudi, Department of Epidemiology, ASL Roma 1, Lazio Region, Via Cristoforo Colombo, 112, Roma, 00147, Italy, Tel +39.06.99722133, Fax +39.06.99722111, Email v.belleudi@deplazio.itPurpose: This study evaluates the use, benefit-risk profile, and economic impact of generic immunosuppressants (tacrolimus-TAC, cyclosporine-CsA, and mycophenolate-MYC) in kidney and liver transplant recipients compared to brand-name drugs.Patients and Methods: A retrospective multicentre observational study, involving four Italian regions, was conducted based on the national transplant Information system and regional healthcare claims data. The analysis focused on incident patients who received kidney and liver transplants between 2013 and 2019 and evaluated the use of generic of CsA, TAC, and MYC during the 30-day period following discharge. For each type of transplant and immunosuppressive agent, the benefit-risk profile of generic vs branded drugs in a two-year window was estimated by multivariate Cox models (HR; 95% CI). Furthermore, the potential cost savings per person associated with one year of treatment using generics were calculated.Results: The utilization of generic drugs showed a significant increase; over the study years, the proportion of users among kidney recipients ranged from 14.2% to 40.5% for TAC, from 36.9% to 56.7% for MYC, and from 18.2% to 94.7% for CsA. A great variability in generic uptake for region was found. A comparable risk-benefit profile between generic and branded formulations was shown for all immunosuppressors considered. Choosing generic immunosuppressants during maintenance could result in yearly savings of around 2000 euros per person for each therapy ingredient.Conclusion: The study shows an increasing proportion of patients using generic immunosuppressive drugs over time suggesting a growing acceptance of generics within the transplant community and reveals comparable risk-benefit profiles between the generic and branded formulations of TAC, CsA, and MYC. A significant variability in the use of generics immunosuppressive agents was found both at the regional level and among transplant centers and future research should delve into regional prescribing variations.Keywords: transplant, maintenance therapy, tacrolimus, cyclosporine, mycophenolate, uptake generics, risk-benefit profile, sustainability

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2024

2. Determinants Of Antipsychotic Drugs Prescription Among Community-Living Older Adults With Dementia: A Population-Based Study Using Health Information Systems In The Lazio Region, Italy

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Bargagli AM, Cascini S, Agabiti N, Kirchmayer U, Marino C, and Davoli M

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dementia, antipsychotics, health information systems, older adults, Geriatrics, RC952-954.6
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Anna Maria Bargagli, Silvia Cascini, Nera Agabiti, Ursula Kirchmayer, Claudia Marino, Marina Davoli Department of Epidemiology, Regional Health Service Lazio Region, Rome, ItalyCorrespondence: Silvia CasciniDepartment of Epidemiology, Regional Health Service Lazio Region, Via Cristoforo Colombo, Rome 112 - 00147, ItalyTel +39 06 9972 2130Fax +39 06 9972 2111Email s.cascini@deplazio.itIntroduction: Despite recommendations from associations of geriatric and psychiatry societies and warnings from drug agencies, antipsychotic (AP) drugs are frequently used to control behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. APs are associated with a range of potential adverse events, including increased risk of cerebrovascular events and mortality. Evidence suggests limited efficacy of APs for aggression and psychosis. Our objectives were to investigate patterns and predictors for prescription of APs among older adults with dementia residing in a large region of central Italy, and to identify patient characteristics related to typical or atypical APs prescribing.Methods: This is a retrospective population-based cohort study using data from regional health information systems (HIS). We included dementia patients aged ≥65 years residing in the Lazio region. The exposure was defined as new use vs non-use of APs. Dementia patients with incident use of APs during 2015 were followed-up from the date of first prescription to the earliest among discontinuation of use, death, or end of study (December 31, 2016).Results: We enrolled 24,735 dementia patients, 1727 (6.7%) new users and 23,008 non-users of APs. Forty-four percent of AP users were treated for more than 3 months, and among these about 60% received APs continuously for at least 12 months. Individuals using antidepressant or anti-dementia drugs had higher odds of being prescribed with APs (OR: 1.67 and OR: 1.86, respectively). Patients exposed to polypharmacy were less likely to receive APs (OR: 0.82). Cardiovascular risk factors and comorbidities were not associated with APs use. Low socio-economic position was associated with lower odds of atypical AP prescribing (OR: 0.57).Conclusion: The study showed that a not negligible proportion of patients had a period of AP use longer than recommended by guidelines. We identified socio-demographic and clinical factors associated with first use of APs, providing insight into prescribing practices in a community setting and useful information to address areas of potential inappropriateness.Keywords: dementia, antipsychotics, health information systems, older adults

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2019

3. Population-based cohort study on comparative effectiveness and safety of biologics in inflammatory bowel disease

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Di Domenicantonio R, Trotta F, Cascini S, Agabiti N, Kohn A, Gasbarrini A, Davoli M, and Addis A

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Biologics, Real-World Effectiveness, Inflammatory bowel disease., Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
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Riccardo Di Domenicantonio,1 Francesco Trotta,1 Silvia Cascini,1 Nera Agabiti,1 Anna Kohn,2 Antonio Gasbarrini,3 Marina Davoli,1 Antonio Addis1 1Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Regional Health Service, Rome, Italy; 2IBD Unit, AO San Camillo Forlanini, Rome, Italy; 3Department of Internal Medicine, Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy Background: The comparison of effectiveness and safety of anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha agents for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is relevant for clinical practice and stakeholders. Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the risk of abdominal surgery, steroid utilization, and hospitalization for infection in Crohn’s disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC) patients newly treated with infliximab (IFX) or adalimumab (ADA). Methods: A retrospective population-based cohort study was performed using health information systems data from Lazio region, Italy. Patients with CD or UC diagnosis were enrolled at first prescription of IFX or ADA during 2008–2014 (index date). Only new drug users were followed for 2 years from the index date. IFX versus ADA adjusted hazard ratios were calculated applying “intention-to-treat” approach, controlling for several characteristics and stratifying the analysis on steroid use according to previous drug utilization. Sensitivity analyses were performed according to “as-treated” approach, adjusting for propensity score, censoring at switching or discontinuation, and evaluating different lengths of follow-up periods. Results: We enrolled 1,432 IBD patients (42% and 83% exposed to IFX for CD and UC, respectively). In both diseases, treatment effects did not differ in any outcome considered, and sensitivity analyses confirmed the results from the main analysis. Conclusion: In our population-based cohort study, effectiveness and safety data in new users of ADA or IFX with CD or UC were comparable for the outcomes we tested. Keywords: biologics, real-world effectiveness, inflammatory bowel disease

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2018

4. Visual and Hearing Impairment Are Associated With Delirium in Hospitalized Patients: Results of a Multisite Prevalence Study

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Tarasconi, A., Sella, M., Auriemma, S., Paternò, G., Faggian, G., Lucarelli, C., De Grazia, N., Alberto, C., Margola, A., Porcella, L., Nardiello, I., Chimenti, E., Zeni, M., Giani, A., Famularo, S., Romairone, E., Minaglia, C., Ceccotti, C., Guerra, G., Mantovani, G., Monacelli, F., Candiani, T., Ballestrero, A., Santolini, F., Rosso, M., Bono, V., Sibilla, S., Dal Santo, P., Ceci, M., Barone, P., Schirinzi, T., Formenti, A., Nastasi, G., Isaia, G., Gonella, D., Battuello, A., Casson, S., Calvani, D., Boni, F., Ciaccio, A., Rosa, R., Sanna, G., Manfredini, S., Cortese, L., Rizzo, M., Prestano, R., Greco, A., Lauriola, M., Gelosa, G., Piras, V., Arena, M., Cosenza, D., Bellomo, A., LaMontagna, M., Gabbani, L., Lambertucci, L., Perego, S., Parati, G., Basile, G., Gallina, V., Pilone, G., Giudice, C., De, F., Pietrogrande, L., De, B., Mosca, M., Corazzin, I., Rossi, P., Nunziata, V., D'Amico, F., Grippa, A., Giardini, S., Barucci, R., Cossu, A., Fiorin, L., Distefano, M., Lunardelli, M., Brunori, M., Ruffini, I., Abraham, E., Varutti, A., Fabbro, E., Catalano, A., Martino, G., Leotta, D., Marchet, A., Dell'Aquila, G., Scrimieri, A., Davoli, M., Casella, M., Cartei, A., Polidori, G., Brischetto, D., Motta, S., Saponara, R., Perrone, P., Russo, G., Del, D., Car, C., Pirina, T., Franzoni, S., Cotroneo, A., Ghiggia, F., Volpi, G., Menichetti, C., Bo, M., Panico, A., Calogero, P., Corvalli, G., Mauri, M., Lupia, E., Manfredini, R., Fabbian, F., March, A., Pedrotti, M., Veronesi, M., Strocchi, E., Borghi, C., Bianchetti, A., Crucitti, A., DiFrancesco, V., Fontana, G., Bonanni, L., Barbone, F., Serrati, C., Ballardini, G., Simoncelli, M., Ceschia, G., Scarpa, C., Brugiolo, R., Fusco, S., Ciarambino, T., Biagini, C., Tonon, E., Porta, M., Venuti, D., DelSette, M., Poeta, M., Barbagallo, G., Trovato, G., Delitala, A., Arosio, P., Reggiani, F., Zuliani, G., Ortolani, B., Mussio, E., Girardi, A., Coin, A., Ruotolo, G., Castagna, A., Masina, M., Cimino, R., Pinciaroli, A., Tripodi, G., Cannistrà, U., Cassadonte, F., Vatrano, M., Scaglione, L., Fogliacco, P., Muzzuilini, C., Romano, F., Padovani, A., Rozzini, L., Cagnin, A., Fragiacomo, F., Desideri, G., Liberatore, E., Bruni, A., Orsitto, G., Franco, M., Bonfrate, L., Bonetto, M., Pizio, N., Magnani, G., Cecchetti, G., Longo, A., Bubba, V., Marinan, L., Cotelli, M., Turla, M., Sessa, M., Abruzzi, L., Castoldi, G., LoVetere, D., Musacchio, C., Novello, M., Cavarape, A., Bini, A., Leonardi, A., Seneci, F., Grimaldi, W., Fimognari, F., Bambara, V., Saitta, A., Corica, F., Braga, M., Ettorre, E., Camellini, C., Bellelli, G., Annoni, G., Marengoni, A., Crescenzo, A., Noro, G., Turco, R., Ponzetto, M., Giuseppe, L., Mazzei, B., Maiuri, G., Costaggiu, D., Damato, R., Formilan, M., Patrizia, G., Gallucci, M., Paragona, M., Bini, P., Modica, D., Abati, C., Clerici, M., Barbera, I., NigroImperiale, F., Manni, A., Votino, C., Castiglioni, C., Di, M., Degl'Innocenti, M., Moscatelli, G., Guerini, S., Casini, C., Dini, D., D'Imporzano, E., DeNotariis, S., Bonometti, F., Paolillo, C., Riccardi, A., Tiozzo, A., DiBari, M., Vanni, S., Scarpa, A., Zara, D., Ranieri, P., Alessandro, M., Di, F., Pezzoni, D., Platto, C., D'Ambrosio, V., Ivaldi, C., Milia, P., DeSalvo, F., Solaro, C., Strazzacappa, M., Cazzadori, M., Confente, S., Grasso, M., Troisi, E., Guerini, V., Bernardini, B., Corsini, C., Boffelli, S., Filippi, A., Delpin, K., Faraci, B., Bertoletti, E., Vannucci, M., Tesi, F., Crippa, P., Malighetti, A., Bettini, D., Maltese, F., Abruzzese, G., Cosimo, D., Azzini, M., Colombo, M., Procino, G., Fascendini, S., Barocco, F., Del, P., Mazzone, A., Riva, E., Dell'Acqua, D., Cottino, M., Vezzadini, G., Avanzi, S., Brambilla, C., Orini, S., Sgrilli, F., Mello, A., Lombardi, L., Muti, E., Dijk, B., Fenu, S., Pes, C., Gareri, P., Passamonte, M., Rigo, R., Locusta, L., Caser, L., Rosso, G., Cesarini, S., Cozzi, R., Santini, C., Carbone, P., Cazzaniga, I., Lovati, R., Cantoni, A., Ranzani, P., Barra, D., Pompilio, G., Dimori, S., Cernesi, S., Riccò, C., Piazzolla, F., Capittini, E., Rota, C., Gottardi, F., Merla, L., Barelli, A., Millul, A., De, G., Morrone, G., Bigolari, M., Macchi, M., Zambon, F., Pizzorni, C., DiCasaleto, G., Menculini, G., Marcacci, M., Catanese, G., Sprini, D., DiCasalet, T., Bocci, M., Borga, S., Caironi, P., Cat, C., Cingolani, E., Avalli, L., Greco, G., Citerio, G., Gandini, L., Cornara, G., Lerda, R., Brazzi, L., Simeone, F., Caciorgna, M., Alampi, D., Francesconi, S., Beck, E., Antonini, B., Vettoretto, K., Meggiolaro, M., Garofalo, E., Notaro, S., Varutti, R., Bassi, F., Mistraletti, G., Marino, A., Rona, R., Rondelli, E., Riva, I., Scapigliati, A., Cortegiani, A., Vitale, F., Pistidda, L., D'Andrea, R., Querci, L., Gnesin, P., Todeschini, M., Lugano, M., Castelli, G., Ortolani, M., Cotoia, A., Maggiore, S., DiTizio, L., Graziani, R., Testa, I., Ferretti, E., Castioni, C., Lombardi, F., Caserta, R., Pasqua, M., Simoncini, S., Baccarini, F., Rispoli, M., Grossi, F., Cancelliere, L., Carnelli, M., Puccini, F., Biancofiore, G., Siniscalchi, A., Laici, C., Mossello, E., Torrini, M., Pasetti, G., Palmese, S., Oggioni, R., Mangani, V., Pini, S., Martelli, M., Rigo, E., Zuccalà, F., Cherri, A., Spina, R., Calamai, I., Petrucci, N., Caicedo, A., Ferri, F., Gritti, P., Brienza, N., Fonnesu, R., Dessena, M., Fullin, G., Saggioro, D., Morandi, Alessandro, Inzitari, Marco, Udina, Cristina, Gual, Neus, Mota, Miriam, Tassistro, Elena, Andreano, Anita, Cherubini, Antonio, Gentile, Simona, Mossello, Enrico, Marengoni, Alessandra, Olivé, Anna, Riba, Francesc, Ruiz, Domingo, de Jaime, Elisabet, and Bellelli, Giuseppe

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2021
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5. Cost‐effectiveness of outpatient adherence to recommendations for monitoring of patients hospitalized for heart failure

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Corrao, G, Rea, F, Iommi, M, Lallo, A, Fantaci, G, Di Martino, M, Davoli, M, Leoni, O, Pompili, M, Scondotto, S, De Luca, G, Carle, F, Lorusso, S, Giordani, C, Di Lenarda, A, Maggioni, A, Null, N, Corrao, Giovanni, Rea, Federico, Iommi, Marica, Lallo, Adele, Fantaci, Giovanna, Di Martino, Mirko, Davoli, Marina, Leoni, Olivia, Pompili, Marco, Scondotto, Salvatore, De Luca, Giovanni, Carle, Flavia, Lorusso, Stefano, Giordani, Cristina, Di Lenarda, Andrea, Maggioni, Aldo Pietro, null, null, Corrao, G, Rea, F, Iommi, M, Lallo, A, Fantaci, G, Di Martino, M, Davoli, M, Leoni, O, Pompili, M, Scondotto, S, De Luca, G, Carle, F, Lorusso, S, Giordani, C, Di Lenarda, A, Maggioni, A, Null, N, Corrao, Giovanni, Rea, Federico, Iommi, Marica, Lallo, Adele, Fantaci, Giovanna, Di Martino, Mirko, Davoli, Marina, Leoni, Olivia, Pompili, Marco, Scondotto, Salvatore, De Luca, Giovanni, Carle, Flavia, Lorusso, Stefano, Giordani, Cristina, Di Lenarda, Andrea, Maggioni, Aldo Pietro, and null, null

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Aims: A set of indicators to assess the quality of care for patients hospitalized for heart failure was developed by an expert working group of the Italian Health Ministry. Because a better performance profile measured using these indicators does not necessarily translate to better outcomes, a study to validate these indicators through their relationship with measurable clinical outcomes and healthcare costs supported by the Italian National Health System was carried out. Methods and results: Residents of four Italian regions (Lombardy, Marche, Lazio, and Sicily) who were newly hospitalized for heart failure (irrespective of stage and New York Heart Association class) during 2014–2015 entered in the cohort and followed up until 2019. Adherence to evidence-based recommendations [i.e. renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAS) inhibitors, beta-blockers, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs), and echocardiograms (ECCs)] experienced during the first year after index discharge was assessed. Composite clinical outcomes (cardiovascular hospital admissions and all-cause mortality) and healthcare costs (hospitalizations, drugs, and outpatient services) were assessed during the follow-up. The restricted mean survival time at 5 years (denoted as the number of months free from clinical outcomes), the hazard of clinical outcomes (according to the Cox model), and average annual healthcare cost (expressed in euros per person-year) were compared between adherent and non-adherent patients. A non-parametric bootstrap method based on 1000 resamples was used to account for uncertainty in cost-effectiveness estimates. A total of 41 406 patients were included in this study (46.3% males, mean age 76.9 ± 9.4 years). Adherence to RAS inhibitors, beta-blockers, MRAs, and ECCs were 64%, 57%, 62%, and 20% among the cohort members, respectively. Compared with non-adherent patients, those who adhered to ECCs, RAS inhibitors, beta-blockers, and MRAs experienced (i) a delay in the composit

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2024

6. How audit&feedback can bridge the gap between scientific evidence and clinical practice: reflections from the EASY-NET network programme

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De Belvis, Antonio, Acampora, Anna, D'Agostino, M., Angioletti, C., Colais, P., Agabiti, N., Davoli, Marina, de Belvis A. (ORCID:0000-0003-4456-1937), Acampora A., Davoli M., De Belvis, Antonio, Acampora, Anna, D'Agostino, M., Angioletti, C., Colais, P., Agabiti, N., Davoli, Marina, de Belvis A. (ORCID:0000-0003-4456-1937), Acampora A., and Davoli M.

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Il divario tra ricerca e pratica si riferisce ai casi in cui la ricerca fatica a essere applicabile in contesti concreti, come quello sanitario, con un notevole impatto sull’organizzazione dell’assistenza, sull’erogazione dei servizi e sugli esiti di salute. Questo aspetto si somma, nei sistemi sanitari come quello italiano, a una forte variabilità nell’accesso ad assistenza di qualità e negli esiti di salute tra le Regioni e nello stesso territorio. Viene usata l’espressione “trasferimento della conoscenza”1 per spiegare il processo iterativo di sintesi e scambio dai risultati della ricerca sanitaria al miglioramento della qualità nella pratica clinica. Comprendere e applicare tutto ciò risulta essenziale per implementare con tempestività ed efficacia le evidenze scientifiche.

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2024

7. Monitoring medicine prescriptions before, during and after pregnancy in Italy

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Fortinguerra, F, Belleudi, V, Poggi, F, Perna, S, Bortolus, R, Donati, S, D'Aloja, P, Da Cas, R, Clavenna, A, Locatelli, A, Addis, A, Davoli, M, Trotta, F, Rezza, G, Lombardozzi, L, Fortino, I, Mazzone, A, Schiatti, S, Zanforlini, M, Deambrosis, P, Manea, S, Salmaso, L, Scroccaro, G, Marata, A, Puccini, A, Solfrini, V, Attanasio, F, Gini, R, De Giorgi, M, Fran-Chini, D, Rossi, M, Stella, V, Carta, P, Garau, D, Ledda, S, Serra, E, Fortinguerra F., Belleudi V., Poggi F. R., Perna S., Bortolus R., Donati S., D'Aloja P., Da Cas R., Clavenna A., Locatelli A., Addis A., Davoli M., Trotta F., Rezza G., Lombardozzi L., Fortino I., Mazzone A., Schiatti S., Zanforlini M., Deambrosis P., Manea S., Salmaso L., Scroccaro G., Marata A. M., Puccini A., Solfrini V., Attanasio F., Gini R., De Giorgi M., Fran-Chini D., Rossi M., Stella V. M. P., Carta P., Garau D., Ledda S., Serra E., Fortinguerra, F, Belleudi, V, Poggi, F, Perna, S, Bortolus, R, Donati, S, D'Aloja, P, Da Cas, R, Clavenna, A, Locatelli, A, Addis, A, Davoli, M, Trotta, F, Rezza, G, Lombardozzi, L, Fortino, I, Mazzone, A, Schiatti, S, Zanforlini, M, Deambrosis, P, Manea, S, Salmaso, L, Scroccaro, G, Marata, A, Puccini, A, Solfrini, V, Attanasio, F, Gini, R, De Giorgi, M, Fran-Chini, D, Rossi, M, Stella, V, Carta, P, Garau, D, Ledda, S, Serra, E, Fortinguerra F., Belleudi V., Poggi F. R., Perna S., Bortolus R., Donati S., D'Aloja P., Da Cas R., Clavenna A., Locatelli A., Addis A., Davoli M., Trotta F., Rezza G., Lombardozzi L., Fortino I., Mazzone A., Schiatti S., Zanforlini M., Deambrosis P., Manea S., Salmaso L., Scroccaro G., Marata A. M., Puccini A., Solfrini V., Attanasio F., Gini R., De Giorgi M., Fran-Chini D., Rossi M., Stella V. M. P., Carta P., Garau D., Ledda S., and Serra E.

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Background The use of medications during pregnancy is a common event worldwide. Monitoring medicine prescriptions in clinical practice is a necessary step in assessing the impact of therapeutic choices in pregnant women as well as the adherence to clinical guidelines. The aim of this study was to provide prevalence data on medication use before, during and after pregnancy in the Italian population. Methods A retrospective prevalence study using administrative healthcare databases was conducted. A cohort of 449,012 pregnant women (15-49 years) residing in eight Italian regions (59% of national population), who delivered in 2016-2018, were enrolled. The prevalence of medication use was estimated as the proportion (%) of pregnant women with any prescription. Results About 73.1% of enrolled women received at least one drug prescription during pregnancy, 57.1% in pre-pregnancy and 59.3% in postpartum period. The prevalence of drug prescriptions increased with maternal age, especially during the 1st trimester of pregnancy. The most prescribed medicine was folic acid (34.6%), followed by progesterone (19%), both concentrated in 1st trimester of pregnancy (29.2% and 14.8%, respectively). Eight of the top 30 most prescribed medications were antibiotics, whose prevalence was higher during 2nd trimester of pregnancy in women ≥ 40 years (21.6%). An increase in prescriptions of antihypertensives, antidiabetics, thyroid hormone and heparin preparations was observed during pregnancy; on the contrary, a decrease was found for chronic therapies, such as antiepileptics or lipid-modifying agents. Conclusions This study represents the largest and most representative population-based study illustrating the medication prescription patterns before, during and after pregnancy in Italy. The observed prescriptive trends were comparable to those reported in other European countries. Given the limited information on medication use in Italian pregnant women, the performed analyses provide an up

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2023

8. Engineered mesoporous silica-based nanoparticles as smart chemotherapy nanodevice for bortezomib administration

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De Santo, M, Giovinazzo, A, Fava, M, Mazzotta, E, De Napoli, I, Greco, M, Comande, A, Nigro, A, Argurio, P, Perrotta, I, Davoli, M, Tagarelli, A, Elliani, R, Granato, T, Nicolini, G, Chiorazzi, A, Semperboni, S, Ballarini, E, Crocamo, C, Cavaletti, G, Lombardo, D, Sisci, D, Morelli, C, Leggio, A, Pasqua, L, De Santo M., Giovinazzo A., Fava M., Mazzotta E., De Napoli I. E., Greco M., Comande A., Nigro A., Argurio P., Perrotta I., Davoli M., Tagarelli A., Elliani R., Granato T., Nicolini G., Chiorazzi A., Semperboni S., Ballarini E., Crocamo C., Cavaletti G., Lombardo D., Sisci D., Morelli C., Leggio A., Pasqua L., De Santo, M, Giovinazzo, A, Fava, M, Mazzotta, E, De Napoli, I, Greco, M, Comande, A, Nigro, A, Argurio, P, Perrotta, I, Davoli, M, Tagarelli, A, Elliani, R, Granato, T, Nicolini, G, Chiorazzi, A, Semperboni, S, Ballarini, E, Crocamo, C, Cavaletti, G, Lombardo, D, Sisci, D, Morelli, C, Leggio, A, Pasqua, L, De Santo M., Giovinazzo A., Fava M., Mazzotta E., De Napoli I. E., Greco M., Comande A., Nigro A., Argurio P., Perrotta I., Davoli M., Tagarelli A., Elliani R., Granato T., Nicolini G., Chiorazzi A., Semperboni S., Ballarini E., Crocamo C., Cavaletti G., Lombardo D., Sisci D., Morelli C., Leggio A., and Pasqua L.

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Adverse reactions, toxicity, and poor compliance from patients still represent major challenges for conventional chemotherapy treatments. Localized drug delivery would ideally improve therapeutic efficacy, minimizing the side effects. An MSU-type mesoporous silica-based nanodevice (FOL-MSN-BTZ), able to selectively deliver the antineoplastic drug bortezomib (BTZ) to folate receptor over-expressing multiple myeloma (FR+ MM) cells is described. The receptor-specific ligand, folic acid, grafted on the external surface of the nanosystem, allows tumor recognition and cell internalization, while BTZ, mainly linked to the pore internal surface through a covalent pH-sensitive bond, is released in an acidic tumor environment. A detailed investigation showed that only the fine balancing of different functionalities of the nanodevice around the external and internal surfaces of MSN particles shows the absence of toxicity towards healthy cells in vitro and negligible BTZ-release at physiological pH, which are suitable features for applicative purposes in the engineering of therapies. After complete characterization in vitro, an accurate suspendability assessment, which considered the sedimentation process that reduces the particle amount and, consequently, drug content in the suspensions, allowed the development of an injectable formulation of FOL-MSN-BTZ that showed higher antitumor efficacy and an overall tendency to lower toxicity in a MM mice model compared to the conventional bortezomib chemotherapy.

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2023

9. Prevalence and features of delirium in older patients admitted to rehabilitation facilities

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Sidoli, Chiara, Zambon, Antonella, Tassistro, Elena, Rossi, Emanuela, Mossello, Enrico, Inzitari, Marco, Cherubini, Antonio, Marengoni, Alessandra, Morandi, Alessandro, Bellelli, Giuseppe, Tarasconi, A, Sella, M, Paternò, G, Faggian, G, Lucarelli, C, De Grazia, N, Alberto, C, Porcella, L, Nardiello, I, Chimenti, E, Zeni, M, Romairone, E, Minaglia, C, Ceccotti, C, Guerra, G, Mantovani, G, Monacelli, F, Candiani, T, Santolini, F, Rosso, M, Bono, V, Sibilla, S, Dal Santo, P, Ceci, M, Barone, P, Schirinzi, T, Formenti, A, Nastasi, G, Isaia, G, Gonella, D, Battuello, A, Casson, S, Calvani, D, Boni, F, Ciaccio, A, Rosa, R, Sanna, G, Manfredini, S, Cortese, L, Rizzo, M, Prestano, R, Greco, A, Lauriola, M, Gelosa, G, Piras, V, Arena, M, Cosenza, D, Bellomo, A, Lamontagna, M, Gabbani, L, Lambertucci, L, Perego, S, Parati, G, Basile, G, Gallina, V, Pilone, G, Giudice, C, Pietrogrande, L, Mosca, M, Corazzin, I, Rossi, P, Nunziata, V, D’Amico, F, Grippa, A, Giardini, S, Barucci, R, Cossu, A, Fiorin, L, Distefano, M, Lunardelli, M, Brunori, M, Ruffini, I, Abraham, E, Varutti, A, Fabbro, E, Catalano, A, Martino, G, Leotta, D, Marchet, A, Dell’Aquila, G, Scrimieri, A, Davoli, M, Casella, M, Cartei, A, Polidori, G, Brischetto, D, Motta, S, Saponara, R, Perrone, P, Russo, G, Del, D, Car, C, Pirina, T, Franzoni, S, Cotroneo, A, Ghiggia, F, Volpi, G, Menichetti, C, Bo, M, Panico, A, Calogero, P, Corvalli, G, Mauri, M, Lupia, E, Manfredini, R, Fabbian, F, March, A, Pedrotti, M, Veronesi, M, Strocchi, E, Borghi, C, Bianchetti, A, Crucitti, A, Difrancesco, V, Fontana, G, Geriatria, A, Bonanni, L, Barbone, F, Serrati, C, Ballardini, G, Simoncelli, M, Ceschia, G, Scarpa, C, Brugiolo, R, Fusco, S, Ciarambino, T, Biagini, C, Tonon, E, Porta, M, Venuti, D, Delsette, M, Poeta, M, Barbagallo, G, Trovato, G, Delitala, A, Arosio, P, Reggiani, F, Zuliani, G, Ortolani, B, Mussio, E, Girardi, A, Coin, A, Ruotolo, G, Castagna, A, Masina, M, Cimino, R, Pinciaroli, A, Tripodi, G, Cassadonte, F, Vatrano, M, Scaglione, L, Fogliacco, P, Muzzuilini, C, Romano, F, Padovani, A, Rozzini, L, Cagnin, A, Fragiacomo, F, Desideri, G, Liberatore, E, Bruni, A, Orsitto, G, Franco, M, Bonfrate, L, Bonetto, M, Pizio, N, Magnani, G, Cecchetti, G, Longo, A, Bubba, V, Marinan, L, Cotelli, M, Turla, M, Sessa, M, Abruzzi, L, Castoldi, G, Lovetere, D, Musacchio, C, Novello, M, Cavarape, A, Bini, A, Leonardi, A, Seneci, F, Grimaldi, W, Fimognari, F, Bambar, V, Saitta, A, Corica, F, Braga, M, Servi, Null, Ettorre, E, Camellini Bellelli, C G, Annoni, G, Marengoni, A, Crescenzo, A, Noro, G, Turco, R, Ponzetto, M, Giuseppe, L, Mazzei, B, Maiuri, G, Costaggiu, D, Damato, R, Formilan, M, Patrizia, G, Santuar, L, Gallucci, M, Paragona, M, Bini, P, Modica, D, Abati, C, Clerici, M, Barbera, I, Nigroimperiale, F, Manni, A, Votino, C, Castiglioni, C, Di, M, Degl’Innocenti, M, Moscatelli, G, Guerini, S, Casini, C, Dini, D, Denotariis, S, Bonometti, F, Paolillo, C, Riccardi, A, Tiozzo, A, Samysalamafahmy, A, Dibari, M, Vanni, S, Scarpa, A, Zara, D, Ranieri, P, Alessandro, M, Di, F, Pezzoni, D, Platto, C, D’Ambrosio, V, Ivaldi, C, Milia, P, Desalvo, F, Solaro, C, Strazzacappa, M, Cazzadori, M, Grasso, M, Troisi, E, Guerini, V, Bernardini, B, Corsini, C, Boffelli, S, Filippi, A, Delpin, K, Faraci, B, Bertoletti, E, Vannucci, M, Crippa, P, Malighetti, A, Caltagirone, C, Disant, S, Bettini, D, Maltese, F, Abruzzese, G, Cosimo, D, Azzini, M, Colombo, M, Procino, G, Fascendini, S, Barocco, F, Del, P, Mazzone, A, Cottino, M, Vezzadini, G, Avanzi, S, Brambilla, C, Orini, S, Sgrilli, F, Mello, A, Lombardi Muti, L E, Dijk, B, Fenu, S, Pes, C, Gareri, P, Passamonte, M, Rigo, R, Locusta, L, Caser, L, Rosso, G, Cesarini, S, Cozzi, R, Santini, C, Carbone, P, Cazzaniga, I, Lovati, R, Cantoni, A, Ranzani, P, Barra, D, Pompilio, G, Dimori, S, Cernesi, S, Riccò, C, Piazzolla, F, Capittini, E, Rota, C, Gottardi, F, Merla, L, Barelli, A, Millul, A, De, G, Morrone, G, Bigolari, M, Macchi, M, Zambon, F, Pizzorni, C, Dicasaleto, G, Menculini, G, Marcacci, M, Catanese, G, Sprini, D, Dicasalet, T, Bocci, M, Borga, S, Caironi, P, Cat, C, Cingolani, E, Avalli, L, Greco, G, Citerio, G, Gandini, L, Cornara, G, Lerda, R, Brazzi, L, Simeone, F, Caciorgna, M, Alampi, D, Francesconi, S, Beck, E, Antonini, B, Vettoretto, K, Meggiolaro, M, Garofalo, E, Notaro, S, Varutti, R, Bassi, F, Mistraletti, G, Marino, A, Rona, R, Rondelli, E, Riva, I, Cortegiani, A, Pistidda, L, D’Andrea, R, Querci, L, Gnesin, P, Todeschini, M, Lugano, M, Castelli, G, Ortolani, M, Cotoia, A, Maggiore, S, Ditizio, L, Graziani, R, Testa, I, Ferretti, E, Castioni, C, Lombardi, F, Caserta, R, Pasqua, M, Simoncini, S, Baccarini, F, Rispoli, M, Grossi, F, Cancelliere, L, Carnelli, M, Puccini, F, Biancofiore, G, Siniscalchi, A, Laici, C, Mossello, E, Torrini, M, Pasetti, G, Palmese, S, Oggioni, R, Mangani, V, Pini, S, Martelli, M, Rigo, E, Zuccalà, F, Cherri, A, Spina, R, Calamai, I, Petrucci, N, Caicedo, A, Ferri, F, Gritti, P, Brienza, N, Fonnesu, R, Dessena, M, Fullin, G, Saggioro, D, Sidoli, Chiara, Zambon, Antonella, Tassistro, Elena, Rossi, Emanuela, Mossello, Enrico, Inzitari, Marco, Cherubini, Antonio, Marengoni, Alessandra, Morandi, Alessandro, Bellelli, Giuseppe, A Tarasconi, M Sella, G Paternò, G Faggian, C Lucarelli, N De Grazia, C Alberto, L Porcella, I Nardiello, E Chimenti, M Zeni, E Romairone, C Minaglia, C Ceccotti, G Guerra, G Mantovani, F Monacelli, C Minaglia, T Candiani, F Santolini, C Minaglia, M Rosso, V Bono, S Sibilla, P Dal Santo, M Ceci, P Barone, T Schirinzi, A Formenti, G Nastasi, G Isaia, D Gonella, A Battuello, S Casson, D Calvani, F Boni, A Ciaccio, R Rosa, G Sanna, S Manfredini, L Cortese, M Rizzo, R Prestano, A Greco, M Lauriola, G Gelosa, V Piras, M Arena, D Cosenza, A Bellomo, M LaMontagna, L Gabbani, L Lambertucci, S Perego, G Parati, G Basile, V Gallina, G Pilone, C Giudice, L Pietrogrande, M Mosca, I Corazzin, P Rossi, V Nunziata, F D’Amico, A Grippa, S Giardini, R Barucci, A Cossu, L Fiorin, M Arena , M Distefano, M Lunardelli, M Brunori, I Ruffini, E Abraham, A Varutti, E Fabbro, A Catalano, G Martino, D Leotta, A Marchet, G Dell’Aquila, A Scrimieri, M Davoli, M Casella, A Cartei, G Polidori, G Basile, D Brischetto, S Motta, R Saponara, P Perrone, G Russo, D Del, C Car, T Pirina, S Franzoni, A Cotroneo, F Ghiggia, G Volpi, C Menichetti, M Bo, A Panico, P Calogero, G Corvalli, M Mauri, E Lupia, R Manfredini, F Fabbian, A March, M Pedrotti, M Veronesi, E Strocchi, C Borghi, A Bianchetti, A Crucitti, V DiFrancesco, G Fontana, A Geriatria, L Bonanni, F Barbone, C Serrati, G Ballardini, M Simoncelli, G Ceschia, C Scarpa, R Brugiolo, S Fusco, T Ciarambino, C Biagini, E Tonon, M Porta , D Venuti, M DelSette, M Poeta, G Barbagallo, G Trovato, A Delitala, P Arosio, F Reggiani, G Zuliani, B Ortolani, E Mussio, A Girardi, A Coin, G Ruotolo, A Castagna, M Masina, R Cimino, A Pinciaroli, G Tripodi, F Cassadonte, M Vatrano, L Scaglione, P Fogliacco, C Muzzuilini, F Romano, A Padovani, L Rozzini, A Cagnin, F Fragiacomo, G Desideri, E Liberatore, A Bruni, G Orsitto, M Franco, L Bonfrate, M Bonetto, N Pizio, G Magnani, G Cecchetti, A Longo, V Bubba, L Marinan, M Cotelli, M Turla, M Brunori, M Sessa, L Abruzzi, G Castoldi, D LoVetere, C Musacchio, M Novello, A Cavarape, A Bini, A Leonardi, F Seneci, W Grimaldi, F Seneci, F Fimognari, V Bambar, A Saitta, F Corica, M Braga, Servi, E Ettorre , C G Camellini Bellelli, G Annoni, A Marengoni, A Bruni, A Crescenzo, G Noro, R Turco, M Ponzetto, L Giuseppe, B Mazzei, G Maiuri, D Costaggiu, R Damato, E Fabbro, M Formilan, G Patrizia, L Santuar , M Gallucci, C Minaglia, M Paragona, P Bini, D Modica, C Abati, M Clerici, I Barbera, F NigroImperiale, A Manni, C Votino, C Castiglioni, M Di, M Degl’Innocenti, G Moscatelli, S Guerini, C Casini, D Dini, S DeNotariis, F Bonometti, C Paolillo, A Riccardi, A Tiozzo, A SamySalamaFahmy, A Riccardi, C Paolillo, M DiBari, S Vanni, A Scarpa, D Zara, P Ranieri, M Alessandro, P Calogero, G Corvalli, F Di, D Pezzoni, C Platto, V D’Ambrosio, C Ivaldi, P Milia, F DeSalvo, C Solaro, M Strazzacappa, M Bo, A Panico, M Cazzadori, M Bonetto, M Grasso, E Troisi, G Magnani, G Cecchetti, V Guerini, B Bernardini, C Corsini, S Boffelli, A Filippi, K Delpin, B Faraci, E Bertoletti, M Vannucci, P Crippa, A Malighetti, C Caltagirone, S DiSant, D Bettini, F Maltese, M Formilan, G Abruzzese, C Minaglia, D Cosimo, M Azzini, M Cazzadori, M Colombo, G Procino, S Fascendini, F Barocco, P Del, F D’Amico, A Grippa , A Mazzone, M Cottino, G Vezzadini, S Avanzi, C Brambilla, S Orini, F Sgrilli, A Mello, L E Lombardi Muti, B Dijk , S Fenu, C Pes, P Gareri, A Castagna, M Passamonte, R Rigo, L Locusta, L Caser, G Rosso, S Cesarini, R Cozzi, C Santini, P Carbone, I Cazzaniga, R Lovati, A Cantoni, P Ranzani, D Barra, G Pompilio, S Dimori, S Cernesi, C Riccò, F Piazzolla, E Capittini, C Rota, F Gottardi, L Merla, A Barelli, A Millul , G De, G Morrone, M Bigolari, C Minaglia, M Macchi, F Zambon, F D’Amico, F D’Amico, C Pizzorni, G DiCasaleto, G Menculini, M Marcacci, G Catanese, D Sprini, T DiCasalet, M Bocci, S Borga, P Caironi, C Cat, E Cingolani, L Avalli, G Greco, G Citerio, L Gandini, G Cornara, R Lerda, L Brazzi, F Simeone, M Caciorgna, D Alampi, S Francesconi, E Beck, B Antonini, K Vettoretto, M Meggiolaro, E Garofalo, A Bruni, S Notaro, R Varutti, F Bassi, G Mistraletti, A Marino, R Rona, E Rondelli, I Riva, A Cortegiani, L Pistidda, R D’Andrea, L Querci, P Gnesin, M Todeschini, M Lugano, G Castelli, M Ortolani, A Cotoia, S Maggiore, L DiTizio, R Graziani, I Testa, E Ferretti, C Castioni, F Lombardi, R Caserta, M Pasqua, S Simoncini, F Baccarini, M Rispoli, F Grossi, L Cancelliere, M Carnelli, F Puccini, G Biancofiore, A Siniscalchi, C Laici, E Mossello, M Torrini, G Pasetti, S Palmese, R Oggioni, V Mangani, S Pini, M Martelli, E Rigo, F Zuccalà , A Cherri, R Spina, I Calamai, N Petrucci, A Caicedo, F Ferri, P Gritti, N Brienza, R Fonnesu, M Dessena, 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Distefano, M, Lunardelli, M, Brunori, M, Ruffini, I, Abraham, E, Varutti, A, Fabbro, E, Catalano, A, Martino, G, Leotta, D, Marchet, A, Dell'Aquila, G, Scrimieri, A, Davoli, M, Casella, M, Cartei, A, Polidori, G, Brischetto, D, Motta, S, Saponara, R, Perrone, P, Russo, G, Del, D, Car, C, Pirina, T, Franzoni, S, Cotroneo, A, Ghiggia, F, Volpi, G, Menichetti, C, Bo, M, Panico, A, Calogero, P, Corvalli, G, Mauri, M, Lupia, E, Manfredini, R, Fabbian, F, March, A, Pedrotti, M, Veronesi, M, Strocchi, E, Borghi, C, Bianchetti, A, Crucitti, A, Difrancesco, V, Fontana, G, Geriatria, A, Bonanni, L, Barbone, F, Serrati, C, Ballardini, G, Simoncelli, M, Ceschia, G, Scarpa, C, Brugiolo, R, Fusco, S, Ciarambino, T, Biagini, C, Tonon, E, Porta, M, Venuti, D, Delsette, M, Poeta, M, Barbagallo, G, Trovato, G, Delitala, A, Arosio, P, Reggiani, F, Zuliani, G, Ortolani, B, Mussio, E, Girardi, A, Coin, A, Ruotolo, G, Castagna, A, Masina, M, Cimino, R, Pinciaroli, A, Tripodi, G, Cassadonte, F, Vatrano, M, 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Saggioro, D

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Aging, Disability, Rehabilitation, Delirium, Dementia, Physical restraint, Cross-Sectional Studies, Activities of Daily Living, mental disorders, Prevalence, Humans, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Aged
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Background: Delirium is thought to be common across various settings of care; however, still little research has been conducted in rehabilitation. Aim: We investigated the prevalence of delirium, its features and motor subtypes in older patients admitted to rehabilitation facilities during the three editions of the “Delirium Day project”. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in which 1237 older patients (age ≥ 65 years old) admitted to 50 Italian rehabilitation wards during the three editions of the “Delirium Day project” (2015 to 2017) were included. Delirium was evaluated through the 4AT and its motor subtype with the Delirium Motor Subtype Scale. Results: Delirium was detected in 226 patients (18%), and the most recurrent motor subtype was mixed (37%), followed by hypoactive (26%), hyperactive (21%) and non-motor one (16%). In a multivariate Poisson regression model with robust variance, factors associated with delirium were: disability in basic (PR 1.48, 95%CI: 1.17–1.9, p value 0.001) and instrumental activities of daily living (PR 1.58, 95%CI: 1.08–2.32, p value 0.018), dementia (PR 2.10, 95%CI: 1.62–2.73, p value < 0.0001), typical antipsychotics (PR 1.47, 95%CI: 1.10–1.95, p value 0.008), antidepressants other than selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (PR 1.3, 95%CI: 1.02–1.66, p value 0.035), and physical restraints (PR 2.37, 95%CI: 1.68–3.36, p value < 0.0001). Conclusion: This multicenter study reports that 2 out 10 patients admitted to rehabilitations had delirium on the index day. Mixed delirium was the most prevalent subtype. Delirium was associated with unmodifiable (dementia, disability) and modifiable (physical restraints, medications) factors. Identification of these factors should prompt specific interventions aimed to prevent or mitigate delirium.

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2022

12. Factors Predicting Patient’s Allocation to Short- and Long-Term Therapeutic Community Treatments in the Italian VOECT Cohort Study

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Vigna-Taglianti, F., Mathis, F., Diecidue, R., Trogu, E., Kirchmayer, U., Ghibaudi, J., Piras, G., Camposeragna, A., Saponaro, A., Amato, L., Davoli, M., Faggiano, F., Pani, P. P., Pani, Pier Paolo, Trogu, Emanuela, Vacca, Rosangela, Carta, Ilario, Vigna-Taglianti, Federica, Mathis, Federica, Diecidue, Roberto, Zunino, Barbara, Faggiano, Fabrizio, Kirchmayer, Ursula, Marina Davoli, M., Piras, Giovanna, Amato, Laura, Marzocchi, Teresa, Camposeragna, Antonella, Saponaro, Alessio, Ferri, Mila, and VOECT Study Group

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2017
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13. Prevalence and features of delirium in older patients admitted to rehabilitation facilities: a multicenter study

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Sidoli, C, Zambon, A, Tassistro, E, Rossi, E, Mossello, E, Inzitari, M, Cherubini, A, Marengoni, A, Morandi, A, Bellelli, G, Tarasconi, A, Sella, M, Paterno, G, Faggian, G, Lucarelli, C, De Grazia, N, Alberto, C, Porcella, L, Nardiello, I, Chimenti, E, Zeni, M, Romairone, E, Minaglia, C, Ceccotti, C, Guerra, G, Mantovani, G, Monacelli, F, Candiani, T, Santolini, F, Rosso, M, Bono, V, Sibilla, S, Dal Santo, P, Ceci, M, Barone, P, Schirinzi, T, Formenti, A, Nastasi, G, Isaia, G, Gonella, D, Battuello, A, Casson, S, Calvani, D, Boni, F, Ciaccio, A, Rosa, R, Sanna, G, Manfredini, S, Cortese, L, Rizzo, M, Prestano, R, Greco, A, Lauriola, M, Gelosa, G, Piras, V, Arena, M, Cosenza, D, Bellomo, A, Lamontagna, M, Gabbani, L, Lambertucci, L, Perego, S, Parati, G, Basile, G, Gallina, V, Pilone, G, Giudice, C, Pietrogrande, L, Mosca, M, Corazzin, I, Rossi, P, Nunziata, V, D'Amico, F, Grippa, A, Giardini, S, Barucci, R, Cossu, A, Fiorin, L, Distefano, M, Lunardelli, M, Brunori, M, Ruffini, I, Abraham, E, Varutti, A, Fabbro, E, Catalano, A, Martino, G, Leotta, D, Marchet, A, Dell'Aquila, G, Scrimieri, A, Davoli, M, Casella, M, Cartei, A, Polidori, G, Brischetto, D, Motta, S, Saponara, R, Perrone, P, Russo, G, Del, D, Car, C, Pirina, T, Franzoni, S, Cotroneo, A, Ghiggia, F, Volpi, G, Menichetti, C, Bo, M, Panico, A, Calogero, P, Corvalli, G, Mauri, M, Lupia, E, Manfredini, R, Fabbian, F, March, A, Pedrotti, M, Veronesi, M, Strocchi, E, Borghi, C, Bianchetti, A, Crucitti, A, Difrancesco, V, Fontana, G, Geriatria, A, Bonanni, L, Barbone, F, Serrati, C, Ballardini, G, Simoncelli, M, Ceschia, G, Scarpa, C, Brugiolo, R, Fusco, S, Ciarambino, T, Biagini, C, Tonon, E, Porta, M, Venuti, D, Delsette, M, Poeta, M, Barbagallo, G, Trovato, G, Delitala, A, Arosio, P, Reggiani, F, Zuliani, G, Ortolani, B, Mussio, E, Girardi, A, Coin, A, Ruotolo, G, Castagna, A, Masina, M, Cimino, R, Pinciaroli, A, Tripodi, G, Cassadonte, F, Vatrano, M, Scaglione, L, Fogliacco, P, Muzzuilini, C, Romano, F, Padovani, A, Rozzini, L, Cagnin, A, Fragiacomo, F, Desideri, G, Liberatore, E, Bruni, A, Orsitto, G, Franco, M, Bonfrate, L, Bonetto, M, Pizio, N, Magnani, G, Cecchetti, G, Longo, A, Bubba, V, Marinan, L, Cotelli, M, Turla, M, Sessa, M, Abruzzi, L, Castoldi, G, Lovetere, D, Musacchio, C, Novello, M, Cavarape, A, Bini, A, Leonardi, A, Seneci, F, Grimaldi, W, Fimognari, F, Bambar, V, Saitta, A, Corica, F, Braga, M, Servi, Ettorre, E, Camellini Bellelli, C, Annoni, G, Crescenzo, A, Noro, G, Turco, R, Ponzetto, M, Giuseppe, L, Mazzei, B, Maiuri, G, Costaggiu, D, Damato, R, Formilan, M, Patrizia, G, Santuar, L, Gallucci, M, Paragona, M, Bini, P, Modica, D, Abati, C, Clerici, M, Barbera, I, Nigroimperiale, F, Manni, A, Votino, C, Castiglioni, C, Di, M, Degl'Innocenti, M, Moscatelli, G, Guerini, S, Casini, C, Dini, D, Denotariis, S, Bonometti, F, Paolillo, C, Riccardi, A, Tiozzo, A, Samysalamafahmy, A, Dibari, M, Vanni, S, Scarpa, A, Zara, D, Ranieri, P, Alessandro, M, Di, F, Pezzoni, D, Platto, C, D'Ambrosio, V, Ivaldi, C, Milia, P, Desalvo, F, Solaro, C, Strazzacappa, M, Cazzadori, M, Grasso, M, Troisi, E, Guerini, V, Bernardini, B, Corsini, C, Boffelli, S, Filippi, A, Delpin, K, Faraci, B, Bertoletti, E, Vannucci, M, Crippa, P, Malighetti, A, Caltagirone, C, Disant, S, Bettini, D, Maltese, F, Abruzzese, G, Cosimo, D, Azzini, M, Colombo, M, Procino, G, Fascendini, S, Barocco, F, Del, P, Mazzone, A, Cottino, M, Vezzadini, G, Avanzi, S, Brambilla, C, Orini, S, Sgrilli, F, Mello, A, Lombardi Muti, L, Dijk, B, Fenu, S, Pes, C, Gareri, P, Passamonte, M, Rigo, R, Locusta, L, Caser, L, Rosso, G, Cesarini, S, Cozzi, R, Santini, C, Carbone, P, Cazzaniga, I, Lovati, R, Cantoni, A, Ranzani, P, Barra, D, Pompilio, G, Dimori, S, Cernesi, S, Ricco, C, Piazzolla, F, Capittini, E, Rota, C, Gottardi, F, Merla, L, Barelli, A, Millul, A, De, G, Morrone, G, Bigolari, M, Macchi, M, Zambon, F, Pizzorni, C, Dicasaleto, G, Menculini, G, Marcacci, M, Catanese, G, Sprini, D, Dicasalet, T, Bocci, M, Borga, S, Caironi, P, Cat, C, Cingolani, E, Avalli, L, Greco, G, Citerio, G, Gandini, L, Cornara, G, Lerda, R, Brazzi, L, Simeone, F, Caciorgna, M, Alampi, D, Francesconi, S, Beck, E, Antonini, B, Vettoretto, K, Meggiolaro, M, Garofalo, E, Notaro, S, Varutti, R, Bassi, F, Mistraletti, G, Marino, A, Rona, R, Rondelli, E, Riva, I, Cortegiani, A, Pistidda, L, D'Andrea, R, Querci, L, Gnesin, P, Todeschini, M, Lugano, M, Castelli, G, Ortolani, M, Cotoia, A, Maggiore, S, Ditizio, L, Graziani, R, Testa, I, Ferretti, E, Castioni, C, Lombardi, F, Caserta, R, Pasqua, M, Simoncini, S, Baccarini, F, Rispoli, M, Grossi, F, Cancelliere, L, Carnelli, M, Puccini, F, Biancofiore, G, Siniscalchi, A, Laici, C, Torrini, M, Pasetti, G, Palmese, S, Oggioni, R, Mangani, V, Pini, S, Martelli, M, Rigo, E, Zuccala, F, Cherri, A, Spina, R, Calamai, I, Petrucci, N, Caicedo, A, Ferri, F, Gritti, P, Brienza, N, Fonnesu, R, Dessena, M, Fullin, G, Saggioro, D, Sidoli C., Zambon A., Tassistro E., Rossi E., Mossello E., Inzitari M., Cherubini A., Marengoni A., Morandi A., Bellelli G., Tarasconi A., Sella M., Paterno G., Faggian G., Lucarelli C., De Grazia N., Alberto C., Porcella L., Nardiello I., Chimenti E., Zeni M., Romairone E., Minaglia C., Ceccotti C., Guerra G., Mantovani G., Monacelli F., Candiani T., Santolini F., Rosso M., Bono V., Sibilla S., Dal Santo P., Ceci M., Barone P., Schirinzi T., Formenti A., Nastasi G., Isaia G., Gonella D., Battuello A., Casson S., Calvani D., Boni F., Ciaccio A., Rosa R., Sanna G., Manfredini S., Cortese L., Rizzo M., Prestano R., Greco A., Lauriola M., Gelosa G., Piras V., Arena M., Cosenza D., Bellomo A., LaMontagna M., Gabbani L., Lambertucci L., Perego S., Parati G., Basile G., Gallina V., Pilone G., Giudice C., Pietrogrande L., Mosca M., Corazzin I., Rossi P., Nunziata V., D'Amico F., Grippa A., Giardini S., Barucci R., Cossu A., Fiorin L., Distefano M., Lunardelli M., Brunori M., Ruffini I., Abraham E., Varutti A., Fabbro E., Catalano A., Martino G., Leotta D., Marchet A., Dell'Aquila G., Scrimieri A., Davoli M., Casella M., Cartei A., Polidori G., Brischetto D., Motta S., Saponara R., Perrone P., Russo G., Del D., Car C., Pirina T., Franzoni S., Cotroneo A., Ghiggia F., Volpi G., Menichetti C., Bo M., Panico A., Calogero P., Corvalli G., Mauri M., Lupia E., Manfredini R., Fabbian F., March A., Pedrotti M., Veronesi M., Strocchi E., Borghi C., Bianchetti A., Crucitti A., DiFrancesco V., Fontana G., Geriatria A., Bonanni L., Barbone F., Serrati C., Ballardini G., Simoncelli M., Ceschia G., Scarpa C., Brugiolo R., Fusco S., Ciarambino T., Biagini C., Tonon E., Porta M., Venuti D., DelSette M., Poeta M., Barbagallo G., Trovato G., Delitala A., Arosio P., Reggiani F., Zuliani G., Ortolani B., Mussio E., Girardi A., Coin A., Ruotolo G., Castagna A., Masina M., Cimino R., Pinciaroli A., Tripodi G., Cassadonte F., Vatrano M., Scaglione L., Fogliacco P., Muzzuilini C., Romano F., Padovani A., Rozzini L., Cagnin A., Fragiacomo F., Desideri G., Liberatore E., Bruni A., Orsitto G., Franco M., Bonfrate L., Bonetto M., Pizio N., Magnani G., Cecchetti G., Longo A., Bubba V., Marinan L., Cotelli M., Turla M., Sessa M., Abruzzi L., Castoldi G., LoVetere D., Musacchio C., Novello M., Cavarape A., Bini A., Leonardi A., Seneci F., Grimaldi W., Fimognari F., Bambar V., Saitta A., Corica F., Braga M., Ettorre E., Camellini Bellelli C. G., Annoni G., Crescenzo A., Noro G., Turco R., Ponzetto M., Giuseppe L., Mazzei B., Maiuri G., Costaggiu D., Damato R., Formilan M., Patrizia G., Santuar L., Gallucci M., Paragona M., Bini P., Modica D., Abati C., Clerici M., Barbera I., NigroImperiale F., Manni A., Votino C., Castiglioni C., Di M., Degl'Innocenti M., Moscatelli G., Guerini S., Casini C., Dini D., DeNotariis S., Bonometti F., Paolillo C., Riccardi A., Tiozzo A., SamySalamaFahmy A., DiBari M., Vanni S., Scarpa A., Zara D., Ranieri P., Alessandro M., Di F., Pezzoni D., Platto C., D'Ambrosio V., Ivaldi C., Milia P., DeSalvo F., Solaro C., Strazzacappa M., Cazzadori M., Grasso M., Troisi E., Guerini V., Bernardini B., Corsini C., Boffelli S., Filippi A., Delpin K., Faraci B., Bertoletti E., Vannucci M., Crippa P., Malighetti A., Caltagirone C., DiSant S., Bettini D., Maltese F., Abruzzese G., Cosimo D., Azzini M., Colombo M., Procino G., Fascendini S., Barocco F., Del P., Mazzone A., Cottino M., Vezzadini G., Avanzi S., Brambilla C., Orini S., Sgrilli F., Mello A., Lombardi Muti L. E., Dijk B., Fenu S., Pes C., Gareri P., Passamonte M., Rigo R., Locusta L., Caser L., Rosso G., Cesarini S., Cozzi R., Santini C., Carbone P., Cazzaniga I., Lovati R., Cantoni A., Ranzani P., Barra D., Pompilio G., Dimori S., Cernesi S., Ricco C., Piazzolla F., Capittini E., Rota C., Gottardi F., Merla L., Barelli A., Millul A., De G., Morrone G., Bigolari M., Macchi M., Zambon F., Pizzorni C., DiCasaleto G., Menculini G., Marcacci M., Catanese G., Sprini D., DiCasalet T., Bocci M., Borga S., Caironi P., Cat C., Cingolani E., Avalli L., Greco G., Citerio G., Gandini L., Cornara G., Lerda R., Brazzi L., Simeone F., Caciorgna M., Alampi D., Francesconi S., Beck E., Antonini B., Vettoretto K., Meggiolaro M., Garofalo E., Notaro S., Varutti R., Bassi F., Mistraletti G., Marino A., Rona R., Rondelli E., Riva I., Cortegiani A., Pistidda L., D'Andrea R., Querci L., Gnesin P., Todeschini M., Lugano M., Castelli G., Ortolani M., Cotoia A., Maggiore S., DiTizio L., Graziani R., Testa I., Ferretti E., Castioni C., Lombardi F., Caserta R., Pasqua M., Simoncini S., Baccarini F., Rispoli M., Grossi F., Cancelliere L., Carnelli M., Puccini F., Biancofiore G., Siniscalchi A., Laici C., Torrini M., Pasetti G., Palmese S., Oggioni R., Mangani V., Pini S., Martelli M., Rigo E., Zuccala F., Cherri A., Spina R., Calamai I., Petrucci N., Caicedo A., Ferri F., Gritti P., Brienza N., Fonnesu R., Dessena M., Fullin G., Saggioro D., Sidoli, C, Zambon, A, Tassistro, E, Rossi, E, Mossello, E, Inzitari, M, Cherubini, A, Marengoni, A, Morandi, A, Bellelli, G, Tarasconi, A, Sella, M, Paterno, G, Faggian, G, Lucarelli, C, De Grazia, N, Alberto, C, Porcella, L, Nardiello, I, Chimenti, E, Zeni, M, Romairone, E, Minaglia, C, Ceccotti, C, Guerra, G, Mantovani, G, Monacelli, F, Candiani, T, Santolini, F, Rosso, M, Bono, V, Sibilla, S, Dal Santo, P, Ceci, M, Barone, P, Schirinzi, T, Formenti, A, Nastasi, G, Isaia, G, Gonella, D, Battuello, A, Casson, S, Calvani, D, Boni, F, Ciaccio, A, Rosa, R, Sanna, G, Manfredini, S, Cortese, L, Rizzo, M, Prestano, R, Greco, A, Lauriola, M, Gelosa, G, Piras, V, Arena, M, Cosenza, D, Bellomo, A, Lamontagna, M, Gabbani, L, Lambertucci, L, Perego, S, Parati, G, Basile, G, Gallina, V, Pilone, G, Giudice, C, Pietrogrande, L, Mosca, M, Corazzin, I, Rossi, P, Nunziata, V, D'Amico, F, Grippa, A, Giardini, S, Barucci, R, Cossu, A, Fiorin, L, Distefano, M, Lunardelli, M, Brunori, M, Ruffini, I, Abraham, E, Varutti, A, Fabbro, E, Catalano, A, Martino, G, Leotta, D, Marchet, A, Dell'Aquila, G, Scrimieri, A, Davoli, M, Casella, M, Cartei, A, Polidori, G, Brischetto, D, Motta, S, Saponara, R, Perrone, P, Russo, G, Del, D, Car, C, Pirina, T, Franzoni, S, Cotroneo, A, Ghiggia, F, Volpi, G, Menichetti, C, Bo, M, Panico, A, Calogero, P, Corvalli, G, Mauri, M, Lupia, E, Manfredini, R, Fabbian, F, March, A, Pedrotti, M, Veronesi, M, Strocchi, E, Borghi, C, Bianchetti, A, Crucitti, A, Difrancesco, V, Fontana, G, Geriatria, A, Bonanni, L, Barbone, F, Serrati, C, Ballardini, G, Simoncelli, M, Ceschia, G, Scarpa, C, Brugiolo, R, Fusco, S, Ciarambino, T, Biagini, C, Tonon, E, Porta, M, Venuti, D, Delsette, M, Poeta, M, Barbagallo, G, Trovato, G, Delitala, A, Arosio, P, Reggiani, F, Zuliani, G, Ortolani, B, Mussio, E, Girardi, A, Coin, A, Ruotolo, G, Castagna, A, Masina, M, Cimino, R, Pinciaroli, A, Tripodi, G, Cassadonte, F, Vatrano, M, Scaglione, L, Fogliacco, P, Muzzuilini, C, Romano, F, Padovani, A, Rozzini, L, Cagnin, A, Fragiacomo, F, Desideri, G, Liberatore, E, Bruni, A, Orsitto, G, Franco, M, Bonfrate, L, Bonetto, M, Pizio, N, Magnani, G, Cecchetti, G, Longo, A, Bubba, V, Marinan, L, Cotelli, M, Turla, M, Sessa, M, Abruzzi, L, Castoldi, G, Lovetere, D, Musacchio, C, Novello, M, Cavarape, A, Bini, A, Leonardi, A, Seneci, F, Grimaldi, W, Fimognari, F, Bambar, V, Saitta, A, Corica, F, Braga, M, Servi, Ettorre, E, Camellini Bellelli, C, Annoni, G, Crescenzo, A, Noro, G, Turco, R, Ponzetto, M, Giuseppe, L, Mazzei, B, Maiuri, G, Costaggiu, D, Damato, R, Formilan, M, Patrizia, G, Santuar, L, Gallucci, M, Paragona, M, Bini, P, Modica, D, Abati, C, Clerici, M, Barbera, I, Nigroimperiale, F, Manni, A, Votino, C, Castiglioni, C, Di, M, Degl'Innocenti, M, Moscatelli, G, Guerini, S, Casini, C, Dini, D, Denotariis, S, Bonometti, F, Paolillo, C, Riccardi, A, Tiozzo, A, Samysalamafahmy, A, Dibari, M, Vanni, S, Scarpa, A, Zara, D, Ranieri, P, Alessandro, M, Di, F, Pezzoni, D, Platto, C, D'Ambrosio, V, Ivaldi, C, Milia, P, Desalvo, F, Solaro, C, Strazzacappa, M, Cazzadori, M, Grasso, M, Troisi, E, Guerini, V, Bernardini, B, Corsini, C, Boffelli, S, Filippi, A, Delpin, K, Faraci, B, Bertoletti, E, Vannucci, M, Crippa, P, Malighetti, A, Caltagirone, C, Disant, S, Bettini, D, Maltese, F, Abruzzese, G, Cosimo, D, Azzini, M, Colombo, M, Procino, G, Fascendini, S, Barocco, F, Del, P, Mazzone, A, Cottino, M, Vezzadini, G, Avanzi, S, Brambilla, C, Orini, S, Sgrilli, F, Mello, A, Lombardi Muti, L, Dijk, B, Fenu, S, Pes, C, Gareri, P, Passamonte, M, Rigo, R, Locusta, L, Caser, L, Rosso, G, Cesarini, S, Cozzi, R, Santini, C, Carbone, P, Cazzaniga, I, Lovati, R, Cantoni, A, Ranzani, P, Barra, D, Pompilio, G, Dimori, S, Cernesi, S, Ricco, C, Piazzolla, F, Capittini, E, Rota, C, Gottardi, F, Merla, L, Barelli, A, Millul, A, De, G, Morrone, G, Bigolari, M, Macchi, M, Zambon, F, Pizzorni, C, Dicasaleto, G, Menculini, G, Marcacci, M, Catanese, G, Sprini, D, Dicasalet, T, Bocci, M, Borga, S, Caironi, P, Cat, C, Cingolani, E, Avalli, L, Greco, G, Citerio, G, Gandini, L, Cornara, G, Lerda, R, Brazzi, L, Simeone, F, Caciorgna, M, Alampi, D, Francesconi, S, Beck, E, Antonini, B, Vettoretto, K, Meggiolaro, M, Garofalo, E, Notaro, S, Varutti, R, Bassi, F, Mistraletti, G, Marino, A, Rona, R, Rondelli, E, Riva, I, Cortegiani, A, Pistidda, L, D'Andrea, R, Querci, L, Gnesin, P, Todeschini, M, Lugano, M, Castelli, G, Ortolani, M, Cotoia, A, Maggiore, S, Ditizio, L, Graziani, R, Testa, I, Ferretti, E, Castioni, C, Lombardi, F, Caserta, R, Pasqua, M, Simoncini, S, Baccarini, F, Rispoli, M, Grossi, F, Cancelliere, L, Carnelli, M, Puccini, F, Biancofiore, G, Siniscalchi, A, Laici, C, Torrini, M, Pasetti, G, Palmese, S, Oggioni, R, Mangani, V, Pini, S, Martelli, M, Rigo, E, Zuccala, F, Cherri, A, Spina, R, Calamai, I, Petrucci, N, Caicedo, A, Ferri, F, Gritti, P, Brienza, N, Fonnesu, R, Dessena, M, Fullin, G, Saggioro, D, Sidoli C., Zambon A., Tassistro E., Rossi E., Mossello E., Inzitari M., Cherubini A., Marengoni A., Morandi A., Bellelli G., Tarasconi A., Sella M., Paterno G., Faggian G., Lucarelli C., De Grazia N., Alberto C., Porcella L., Nardiello I., Chimenti E., Zeni M., Romairone E., Minaglia C., Ceccotti C., Guerra G., Mantovani G., Monacelli F., Candiani T., Santolini F., Rosso M., Bono V., Sibilla S., Dal Santo P., Ceci M., Barone P., Schirinzi T., Formenti A., Nastasi G., Isaia G., Gonella D., Battuello A., Casson S., Calvani D., Boni F., Ciaccio A., Rosa R., Sanna G., Manfredini S., Cortese L., Rizzo M., 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Scarpa C., Brugiolo R., Fusco S., Ciarambino T., Biagini C., Tonon E., Porta M., Venuti D., DelSette M., Poeta M., Barbagallo G., Trovato G., Delitala A., Arosio P., Reggiani F., Zuliani G., Ortolani B., Mussio E., Girardi A., Coin A., Ruotolo G., Castagna A., Masina M., Cimino R., Pinciaroli A., Tripodi G., Cassadonte F., Vatrano M., Scaglione L., Fogliacco P., Muzzuilini C., Romano F., Padovani A., Rozzini L., Cagnin A., Fragiacomo F., Desideri G., Liberatore E., Bruni A., Orsitto G., Franco M., Bonfrate L., Bonetto M., Pizio N., Magnani G., Cecchetti G., Longo A., Bubba V., Marinan L., Cotelli M., Turla M., Sessa M., Abruzzi L., Castoldi G., LoVetere D., Musacchio C., Novello M., Cavarape A., Bini A., Leonardi A., Seneci F., Grimaldi W., Fimognari F., Bambar V., Saitta A., Corica F., Braga M., Ettorre E., Camellini Bellelli C. G., Annoni G., Crescenzo A., Noro G., Turco R., Ponzetto M., Giuseppe L., Mazzei B., Maiuri G., Costaggiu D., Damato R., Formilan M., Patrizia G., Santuar L., Gallucci M., Paragona M., Bini P., Modica D., Abati C., Clerici M., Barbera I., NigroImperiale F., Manni A., Votino C., Castiglioni C., Di M., Degl'Innocenti M., Moscatelli G., Guerini S., Casini C., Dini D., DeNotariis S., Bonometti F., Paolillo C., Riccardi A., Tiozzo A., SamySalamaFahmy A., DiBari M., Vanni S., Scarpa A., Zara D., Ranieri P., Alessandro M., Di F., Pezzoni D., Platto C., D'Ambrosio V., Ivaldi C., Milia P., DeSalvo F., Solaro C., Strazzacappa M., Cazzadori M., Grasso M., Troisi E., Guerini V., Bernardini B., Corsini C., Boffelli S., Filippi A., Delpin K., Faraci B., Bertoletti E., Vannucci M., Crippa P., Malighetti A., Caltagirone C., DiSant S., Bettini D., Maltese F., Abruzzese G., Cosimo D., Azzini M., Colombo M., Procino G., Fascendini S., Barocco F., Del P., Mazzone A., Cottino M., Vezzadini G., Avanzi S., Brambilla C., Orini S., Sgrilli F., Mello A., Lombardi Muti L. E., Dijk B., Fenu S., Pes C., Gareri P., Passamonte M., Rigo R., Locusta L., Caser L., Rosso G., Cesarini S., Cozzi R., Santini C., Carbone P., Cazzaniga I., Lovati R., Cantoni A., Ranzani P., Barra D., Pompilio G., Dimori S., Cernesi S., Ricco C., Piazzolla F., Capittini E., Rota C., Gottardi F., Merla L., Barelli A., Millul A., De G., Morrone G., Bigolari M., Macchi M., Zambon F., Pizzorni C., DiCasaleto G., Menculini G., Marcacci M., Catanese G., Sprini D., DiCasalet T., Bocci M., Borga S., Caironi P., Cat C., Cingolani E., Avalli L., Greco G., Citerio G., Gandini L., Cornara G., Lerda R., Brazzi L., Simeone F., Caciorgna M., Alampi D., Francesconi S., Beck E., Antonini B., Vettoretto K., Meggiolaro M., Garofalo E., Notaro S., Varutti R., Bassi F., Mistraletti G., Marino A., Rona R., Rondelli E., Riva I., Cortegiani A., Pistidda L., D'Andrea R., Querci L., Gnesin P., Todeschini M., Lugano M., Castelli G., Ortolani M., Cotoia A., Maggiore S., DiTizio L., Graziani R., Testa I., Ferretti E., Castioni C., Lombardi F., Caserta R., Pasqua M., Simoncini S., Baccarini F., Rispoli M., Grossi F., Cancelliere L., Carnelli M., Puccini F., Biancofiore G., Siniscalchi A., Laici C., Torrini M., Pasetti G., Palmese S., Oggioni R., Mangani V., Pini S., Martelli M., Rigo E., Zuccala F., Cherri A., Spina R., Calamai I., Petrucci N., Caicedo A., Ferri F., Gritti P., Brienza N., Fonnesu R., Dessena M., Fullin G., and Saggioro D.

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Background: Delirium is thought to be common across various settings of care; however, still little research has been conducted in rehabilitation. Aim: We investigated the prevalence of delirium, its features and motor subtypes in older patients admitted to rehabilitation facilities during the three editions of the “Delirium Day project”. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in which 1237 older patients (age ≥ 65 years old) admitted to 50 Italian rehabilitation wards during the three editions of the “Delirium Day project” (2015 to 2017) were included. Delirium was evaluated through the 4AT and its motor subtype with the Delirium Motor Subtype Scale. Results: Delirium was detected in 226 patients (18%), and the most recurrent motor subtype was mixed (37%), followed by hypoactive (26%), hyperactive (21%) and non-motor one (16%). In a multivariate Poisson regression model with robust variance, factors associated with delirium were: disability in basic (PR 1.48, 95%CI: 1.17–1.9, p value 0.001) and instrumental activities of daily living (PR 1.58, 95%CI: 1.08–2.32, p value 0.018), dementia (PR 2.10, 95%CI: 1.62–2.73, p value < 0.0001), typical antipsychotics (PR 1.47, 95%CI: 1.10–1.95, p value 0.008), antidepressants other than selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (PR 1.3, 95%CI: 1.02–1.66, p value 0.035), and physical restraints (PR 2.37, 95%CI: 1.68–3.36, p value < 0.0001). Conclusion: This multicenter study reports that 2 out 10 patients admitted to rehabilitations had delirium on the index day. Mixed delirium was the most prevalent subtype. Delirium was associated with unmodifiable (dementia, disability) and modifiable (physical restraints, medications) factors. Identification of these factors should prompt specific interventions aimed to prevent or mitigate delirium.

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2022

15. Chronic related group classification system as a new public health tool to predict risk and outcome of COVID-19 in patients with systemic rheumatic diseases: A population-based study of more than forty thousand patients

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De Lorenzis, E., Parente, Paolo, Natalello, G., Soldati, S., Bosello, Silvia Laura, Barbara, A., Sorge, C., Axelrod, S., Verardi, Lucrezia, Cerasuolo, Pier Giacomo, Peluso, Giusy, Gemma, A., Davoli, Marina, Biliotti, D., Bruzzese, Vincenzo, Goletti, M., Di Martino, M., D'Agostino, M. A., De Lorenzis E., Parente P., Natalello G., Soldati S., Bosello S. L. (ORCID:0000-0002-4837-447X), Barbara A., Sorge C., Axelrod S., Verardi L., Cerasuolo P. G., Peluso G., Gemma A., Davoli M., Biliotti D., Bruzzese V., Goletti M., Di Martino M., D'Agostino M. A., De Lorenzis, E., Parente, Paolo, Natalello, G., Soldati, S., Bosello, Silvia Laura, Barbara, A., Sorge, C., Axelrod, S., Verardi, Lucrezia, Cerasuolo, Pier Giacomo, Peluso, Giusy, Gemma, A., Davoli, Marina, Biliotti, D., Bruzzese, Vincenzo, Goletti, M., Di Martino, M., D'Agostino, M. A., De Lorenzis E., Parente P., Natalello G., Soldati S., Bosello S. L. (ORCID:0000-0002-4837-447X), Barbara A., Sorge C., Axelrod S., Verardi L., Cerasuolo P. G., Peluso G., Gemma A., Davoli M., Biliotti D., Bruzzese V., Goletti M., Di Martino M., and D'Agostino M. A.

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2023

16. Attraversamenti da noi al mondo

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Mussini, I, Girolimetti, S, Davoli, M, Guerra, M, Mussini, I, Girolimetti, S, Davoli, M, and Guerra, M

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2023

17. Audit and Feedback in the Hospitals of the Emergency Networks in the Lazio Region, Italy: A Cross-Sectional Evaluation of the State of Implementation

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Angioletti, C., Pinnarelli, Luigi, Colais, P., Angelici, L., De Mattia, Egidio, Davoli, Marina, De Belvis, Antonio, Agabiti, N., Acampora, Anna, Pinnarelli L., de Mattia E., Davoli M., de Belvis A. (ORCID:0000-0003-4456-1937), Acampora A., Angioletti, C., Pinnarelli, Luigi, Colais, P., Angelici, L., De Mattia, Egidio, Davoli, Marina, De Belvis, Antonio, Agabiti, N., Acampora, Anna, Pinnarelli L., de Mattia E., Davoli M., de Belvis A. (ORCID:0000-0003-4456-1937), and Acampora A.

Abstract

Audit and Feedback (A&F) is an effective multidimensional strategy for improving the quality of care. The optimal methods for its implementation remain unclear. This study aimed to map the state of art of A&F strategies in the hospitals involved in a time-dependent emergency network. For these purposes, a structured questionnaire was defined and discussed within the research group. This consists of 29 questions in three sections: (1) characteristics of the structure, (2) internal feedback systems, and (3) external feedback systems. All structures involved in the network were invited to participate in the e-survey by indicating a Health Management representative and a clinical representative for the Cardiovascular (CaV) and/or for the Cerebrovascular area (CeV). Of 20 structures invited, a total of 13 (65%) responded to the survey, 11 for the CaV area and 8 for the CeV area. A total of 10 of 11 (91%) facilities for the CaV area and 8/11 (75%) for the CeV area reported that they perform A&F activities. All facilities perform at least one of the activities defined as “assimilating A&F procedures.” The most frequent is the presentation and discussion of clinical cases (82% CaV and 88% CeV) and the least is the identification of responsible for improvement actions (45% CaV and 38% CeV). In 4/10 (40%) facilities for the CaV area and 4/8 (50%) for the CEV area, corrective actions are suggested or planned when the feedback is returned. These results confirm the need to define, in a synergistic way with the relevant stakeholders, an effective and agreed A&F intervention to improve the level of implementation of A&F strategies.

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2023

18. Association between asbestos exposure and pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis malignant mesothelioma: a case–control study and epidemiological remarks

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Marinaccio, A., Consonni, D., Mensi, C., Mirabelli, D., Migliore, E., Magnani, C., Di Marzio, D., Gennaro, V., Mazzoleni, G., Girardi, P., Negro, C., Romanelli, A., Chellini, E., Grappasonni, I., Madeo, G., Romeo, E., Ascoli, V., Carrozza, F., Angelillo, I. F., Cavone, D., Tumino, R., Melis, M., Curti, S., Brandi, G., Mattioli, S., Iavicoli, S., Dallari, B., Pesatori, A. C., Riboldi, L., Merletti, F., Gangemi, M., Stura, A., Brentisci, C., Gilardetti, M., Benfatto, L., Canessa, P. A., Malacarne, D., Mazzucco, G., Campi, M. G., Fedeli, U., Bressan, V., Gioffre, F., Ballarin, M. N., Chermaz, C., D'Agostin, F., De Michieli, P., Mangone, L., Storchi, C., Sala, O., Badiali, A. M., Cacciarini, V., Giovannetti, L., Martini, A., Calisti, R., Pascucci, C., Stracci, F., Masanotti, G., Davoli, M., Cavariani, F., Ancona, L., Annunziata, A., Menegozzo, S., Napolitano, F., Pelullo, C. P., Vimercati, L., Cascone, G., Frasca, G., Giurdanella, M. C., Martorana, C., Nicita, C., Rollo, C. P., Spata, E., Dardanoni, G., Scondotto, S., Nieddu, V., Pergola, M., Stecchi, S., Marinaccio, A., Consonni, D., Mensi, C., Mirabelli, D., Migliore, E., Magnani, C., Di Marzio, D., Gennaro, V., Mazzoleni, G., Girardi, P., Negro, C., Romanelli, A., Chellini, E., Grappasonni, I., Madeo, G., Romeo, E., Ascoli, V., Carrozza, F., Angelillo, I. F., Cavone, D., Tumino, R., Melis, M., Curti, S., Brandi, G., Mattioli, S., Iavicoli, S., Dallari, B., Pesatori, A. C., Riboldi, L., Merletti, F., Gangemi, M., Stura, A., Brentisci, C., Gilardetti, M., Benfatto, L., Canessa, P. A., Malacarne, D., Mazzucco, G., Campi, M. G., Fedeli, U., Bressan, V., Gioffre, F., Ballarin, M. N., Chermaz, C., D'Agostin, F., De Michieli, P., Mangone, L., Storchi, C., Sala, O., Badiali, A. M., Cacciarini, V., Giovannetti, L., Martini, A., Calisti, R., Pascucci, C., Stracci, F., Masanotti, G., Davoli, M., Cavariani, F., Ancona, L., Annunziata, A., Menegozzo, S., Napolitano, F., Pelullo, C. P., Vimercati, L., Cascone, G., Frasca, G., Giurdanella, M. C., Martorana, C., Nicita, C., Rollo, C. P., Spata, E., Dardanoni, G., Scondotto, S., Nieddu, V., Pergola, M., Stecchi, S., Marinaccio A., Consonni D., Mensi C., Mirabelli D., Migliore E., Magnani C., Di Marzio D., Gennaro V., Mazzoleni G., Girardi P., Negro C., Romanelli A., Chellini E., Grappasonni I., Madeo G., Romeo E., Ascoli V., Carrozza F., Angelillo I.F., Cavone D., Tumino R., Melis M., Curti S., Brandi G., Mattioli S., Iavicoli S., Dallari B., Pesatori A.C., Riboldi L., Merletti F., Gangemi M., Stura A., Brentisci C., Gilardetti M., Benfatto L., Canessa P.A., Malacarne D., Mazzucco G., Campi M.G., Fedeli U., Bressan V., Gioffre F., Ballarin M.N., Chermaz C., D'agostin F., De Michieli P., Mangone L., Storchi C., Sala O., Badiali A.M., Cacciarini V., Giovannetti L., Martini A., Calisti R., Pascucci C., Stracci F., Masanotti G., Davoli M., Cavariani F., Ancona L., Annunziata A., Menegozzo S., Napolitano F., Pelullo C.P., Vimercati L., Cascone G., Frasca G., Giurdanella M.C., Martorana C., Nicita C., Rollo C.P., Spata E., Dardanoni G., Scondotto S., Nieddu V., Pergola M., Stecchi S., Marinaccio, Alessandro, Consonni, Dario, Mensi, Carolina, Mirabelli, Dario, Migliore, Enrica, Magnani, Corrado, Di Marzio, Davide, Gennaro, Valerio, Mazzoleni, Guido, Girardi, Paolo, Negro, Corrado, Romanelli, Antonio, Chellini, Elisabetta, Grappasonni, Iolanda, Madeo, Gabriella, Romeo, Elisa, Ascoli, Valeria, Carrozza, Francesco, Angelillo, Italo Francesco, Cavone, Domenica, Tumino, Rosario, Melis, Massimo, Curti, Stefania, Brandi, Giovanni, Mattioli, Stefano, and Iavicoli, Sergio

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medicine.medical_specialty, pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis, Epidemiology, Population, rare disease, national registry, medicine.disease_cause, Epidemiology, Italy, National registry, Rare disease, Asbestos, epidemiology, Italy, national registry, rare disease, NO, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, italy, medicine, epidemiology, Italy, Mesothelioma, education, Gynecology, education.field_of_study, business.industry, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Tunica vaginalis testis, Case-control study, case–control study, Odds ratio, medicine.disease, asbestos, 030210 environmental & occupational health, National registry, exposure, mesothelioma, malignant mesothelioma, Original Article, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270, business, Rare disease
Abstract

Objectives: The purposes of this study are to describe the epidemiology of pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis mesothelioma and assess the role of asbestos exposure for these rare diseases. Methods: Based on incident pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis mesothelioma cases collected from the Italian national mesothelioma registry (ReNaM) in the period 1993–2015, incidence rates, survival median period and prognostic factors have been evaluated. A case–control study has been performed to analyze the association with asbestos exposure (occupational and non-occupational) for these diseases. Results: Between 1993 and 2015, 58 pericardial (20 women and 38 men) and 80 tunica vaginalis testis mesothelioma cases have been registered with a mean annual standardized (world standard population as reference) incidence rates of 0.049 (per million) in men and 0.023 in women for the pericardial site, and 0.095 for tunica vaginalis testis mesothelioma. Occupational exposure to asbestos was significantly associated with the risk of the diseases [odds ratio (OR) 3.68, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.85–7.31 and OR 3.42, 95% CI 1.93–6.04 in pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis mesothelioma, respectively]. The median survival was 2.5 months for pericardial and 33.0 months for tunica vaginalis testis mesotheliomas. Age was the main predictive factor for survival for both anatomical sites. Conclusions: For the first time in an analytical study, asbestos exposure was associated with pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis mesothelioma risk, supporting the causal role of asbestos for all anatomical sites. The extreme rarity of the diseases, the poor survival and the prognostic role of age have been confirmed based on population and nationwide mesothelioma registry data.

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2020

19. Engineered mesoporous silica-based nanoparticles as smart chemotherapy nanodevice for bortezomib administration

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De Santo, M., primary, Giovinazzo, A., additional, Fava, M., additional, Mazzotta, E., additional, De Napoli, I. E., additional, Greco, M., additional, Comandé, A., additional, Nigro, A., additional, Argurio, P., additional, Perrotta, I., additional, Davoli, M., additional, Tagarelli, A., additional, Elliani, R., additional, Granato, T., additional, Nicolini, G., additional, Chiorazzi, A., additional, Semperboni, S., additional, Ballarini, E., additional, Crocamo, C., additional, Cavaletti, G., additional, Lombardo, D., additional, Sisci, D., additional, Morelli, C., additional, Leggio, A., additional, and Pasqua, L., additional

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2023
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23. The association between low skeletal muscle mass and delirium: results from the nationwide multi-centre Italian Delirium Day 2017

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Zucchelli, A, Manzoni, F, Morandi, A, Di Santo, S, Rossi, E, Valsecchi, Mg, Inzitari, M, Cherubini, A, Bo, M, Mossello, E, Marengoni, A, Bellelli, G, Tarasconi, A, Sella, M, Auriemma, S, Paternò, G, Faggian, G, Lucarelli, C, De Grazia, N, Alberto, C, Margola, A, Porcella, L, Nardiello, I, Chimenti, E, Zeni, M, Giani, A, Famularo, S, Romairone, E, Minaglia, C, Ceccotti, C, Guerra, G, Mantovani, G, Monacelli, F, Candiani, T, Ballestrero, A, Santolini, F, Rosso, M, Bono, V, Sibilla, S, Dal Santo, P, Ceci, M, Barone, P, Schirinzi, T, Formenti, A, Nastasi, G, Isaia, G, Gonella, D, Battuello, A, Casson, S, Calvani, D, Boni, F, Ciaccio, A, Rosa, R, Sanna, G, Manfredini, S, Cortese, L, Rizzo, M, Prestano, R, Greco, A, Lauriola, M, Gelosa, G, Piras, V, Arena, M, Cosenza, D, Bellomo, A, Lamontagna, M, Gabbani, L, Lambertucci, L, Perego, S, Parati, G, Basile, G, Gallina, V, Pilone, G, Giudice, C, De, F, Pietrogrande, L, De, B, Mosca, M, Corazzin, I, Rossi, P, Nunziata, V, D'Amico, F, Grippa, A, Giardini, S, Barucci, R, Cossu, A, Fiorin, L, Distefano, M, Lunardelli, M, Brunori, M, Ruffini, I, Abraham, E, Varutti, A, Fabbro, E, Catalano, A, Martino, G, Leotta, D, Marchet, A, Dell'Aquila, G, Scrimieri, A, Davoli, M, Casella, M, Cartei, A, Polidori, G, Brischetto, D, Motta, S, Saponara, R, Perrone, P, Russo, G, Del, D, Car, C, Pirina, T, Franzoni, S, Cotroneo, A, Ghiggia, F, Volpi, G, Menichetti, C, Panico, A, Calogero, P, Corvalli, G, Mauri, M, Lupia, E, Manfredini, R, Fabbian, F, March, A, Pedrotti, M, Veronesi, M, Strocchi, E, Bianchetti, A, Crucitti, A, Di Francesco, V, Fontana, G, Bonanni, L, Barbone, F, Serrati, C, Ballardini, G, Simoncelli, M, Ceschia, G, Scarpa, C, Brugiolo, R, Fusco, S, Ciarambino, T, Biagini, C, Tonon, E, Porta, M, Venuti, D, Delsette, M, Poeta, M, Barbagallo, G, Trovato, G, Delitala, A, Arosio, P, Reggiani, F, Zuliani, G, Ortolani, B, Mussio, E, Girardi, A, Coin, A, Ruotolo, G, Castagna, A, Masina, M, Cimino, R, Pinciaroli, A, Tripodi, G, Cannistrà, U, Cassadonte, F, Vatrano, M, Scaglione, L, Fogliacco, P, Muzzuilini, C, Romano, F, Padovani, A, Rozzini, L, Cagnin, A, Fragiacomo, F, Desideri, G, Liberatore, E, Bruni, A, Orsitto, G, Franco, M, Bonfrate, L, Bonetto, M, Pizio, N, Magnani, G, Cecchetti, G, Longo, A, Bubba, V, Marinan, L, Cotelli, M, Turla, M, Sessa, M, Abruzzi, L, Castoldi, G, Lovetere, D, Musacchio, C, Novello, M, Cavarape, A, Bini, A, Leonardi, A, Seneci, F, Grimaldi, W, Fimognari, F, Bambara, V, Saitta, A, Corica, F, Braga, M, Ettorre, E, Camellini, C, Crescenzo, A, Noro, G, Turco, R, Ponzetto, M, Giuseppe, L, Mazzei, B, Maiuri, G, Costaggiu, D, Damato, R, Formilan, M, Patrizia, G, Santuari, L, Gallucci, M, Paragona, M, Bini, P, Modica, D, Abati, C, Clerici, M, Barbera, I, Nigroimperiale, F, Manni, A, Votino, C, Castiglioni, C, Di, M, Degl'Innocenti, M, Moscatelli, G, Guerini, S, Casini, C, Dini, D, D'Imporzano, E, Denotariis, S, Bonometti, F, Paolillo, C, Riccardi, A, Tiozzo, A, Samy Salama Fahmy, A, Dibari, M, Vanni, S, Scarpa, A, Zara, D, Ranieri, P, Pezzoni, D, Gentile, S, Platto, C, D'Ambrosio, V, Faraci, B, Brambilla, C, Ivaldi, C, Milia, P, Desalvo, F, Solaro, C, Strazzacappa, M, Cazzadori, M, Confente, S, Grasso, M, Troisi, E, Guerini, V, Bernardini, B, C Boffelli S, Corsini, Filippi, A, Delpin, K, Bertoletti, E, Vannucci, M, Tesi, F, Crippa, P, Malighetti, A, Caltagirone, C, Disant, S, Bettini, D, Maltese, F, Abruzzese, G, Cosimo, D, Azzini, M, Colombo, M, Procino, G, Fascendini, S, Barocco, F, Del, P, Mazzone, A, Riva, E, Dell'Acqua, D, Cottino, M, Vezzadini, G, Avanzi, S, Orini, S, Sgrilli, F, Mello, A, Lombardi, L, Muti, E, Dijk, B, Fenu, S, Pes, C, Gareri, P, Passamonte, M, Rigo, R, Locusta, L, Caser, L, Rosso, G, Cesarini, S, Cozzi, R, Santini, C, Carbone, P, Cazzaniga, I, Lovati, R, Cantoni, A, Ranzani, P, Barra, D, Pompilio, G, Dimori, S, Cernesi, S, Riccò, C, Piazzolla, F, Capittini, E, Rota, C, Gottardi, F, Merla, L, A Millul A, Barelli, De, G, Morrone, G, Bigolari, M, Macchi, M, Zambon, F, Pizzorni, C, Dicasaleto, G, Menculini, G, Marcacci, M, Catanese, G, Sprini, D, Dicasalet, T, Bocci, M, Borga, S, Caironi, P, Cat, C, Cingolani, E, Avalli, L, Greco, G, Citerio, G, Gandini, L, Cornara, G, Lerda, R, Brazzi, L, Simeone, F, Caciorgna, M, Alampi, D, Francesconi, S, Beck, E, Antonini, B, Vettoretto, K, Meggiolaro, M, Garofalo, E, Notaro, S, Varutti, R, Bassi, F, Mistraletti, G, Marino, A, Rona, R, Rondelli, E, Riva, I, Scapigliati, A, Cortegiani, A, Vitale, F, Pistidda, L, D'Andrea, R, Querci, L, Gnesin, P, Todeschini, M, Lugano, M, Castelli, G, Ortolani, M, Cotoia, A, Maggiore, S, Ditizio, L, Graziani, R, Testa, I, Ferretti, E, Castioni, C, Lombardi, F, Caserta, R, Pasqua, M, Simoncini, S, Baccarini, F, Rispoli, M, Grossi, F, Cancelliere, L, Carnelli, M, Puccini, F, Biancofiore, G, Siniscalchi, A, Laici, C, Torrini, M, Pasetti, G, Palmese, S, Oggioni, R, Mangani, V, Pini, S, Martelli, M, Rigo, E, Zuccalà, F, Cherri, A, Spina, R, Calamai, I, Petrucci, N, Caicedo, A, Ferri, F, Gritti, P, Brienza, N, Fonnesu, R, Dessena, M, Fullin, G, Saggioro, D., Zucchelli, A, Manzoni, F, Morandi, A, Di Santo, S, Rossi, E, Valsecchi, M, Inzitari, M, Cherubini, A, Bo, M, Mossello, E, Marengoni, A, Bellelli, G, Citerio, G, Zucchelli, Alberto, Valsecchi, M G, and A Tarasconi, M Sella, S Auriemma, G Paternò, G Faggian, C Lucarelli, N De Grazia, C Alberto, A Margola, L Porcella, I Nardiello, E Chimenti, M Zeni, A Giani, S Famularo, E Romairone, C Minaglia, C Ceccotti, G Guerra, G Mantovani, F Monacelli, C Minaglia, T Candiani, A Ballestrero, C Minaglia, F Santolini, C Minaglia, M Rosso, V Bono, S Sibilla, P Dal Santo, M Ceci, P Barone, T Schirinzi, A Formenti, G Nastasi, G Isaia, D Gonella, A Battuello, S Casson, D Calvani, F Boni, A Ciaccio, R Rosa, G Sanna, S Manfredini, L Cortese, M Rizzo, R Prestano, A Greco, M Lauriola, G Gelosa, V Piras, M Arena, D Cosenza, A Bellomo, M LaMontagna, L Gabbani, L Lambertucci, S Perego, G Parati, G Basile, V Gallina, G Pilone, C Giudice, F De, L Pietrogrande, B De, M Mosca, I Corazzin, P Rossi, V Nunziata, F D'Amico, A Grippa, S Giardini, R Barucci, A Cossu, L Fiorin, M Arena, M Distefano, M Lunardelli, M Brunori, I Ruffini, E Abraham, A Varutti, E Fabbro, A Catalano, G Martino, D Leotta, A Marchet, G Dell'Aquila, A Scrimieri, M Davoli, M Casella, A Cartei, G Polidori, G Basile, D Brischetto, S Motta, R Saponara, P Perrone, G Russo, D Del, C Car, T Pirina, S Franzoni, A Cotroneo, F Ghiggia, G Volpi, C Menichetti, M Bo, A Panico, P Calogero, G Corvalli, M Mauri, E Lupia, R Manfredini, F Fabbian, A March, M Pedrotti, M Veronesi, E Strocchi, A Bianchetti, A Crucitti, V Di Francesco, G Fontana, L Bonanni, F Barbone, C Serrati, G Ballardini, M Simoncelli, G Ceschia, C Scarpa, R Brugiolo, S Fusco, T Ciarambino, C Biagini, E Tonon, M Porta, D Venuti, M DelSette, M Poeta, G Barbagallo, G Trovato, A Delitala, P Arosio, F Reggiani, G Zuliani, B Ortolani, E Mussio, A Girardi, A Coin, G Ruotolo, A Castagna, M Masina, R Cimino, A Pinciaroli, G Tripodi, U Cannistrà, F Cassadonte, M Vatrano, F Cassandonte, L Scaglione, P Fogliacco, C Muzzuilini, F Romano, A Padovani, L Rozzini, A Cagnin, F Fragiacomo, G Desideri, E Liberatore, A Bruni, G Orsitto, M Franco, L Bonfrate, M Bonetto, N Pizio, G Magnani, G Cecchetti, A Longo, V Bubba, L Marinan, M Cotelli, M Turla, M Brunori, M Sessa, L Abruzzi, G Castoldi, D LoVetere, C Musacchio, M Novello, A Cavarape, A Bini, A Leonardi, F Seneci, W Grimaldi, F Fimognari, V Bambara, A Saitta, F Corica, M Braga, E Ettorre, C Camellini, A Marengoni, A Bruni, A Crescenzo, G Noro, R Turco, M Ponzetto, L Giuseppe, B Mazzei, G Maiuri, D Costaggiu, R Damato, E Fabbro, G Patrizia, L Santuari, M Gallucci, C Minaglia, M Paragona, P Bini, D Modica, C Abati, M Clerici, I Barbera, F NigroImperiale, A Manni, C Votino, C Castiglioni, M Di, M Degl'Innocenti, G Moscatelli, S Guerini, C Casini, D Dini, S DeNotariis, F Bonometti, C Paolillo, A Riccardi, A Tiozzo, A SamySalamaFahmy, A Riccardi, C Paolillo, M DiBari, S Vanni, A Scarpa, D Zara, P Ranieri, P Calogero, G Corvalli, D Pezzoni, S Gentile, A Morandi, C Platto, V D'Ambrosio, B Faraci, C Ivaldi, P Milia, F DeSalvo, C Solaro, M Strazzacappa, M Bo, A Panico, M Cazzadori, S Confente, M Bonetto, G Magnani, G Cecchetti, V Guerini, B Bernardini, C Corsini, S Boffelli, A Filippi, K Delpin, E Bertoletti, M Vannucci, F Tesi, P Crippa, A Malighetti, C Caltagirone, S DiSant, D Bettini, F Maltese, M Formilan, G Abruzzese, C Minaglia, D Cosimo, M Azzini, M Cazzadori, M Colombo, G Procino, S Fascendini, F Barocco, P Del, F D'Amico, A Grippa, A Mazzone, E Riva, D Dell'Acqua, M Cottino, G Vezzadini, S Avanzi, S Orini, F Sgrilli, A Mello, L Lombardi, E Muti, B Dijk, S Fenu, C Pes, P Gareri, A Castagna, M Passamonte, F De, R Rigo, L Locusta, L Caser, G Rosso, S Cesarini, R Cozzi, C Santini, P Carbone, I Cazzaniga, R Lovati, A Cantoni, P Ranzani, D Barra, G Pompilio, S Dimori, S Cernesi, C Riccò, F Piazzolla, E Capittini, C Rota, F Gottardi, L Merla, A Barelli, A Millul, G De, G Morrone, M Bigolari, C Minaglia, M Macchi, F Zambon, F D'Amico, F D'Amico, C Pizzorni, G DiCasaleto, G Menculini, M Marcacci, G Catanese, D Sprini, T DiCasalet, M Bocci, S Borga, P Caironi, C Cat, E Cingolani, L Avalli, G Greco, G Citerio, L Gandini, G Cornara, R Lerda, L Brazzi, F Simeone, M Caciorgna, D Alampi, S Francesconi, E Beck, B Antonini, K Vettoretto, M Meggiolaro, E Garofalo, A Bruni, S Notaro, R Varutti, F Bassi, G Mistraletti, A Marino, R Rona, E Rondelli, I Riva, A Scapigliati, A Cortegiani, F Vitale, L Pistidda, R D'Andrea, L Querci, P Gnesin, M Todeschini, M Lugano, G Castelli, M Ortolani, A Cotoia, S Maggiore, L DiTizio, R Graziani, I Testa, E Ferretti, C Castioni, F Lombardi, R Caserta, M Pasqua, S Simoncini, F Baccarini, M Rispoli, F Grossi, L Cancelliere, M Carnelli, F Puccini, G Biancofiore, A Siniscalchi, C Laici, E Mossello, M Torrini, G Pasetti, S Palmese, R Oggioni, V Mangani, S Pini, M Martelli, E Rigo, F Zuccalà, A Cherri, R Spina, I Calamai, N Petrucci, A Caicedo, F Ferri, P Gritti, N Brienza, R Fonnesu, M Dessena, G Fullin, D Saggioro

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Male, Aging, medicine.medical_specialty, Sarcopenia, medicine.medical_treatment, Socio-culturale, Older person, Logistic regression, Delirium, Older persons, Sarcopenia, Internal medicine, mental disorders, Delirium, Older persons, medicine, Dementia, Humans, LS4_4, Muscle, Skeletal, Pathological, Aged, Rehabilitation, business.industry, Area under the curve, Settore MED/23 - Chirurgia Cardiaca, Skeletal, medicine.disease, Skeletal muscle mass, Cross-Sectional Studies, Italy, Muscle, Female, Geriatrics and Gerontology, medicine.symptom, business
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Introduction Delirium and sarcopenia are common, although underdiagnosed, geriatric syndromes. Several pathological mechanisms can link delirium and low skeletal muscle mass, but few studies have investigated their association. We aimed to investigate (1) the association between delirium and low skeletal muscle mass and (2) the possible role of calf circumference mass in finding cases with delirium. Methods The analyses were conducted employing the cross-sectional “Delirium Day” initiative, on patient 65 years and older admitted to acute hospital medical wards, emergency departments, rehabilitation wards, nursing homes and hospices in Italy in 2017. Delirium was diagnosed as a 4 + score at the 4-AT scale. Low skeletal muscle mass was operationally defined as calf circumference ≤ 34 cm in males and ≤ 33 cm in females. Logistic regression models were used to investigate the association between low skeletal muscle mass and delirium. The discriminative ability of calf circumference was evaluated using non-parametric ROC analyses. Results A sample of 1675 patients was analyzed. In total, 73.6% of participants had low skeletal muscle mass and 24.1% exhibited delirium. Low skeletal muscle mass and delirium showed an independent association (OR: 1.50; 95% CI 1.09–2.08). In the subsample of patients without a diagnosis of dementia, the inclusion of calf circumference in a model based on age and sex significantly improved its discriminative accuracy [area under the curve (AUC) 0.69 vs 0.57, p Discussion and conclusion Low muscle mass is independently associated with delirium. In patients without a previous diagnosis of dementia, calf circumference may help to better identify those who develop delirium.

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2022

24. Mortality differences between migrants and Italians residing in Rome before, during, and in the aftermath of the great recession. A longitudinal cohort study from 2001 to 2015

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Trappolini, E, Marino, C, Agabiti, N, Giudici, C, Davoli, M, Cacciani, L, Trappolini E., Marino C., Agabiti N., Giudici C., Davoli M., Cacciani L., Trappolini, E, Marino, C, Agabiti, N, Giudici, C, Davoli, M, Cacciani, L, Trappolini E., Marino C., Agabiti N., Giudici C., Davoli M., and Cacciani L.

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Background: In Europe, one of the most consistent findings is that of migrant mortality advantage in high-income countries. Furthermore, the literature shows that economic shocks, which bring worse health outcomes, can severely affect the most disadvantaged individuals. We analyse differences and changes in all-cause mortality between Italians and migrants residing in Rome before, during, and in the aftermath of the Great Recession (2001–2015) by birth-cohort. Methods: The analysis is a longitudinal open cohort study. Mortality data come from the Register of the Causes of Death (58,637 deaths) and the population denominator (n = 2,454,410) comes from the Municipal Register of Rome. By comparing three time-periods (2001–2005, 2006–2010, and 2011–2015), we analyse all-cause mortality of Rome residents born, respectively, in the intervals 1937–1976, 1942–1981, 1947–1986 (aged 25–64 years at entry into observation). Computing birth-cohort-specific death rates and applying parametric survival models with age as the time-scale, we compare mortality differences between migrants and Italians by gender, area of origin, and time-period. Results: Overall, we find a lower risk of dying for migrants than Italians regardless of gender (Women: HR = 0.61, 95% CI 0.56–0.66; Men: HR = 0.49, 95% CI 0.45–0.53), and a lower death risk over time for the total population. Nevertheless, such a pattern changes according to gender and migrants’ area of origin. Conclusion: Given the relevance of international migrations in Europe, studying migrants’ health has proved increasingly important. The deterioration in migrant health and the gradual weakening of migrants’ mortality advantage is likely to become a public health issue with important consequences for the healthcare system of all European countries.

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2021

25. The Italian Network for Monitoring Medication Use During Pregnancy (MoM-Net): Experience and Perspectives

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Belleudi, V, Fortinguerra, F, Poggi, F, Perna, S, Bortolus, R, Donati, S, Clavenna, A, Locatelli, A, Davoli, M, Addis, A, Trotta, F, Belleudi V., Fortinguerra F., Poggi F. R., Perna S., Bortolus R., Donati S., Clavenna A., Locatelli A., Davoli M., Addis A., Trotta F., Belleudi, V, Fortinguerra, F, Poggi, F, Perna, S, Bortolus, R, Donati, S, Clavenna, A, Locatelli, A, Davoli, M, Addis, A, Trotta, F, Belleudi V., Fortinguerra F., Poggi F. R., Perna S., Bortolus R., Donati S., Clavenna A., Locatelli A., Davoli M., Addis A., and Trotta F.

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There is an acute need for research to acquire high-quality information on the use of medicines in pregnancy, both in terms of appropriateness and safety. For this purpose, the Italian Medicines Agency established a Network for Monitoring Medication use in pregnancy (MoM-Net) through the conduction of population-based studies using administrative data available at regional level. This paper aimed to describe the experiences and challenges within the network. MoM-Net currently involves eight regions and several experts from public and academic institutions. The first study conducted aimed to identify drug use before, during and after pregnancy investigating specific therapeutic categories, analysing regional variability and monitoring drug use in specific subpopulations (i.e. foreign women/multiple pregnancies). Aggregated demographic, clinical, and prescription data were analysed using a distributed network approach based on common data model. The study population included all women delivering during 2016–2018 in the participating regions (n = 449,012), and corresponding to 59% of deliveries in Italy. Seventy-three per cent of the cohort had at least one drug prescription during pregnancy, compared to 57% before and 59% after pregnancy. In general, a good adherence to guidelines for pregnant women was found although some drug categories at risk of inappropriateness, such as progestins and antibiotics, were prescribed. A strong variability in the use of drugs among regions and in specific subpopulations was observed. The MoM-Net represents a valuable surveillance system on the use of medicines in pregnancy, available to monitor drug categories at high risk of inappropriateness and to investigate health needs in specific regions or subpopulations.

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2021

26. Cost-effectiveness of the adherence with recommendations for clinical monitoring of patients with diabetes

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Corrao, G, Rea, F, Mancia, G, Perseghin, G, Merlino, L, Martini, N, Carbone, S, Carle, F, Bucci, A, Dajko, M, Arca, S, Bellentani, D, Bruno, V, Ceccolini, C, De Feo, A, Lispi, L, Mariniello, R, Masullo, M, Medici, F, Pisanti, P, Visca, M, Zanini, R, Di Fiandra, T, Magliocchetti, N, Romano, G, Cantarutti, A, Pugni, P, Davoli, M, Di Martino, M, Lallo, A, Vittori, P, Vuillermin, G, Bernardo, A, Fusciante, A, Belotti, L, De Palma, R, Di Felice, E, Chiandetti, R, Clagnan, E, Del Zotto, S, Di Lenarda, A, Mariotto, A, Prezza, M, Zanier, L, Fusco, D, Marinacci, C, Lora, A, Spazzafumo, L, Pizzi, S, Simiele, M, Massaro, G, Attolini, E, Lepore, V, Petrarolo, V, De Luca, G, Fantaci, G, Pollina Addario, S, Scondotto, S, Bellomo, F, Braga, M, Di Fabrizio, V, Forni, S, Francesconi, P, Profili, F, Avossa, F, Corradin, M, Vigna, S, Dondi, L, Pedrini, A, Piccinni, C, Cosentino, M, Marvulli, M, Maggioni, A, Corrao G., Rea F., Mancia G., Perseghin G., Merlino L., Martini N., Carbone S., Carle F., Bucci A., Dajko M., Arca S., Bellentani D., Bruno V., Ceccolini C., De Feo A., Lispi L., Mariniello R., Masullo M., Medici F., Pisanti P., Visca M., Zanini R., Di Fiandra T., Magliocchetti N., Romano G., Cantarutti A., Pugni P., Davoli M., Di Martino M., Lallo A., Vittori P., Vuillermin G., Bernardo A., Fusciante A., Belotti L., De Palma R., Di Felice E., Chiandetti R., Clagnan E., Del Zotto S., Di Lenarda A., Mariotto A., Prezza M., Zanier L., Fusco D., Marinacci C., Lora A., Spazzafumo L., Pizzi S., Simiele M., Massaro G., Attolini E., Lepore V., Petrarolo V., De Luca G., Fantaci G., Pollina Addario S., Scondotto S., Bellomo F., Braga M., Di Fabrizio V., Forni S., Francesconi P., Profili F., Avossa F., Corradin M., Vigna S., Dondi L., Pedrini A., Piccinni C., Cosentino M., Marvulli M. G., Maggioni A., Corrao, G, Rea, F, Mancia, G, Perseghin, G, Merlino, L, Martini, N, Carbone, S, Carle, F, Bucci, A, Dajko, M, Arca, S, Bellentani, D, Bruno, V, Ceccolini, C, De Feo, A, Lispi, L, Mariniello, R, Masullo, M, Medici, F, Pisanti, P, Visca, M, Zanini, R, Di Fiandra, T, Magliocchetti, N, Romano, G, Cantarutti, A, Pugni, P, Davoli, M, Di Martino, M, Lallo, A, Vittori, P, Vuillermin, G, Bernardo, A, Fusciante, A, Belotti, L, De Palma, R, Di Felice, E, Chiandetti, R, Clagnan, E, Del Zotto, S, Di Lenarda, A, Mariotto, A, Prezza, M, Zanier, L, Fusco, D, Marinacci, C, Lora, A, Spazzafumo, L, Pizzi, S, Simiele, M, Massaro, G, Attolini, E, Lepore, V, Petrarolo, V, De Luca, G, Fantaci, G, Pollina Addario, S, Scondotto, S, Bellomo, F, Braga, M, Di Fabrizio, V, Forni, S, Francesconi, P, Profili, F, Avossa, F, Corradin, M, Vigna, S, Dondi, L, Pedrini, A, Piccinni, C, Cosentino, M, Marvulli, M, Maggioni, A, Corrao G., Rea F., Mancia G., Perseghin G., Merlino L., Martini N., Carbone S., Carle F., Bucci A., Dajko M., Arca S., Bellentani D., Bruno V., Ceccolini C., De Feo A., Lispi L., Mariniello R., Masullo M., Medici F., Pisanti P., Visca M., Zanini R., Di Fiandra T., Magliocchetti N., Romano G., Cantarutti A., Pugni P., Davoli M., Di Martino M., Lallo A., Vittori P., Vuillermin G., Bernardo A., Fusciante A., Belotti L., De Palma R., Di Felice E., Chiandetti R., Clagnan E., Del Zotto S., Di Lenarda A., Mariotto A., Prezza M., Zanier L., Fusco D., Marinacci C., Lora A., Spazzafumo L., Pizzi S., Simiele M., Massaro G., Attolini E., Lepore V., Petrarolo V., De Luca G., Fantaci G., Pollina Addario S., Scondotto S., Bellomo F., Braga M., Di Fabrizio V., Forni S., Francesconi P., Profili F., Avossa F., Corradin M., Vigna S., Dondi L., Pedrini A., Piccinni C., Cosentino M., Marvulli M. G., and Maggioni A.

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Background and aims: To validate a set of indicators for monitoring the quality of care of patients with diabetes in ‘real-life’ practice through its relationship with measurable clinical outcomes and healthcare costs. Methods and results: A population-based cohort study was carried out by including the 20,635 patients, residents in the Lombardy Region (Italy), who in the year 2012 were newly taken-in-care for diabetes. Adherence with clinical recommendations (i.e., controls for glycated haemoglobin, lipid profile, urine albumin excretion and serum creatinine) was recorded during the first year after the patient was taken-in-care, and categorized according whether he/she complied with none or almost none (0 or 1), just some (2) or all or almost all (3 or 4) the recommendations, respectively denoted as poor, intermediate and high adherence. Short- and long-term complications of diabetes, and healthcare cost incurred by the National Health Service, were assessed during follow-up. Compared with patients with poor adherence, those with intermediate and high adherence respectively showed (i) a delay in outcome occurrence of 13 days (95% CI, −2 to 27) and 23 days (9–38), and (ii) a lower healthcare cost of 54 € and 77 €. In average, a gain of 18 Euros and 15 Euros for each day free from diabetic complication by increasing adherence respectively from poor to intermediate and from poor to high were observed. Conclusion: Close control of patients with diabetes through regular clinical examinations must be considered the cornerstone of national guidance, national audits, and quality improvement incentive schemes.

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2021

30. Influence of adherence with guideline-driven recommendations on survival in women operated for breast cancer: Real-life evidence from Italy

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Corrao, G, Rea, F, Di Felice, E, Di Martino, M, Davoli, M, Merlino, L, Carle, F, De Palma, R, Corrao G., Rea F., Di Felice E., Di Martino M., Davoli M., Merlino L., Carle F., De Palma R., Corrao, G, Rea, F, Di Felice, E, Di Martino, M, Davoli, M, Merlino, L, Carle, F, De Palma, R, Corrao G., Rea F., Di Felice E., Di Martino M., Davoli M., Merlino L., Carle F., and De Palma R.

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Background: A set of indicators to assess the quality of care for women operated for breast cancer was developed by an expert working group of the Italian Health Ministry in order to compare the Italian regions. A study to validate these indicators through their relationship with survival was carried out. Methods: The 16,753 women who were residents in three Italian regions (Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna and Lazio) and hospitalized for breast cancer surgery during 2011 entered the cohort and were followed until 2016. Adherence to selected recommendations (i.e., surgery timeliness, medical therapy timeliness, appropriateness of complementary radiotherapy and mammographic follow-up) was assessed. Multivariable proportional hazards models were fitted to estimate hazard ratios for the association between adherence with recommendations and the risk of all-cause mortality. Results: Adherence to recommendations was 53% for medical therapy timeliness, 73% for appropriateness of mammographic follow-up, 74% for surgery timeliness and 82% for appropriateness of complementary radiotherapy. Risk reductions of 26%, 62% and 56% were observed for adherence to recommendations on medical therapy timeliness, appropriateness of complementary radiotherapy and mammographic follow-up, respectively. There was no evidence that mortality was affected by surgery timeliness. Conclusions: Clinical benefits are expected from improvements in adherence to the considered recommendations. Close control of women operated for breast cancer through medical care timeliness and appropriateness of radiotherapy and mammographic monitoring must be considered the cornerstone of national guidance, national audits, and quality improvement incentive schemes.

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2020

32. All-cause mortality and antipsychotic use among elderly persons with high baseline cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risk: a multi-center retrospective cohort study in Italy

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Sultana J., Giorgianni F., REA, FEDERICO, Lucenteforte E., Lombardi N., Mugelli A., Vannacci A., Liperoti R., Kirchmayer U., Vitale C., Chinellato A., Roberto G., Corrao G., Trifiro G., Agabiti N., Bartolini C., Bernabei R., Bettiol A., Bonassi S., Caputi A. P., Cascini S., Cipriani F., Davoli M., Fini M., Gini R., Lapi F., Onder G., Sorge C., Tari M., Vetrano D. L., Sultana, J, Giorgianni, F, Rea, F, Lucenteforte, E, Lombardi, N, Mugelli, A, Vannacci, A, Liperoti, R, Kirchmayer, U, Vitale, C, Chinellato, A, Roberto, G, Corrao, G, Trifiro, G, Agabiti, N, Bartolini, C, Bernabei, R, Bettiol, A, Bonassi, S, Caputi, A, Cascini, S, Cipriani, F, Davoli, M, Fini, M, Gini, R, Lapi, F, Onder, G, Sorge, C, Tari, M, and Vetrano, D

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Male, Pediatrics, medicine.medical_treatment, Toxicology, 030226 pharmacology & pharmacy, Cohort Studies, Antipsychotic, 0302 clinical medicine, Retrospective Studie, Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Disease, 80 and over, Antipsychotics, Medicine, Drug Interactions, Aged, 80 and over, Incidence, Incidence (epidemiology), General Medicine, Italy, Cardiovascular Diseases, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Cerebrovascular Disorder, Female, cohort study, drug interactions, elderly, mortality, Antipsychotic Agents, Human, Cohort study, medicine.medical_specialty, 03 medical and health sciences, Elderly persons, Humans, Cerebrovascular risk, Proportional Hazards Models, Retrospective Studies, Aged, Pharmacology, drug interaction, urogenital system, business.industry, Proportional hazards model, Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA, Retrospective cohort study, equipment and supplies, Cerebrovascular Disorders, Antipsychotic Agent, Proportional Hazards Model, Cohort Studie, business, All cause mortality
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Background: Little is known about the comparative risk of death with atypical or conventional antipsychotics (APs) among persons with cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease (CCD). Research design and methods: A cohort study was conducted using five Italian claims databases. New atypical AP users with CCD aged ≥65 (reference) were matched to new conventional AP users. Mortality per 100 person-years (PYs) and hazard ratios (HR), estimated using Cox models, were reported. Incidence and risk of death were estimated for persons having drug–drug interactions. Outcome occurrence was evaluated 180 days after AP initiation. Results: Overall 24,711 and 27,051 elderly new conventional and atypical AP users were identified. The mortality rate was 51.3 and 38.5 deaths per 100 PYs for conventional and atypical AP users. Mortality risk was 1.33 (95%CI: 1.27–1.39) for conventional APs. There was no increased mortality risk with single drug–drug interactions (DDIs) vs. no DDI. AP users with ≥1 DDI had a 29% higher mortality risk compared to no DDI in the first 90 days of treatment (HR: 1.29 (95% CI: 1.00–1.67)). Conclusions: Conventional APs had a higher risk of death than atypical APs among elderly persons with CCD. Having ≥1 DDI was associated with an increased risk of death.

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2019

33. POS1251 INCIDENCE AND OUTCOMES OF SARS-CoV-2 INFECTION IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC AUTOIMMUNE RHEUMATIC DISEASES: A POPULATION-BASED STUDY OF MORE THAN FOUR MILLION INHABITANTS IN THE LAZIO ITALIAN REGION

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De Lorenzis, E., primary, Parente, P., additional, Natalello, G., additional, Soldati, S., additional, Bosello, S. L., additional, Barbara, A., additional, Sorge, C., additional, Axelrod, S., additional, Verardi, L., additional, Cerasuolo, P. G., additional, Peluso, G., additional, Gemma, A., additional, Davoli, M., additional, Biliotti, D., additional, Bruzzese, V., additional, Goletti, M., additional, DI Martino, M., additional, and D’agostino, M. A., additional

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2022
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34. Delirium and Clusters of Older Patients Affected by Multimorbidity in Acute Hospitals

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Monacelli, F, Signori, A, Marengoni, A, Di Santo, S, Rossi, E, Valsecchi, Mg, Morandi, A, Bellelli, G, Tarasconi, A, Sella, M, Auriemma, S, Paternò, G, Faggian, G, Lucarelli, C, De Grazia, N, Alberto, C, Porcella, L, Nardiello, I, Chimenti, E, Zeni, M, Giani, A, Famularo, S, Romairone, E, Minaglia, C, Ceccotti, C, Guerra, G, Mantovani, G, Candiani, T, Ballestrero, A, Santolini, F, Rosso, M, Bono, V, Sibilla, S, Dal Santo, P, Ceci, M, Barone, P, Schirinzi, T, Formenti, A, Nastasi, G, Isaia, G, Gonella, D, Battuello, A, Casson, S, Calvani, D, Boni, F, Ciaccio, A, Rosa, R, Sanna, G, Manfredini, S, Cortese, L, Rizzo, M, Prestano, R, Greco, A, Lauriola, M, Gelosa, G, Piras, V, Arena, M, Cosenza, D, Bellomo, A, Lamontagna, M, Gabbani, L, Lambertucci, L, Perego, S, Parati, G, Basile, G, Gallina, V, Pilone, G, Giudice, C, Pietrogrande, L, Mosca, M, Corazzin, I, Rossi, P, Nunziata, V, D'Amico, F, Grippa, A, Giardini, S, Barucci, R, Cossu, A, Fiorin, L, Distefano, M, Lunardelli, M, Brunori, M, Ruffini, I, Abraham, E, Varutti, A, Fabbro, E, Catalano, A, Martino, G, Leotta, D, Marchet, A, Dell'Aquila, G, Scrimieri, A, Davoli, M, Casella, M, Cartei, A, Polidori, G, Brischetto, D, Motta, S, Saponara, R, Perrone, P, Russo, G, Del, D, Car, C, Pirina, T, Franzoni, S, Cotroneo, A, Ghiggia, F, Volpi, G, Menichetti, C, Bo, M, Panico, A, Calogero, P, Corvalli, G, Mauri, M, Lupia, E, Manfredini, R, Fabbian, F, March, A, Pedrotti, M, Veronesi, M, Strocchi, E, Borghi, C, Bianchetti, A, Crucitti, A, Difrancesco, V, Fontana, G, Bonanni, L, Barbone, F, Serrati, C, Ballardini, G, Simoncelli, M, Ceschia, G, Scarpa, C, Brugiolo, R, Fusco, S, Ciarambino, T, Biagini, C, Tonon, E, Porta, M, Venuti, D, Delsette, M, Poeta, M, Barbagallo, G, Trovato, G, Delitala, A, Arosio, P, Reggiani, F, Zuliani, G, Ortolani, B, Mussio, E, Girardi, A, Coin, A, Ruotolo, G, Castagna, A, Masina, M, Cimino, R, Pinciaroli, A, Tripodi, G, Cannistrà, U, Cassadonte, F, Vatrano, M, Scaglione, L, Fogliacco, P, Muzzuilini, C, Romano, F, Padovani, A, Rozzini, L, Cagnin, A, Fragiacomo, F, Desideri, G, Liberatore, E, Bruni, A, Orsitto, G, Franco, M, Bonfrate, L, Bonetto, M, Pizio, N, Magnani, G, Cecchetti, G, Longo, A, Bubba, V, Marinan, L, Cotelli, M, Turla, M, Sessa, M, Abruzzi, L, Castoldi, G, Lovetere, D, Musacchio, C, Novello, M, Cavarape, A, Bini, A, Leonardi, A, Seneci, F, Grimaldi, W, Fimognari, F, Bambara, V, Saitta, A, Corica, F, Braga, M, Ettorre, E, Camellini, C, Annoni, G, Crescenzo, A, Noro, G, Turco, R, Ponzetto, M, Giuseppe, L, Mazzei, B, Maiuri, G, Costaggiu, D, Damato, R, Formilan, M, Patrizia, G, Santuari, L, Gallucci, M, Paragona, M, Bini, P, Modica, D, Abati, C, Clerici, M, Barbera, I, Nigroimperiale, F, Manni, A, Votino, C, Castiglioni, C, Degl'Innocenti, M, Moscatelli, G, Guerini, S, Casini, C, Dini, D, D'Imporzano, E, Denotariis, S, Bonometti, F, Paolillo, C, Riccardi, A, Tiozzo, A, Samy Salama Fahmy, A, Dibari, M, Vanni, S, Scarpa, A, Zara, D, Ranieri, P, Alessandro, M, Pezzoni, D, Platto, C, D'Ambrosio, V, Ivaldi, C, Milia, P, Desalvo, F, Solaro, C, Strazzacappa, M, Cazzadori, M, Confente, S, Grasso, M, Troisi, E, Guerini, V, Bernardini, B, Corsini, C, Boffelli, S, Filippi, A, Delpin, K, Faraci, B, Bertoletti, E, Vannucci, M, Tesi, F, Crippa, P, Malighetti, A, Caltagirone, C, Disant, S, Bettini, D, Maltese, F, Abruzzese, G, Cosimo, D, Azzini, M, Colombo, M, Procino, G, Fascendini, S, Barocco, F, Del, P, Mazzone, A, Riva, E, Dell'Acqua, D, Cottino, M, Vezzadini, G, Avanzi, S, Brambilla, C, Orini, S, Sgrilli, F, Mello, A, Lombardi, L, Muti, E, Dijk, B, Fenu, S, Pes, C, Gareri, P, Passamonte, M, Rigo, R, Locusta, L, Caser, L, Rosso, G, Cesarini, S, Cozzi, R, Santini, C, Carbone, P, Cazzaniga, I, Lovati, R, Cantoni, A, Ranzani, P, Barra, D, Pompilio, G, Dimori, S, Cernesi, S, Riccò, C, Piazzolla, F, Capittini, E, Rota, C, Gottardi, F, Merla, L, Barelli, A, Millul, A, Morrone, G, Bigolari, M, Macchi, M, Zambon, F, Pizzorni, C, Dicasaleto, G, Menculini, G, Marcacci, M, Catanese, G, Sprini, D, Dicasalet, T, Bocci, M, Borga, S, Caironi, P, Cingolani, E, Avalli, L, Greco, G, Citerio, G, Gandini, L, Cornara, G, Lerda, R, Brazzi, L, Simeone, F, Caciorgna, M, Alampi, D, Francesconi, S, Beck, E, Antonini, B, Vettoretto, K, Meggiolaro, M, Garofalo, E, Notaro, S, Varutti, R, Bassi, F, Mistraletti, G, Marino, A, Rona, R, Rondelli, E, Riva, I, Cortegiani, A, Vitale, F, Pistidda, L, D'Andrea, R, Querci, L, Gnesin, P, Todeschini, M, Lugano, M, Castelli, G, Ortolani, M, Cotoia, A, Maggiore, S, Ditizio, L, Graziani, R, Testa, I, Ferretti, E, Castioni, C, Lombardi, F, Caserta, R, Pasqua, M, Simoncini, S, Baccarini, F, Rispoli, M, Grossi, F, Cancelliere, L, Carnelli, M, Puccini, F, Biancofiore, G, Siniscalchi, A, Laici, C, Mossello, E, Torrini, M, Pasetti, G, Palmese, S, Oggioni, R, Mangani, V, Pini, S, Martelli, M, Rigo, E, Zuccalà, F, Cherri, A, Spina, R, Calamai, I, Petrucci, N, Caicedo, A, Ferri, F, Gritti, P, Brienza, N, Fonnesu, R, Dessena, M, Fullin, G, Saggioro, D., Monacelli, F, Signori, A, Marengoni, A, Di Santo, S, Rossi, E, Valsecchi, M, Morandi, A, and Bellelli, G

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, multimorbidity, Delirium, multimorbidity, Socio-culturale, Older patients, mental disorders, Medicine, Dementia, Multimorbidity, Humans, Medical history, LS4_4, General Nursing, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Routine screening, business.industry, Health Policy, Delirium, General Medicine, Targeted interventions, medicine.disease, Hospitals, Cross-Sectional Studies, Charlson comorbidity index, Emergency medicine, Geriatrics and Gerontology, medicine.symptom, business
Abstract

Objectives Delirium is commonly seen in older adults with multimorbidity, during a hospitalization, resulting from the interplay between predisposing factors such as advanced age, frailty, and dementia, and a series of precipitating factors. The association between delirium and specific multimorbidity is largely unexplored so far although of potential key relevance for targeted interventions. The aim of the study was to check for a potential association of multimorbidity with delirium in a large cohort of older patients hospitalized for an acute medical or surgical condition. Design This is a cross-sectional study nested in the 2017 Delirium Day project. Setting and Participants The study includes 1829 hospitalized patients (age: 81.8, SD: 5.5). Of them, 419 (22.9%) had delirium. Methods Sociodemographic and medical history were collected. The 4AT was used to assess the presence of delirium. The Charlson Comorbidity index was used to assess multimorbidity. Results The results identified neurosensorial multimorbidity as the most prevalent, including patients with dementia, cerebrovascular diseases, and sensory impairments. In light of the highest co-occurrence of 3 neurosensorial chronic conditions, we could hypothesize that a baseline altered brain functional and neural connectivity might determine the vulnerability signature for incipient overall system disruption in presence of acute insults. Conclusions and Implications Eventually, our findings moved a step forward in supporting the key importance of routine screening for sensory impairments and cognitive status of older patients for the highest risk of in-hospital delirium. In fact, preventive interventions could be particularly relevant and effective in preventing delirium in such vulnerable populations and might help refining this early diagnosis.

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2022

35. A Systematic Review of Case-Identification Algorithms for 18 Conditions Based on Italian Healthcare Administrative Databases: A Study Protocol

Author

Canova, C, Simonato, L, Barbiellini Amidei, C, Baldi, I, Dalla Zuanna, T, Gregori, D, Danieli, S, Buja, A, Lorenzoni, G, Pitter, G, Costa, G, Gnavi, R, Corrao, G, Rea, F, Gini, R, Hyeraci, G, Roberto, G, Spini, A, Lucenteforte, E, Agabiti, N, Davoli, M, Di Domenicantonio, R, Cappai, G, Canova C., Simonato L., Barbiellini Amidei C., Baldi I., Dalla Zuanna T., Gregori D., Danieli S., Buja A., Lorenzoni G., Pitter G., Costa G., Gnavi R., Corrao G., Rea F., Gini R., Hyeraci G., Roberto G., Spini A., Lucenteforte E., Agabiti N., Davoli M., Di Domenicantonio R., Cappai G., Canova, C, Simonato, L, Barbiellini Amidei, C, Baldi, I, Dalla Zuanna, T, Gregori, D, Danieli, S, Buja, A, Lorenzoni, G, Pitter, G, Costa, G, Gnavi, R, Corrao, G, Rea, F, Gini, R, Hyeraci, G, Roberto, G, Spini, A, Lucenteforte, E, Agabiti, N, Davoli, M, Di Domenicantonio, R, Cappai, G, Canova C., Simonato L., Barbiellini Amidei C., Baldi I., Dalla Zuanna T., Gregori D., Danieli S., Buja A., Lorenzoni G., Pitter G., Costa G., Gnavi R., Corrao G., Rea F., Gini R., Hyeraci G., Roberto G., Spini A., Lucenteforte E., Agabiti N., Davoli M., Di Domenicantonio R., and Cappai G.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: there has been a long-standing, consistent use worldwide of Healthcare Administrative Databases (HADs) for epidemiological purposes, especially to identify acute and chronic health conditions. These databases are able to reflect health-related conditions at a population level through disease-specific case-identification algorithms that combine information coded in multiple HADs. In Italy, in the past 10 years, HAD-based case-identification algorithms have experienced a constant increase, with a significant extension of the spectrum of identifiable diseases. Besides estimating incidence and/or prevalence of diseases, these algorithms have been used to enroll cohorts, monitor quality of care, assess the effect of environmental exposure, and identify health outcomes in analytic studies. Despite the rapid increase in the use of case-identification algorithms, information on their accuracy and misclassification rate is currently unavailable for most conditions. OBJECTIVES: to define a protocol to systematically review algorithms used in Italy in the past 10 years for the identification of several chronic and acute diseases, providing an accessible overview to future users in the Italian and international context. METHODS: PubMed will be searched for original research articles, published between 2007 and 2017, in Italian or English. The search string consists of a combination of free text and MeSH terms with a common part on HADs and a disease-specific part. All identified papers will be screened for eligibility by two independent reviewers. All articles that used/defined an algorithm for the identification of each disease of interest using Italian HADs will be included. Algorithms with exclusive use of death certificates, pathology register, general practitioner or pediatrician data will be excluded. Pertinent papers will be classified according to the objective for which the algorithm was used, and only articles that used algorithms with "primary objectives"

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2019

36. All-cause mortality and antipsychotic use among elderly persons with high baseline cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risk: a multi-center retrospective cohort study in Italy

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Sultana, J, Giorgianni, F, Rea, F, Lucenteforte, E, Lombardi, N, Mugelli, A, Vannacci, A, Liperoti, R, Kirchmayer, U, Vitale, C, Chinellato, A, Roberto, G, Corrao, G, Trifiro, G, Agabiti, N, Bartolini, C, Bernabei, R, Bettiol, A, Bonassi, S, Caputi, A, Cascini, S, Cipriani, F, Davoli, M, Fini, M, Gini, R, Lapi, F, Onder, G, Sorge, C, Tari, M, Vetrano, D, Sultana J., Giorgianni F., REA, FEDERICO, Lucenteforte E., Lombardi N., Mugelli A., Vannacci A., Liperoti R., Kirchmayer U., Vitale C., Chinellato A., Roberto G., Corrao G., Trifiro G., Agabiti N., Bartolini C., Bernabei R., Bettiol A., Bonassi S., Caputi A. P., Cascini S., Cipriani F., Davoli M., Fini M., Gini R., Lapi F., Onder G., Sorge C., Tari M., Vetrano D. L., Sultana, J, Giorgianni, F, Rea, F, Lucenteforte, E, Lombardi, N, Mugelli, A, Vannacci, A, Liperoti, R, Kirchmayer, U, Vitale, C, Chinellato, A, Roberto, G, Corrao, G, Trifiro, G, Agabiti, N, Bartolini, C, Bernabei, R, Bettiol, A, Bonassi, S, Caputi, A, Cascini, S, Cipriani, F, Davoli, M, Fini, M, Gini, R, Lapi, F, Onder, G, Sorge, C, Tari, M, Vetrano, D, Sultana J., Giorgianni F., REA, FEDERICO, Lucenteforte E., Lombardi N., Mugelli A., Vannacci A., Liperoti R., Kirchmayer U., Vitale C., Chinellato A., Roberto G., Corrao G., Trifiro G., Agabiti N., Bartolini C., Bernabei R., Bettiol A., Bonassi S., Caputi A. P., Cascini S., Cipriani F., Davoli M., Fini M., Gini R., Lapi F., Onder G., Sorge C., Tari M., and Vetrano D. L.

Abstract

Background: Little is known about the comparative risk of death with atypical or conventional antipsychotics (APs) among persons with cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease (CCD). Research design and methods: A cohort study was conducted using five Italian claims databases. New atypical AP users with CCD aged ≥65 (reference) were matched to new conventional AP users. Mortality per 100 person-years (PYs) and hazard ratios (HR), estimated using Cox models, were reported. Incidence and risk of death were estimated for persons having drug–drug interactions. Outcome occurrence was evaluated 180 days after AP initiation. Results: Overall 24,711 and 27,051 elderly new conventional and atypical AP users were identified. The mortality rate was 51.3 and 38.5 deaths per 100 PYs for conventional and atypical AP users. Mortality risk was 1.33 (95%CI: 1.27–1.39) for conventional APs. There was no increased mortality risk with single drug–drug interactions (DDIs) vs. no DDI. AP users with ≥1 DDI had a 29% higher mortality risk compared to no DDI in the first 90 days of treatment (HR: 1.29 (95% CI: 1.00–1.67)). Conclusions: Conventional APs had a higher risk of death than atypical APs among elderly persons with CCD. Having ≥1 DDI was associated with an increased risk of death.

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2019

37. Reliability of data collected by volunteers, a nine-year citizen science study in three Red Sea touristic facilities

Author

Meschini M., Machado Toffolo M., Marchini C., Caroselli E., Prada F., Franzellitti S., Locci L., Davoli M., Trittoni M., Nanetti E., Tittarelli M., Bentivogli R., Branchini S., Neri P., Goffredo S., and Meschini M., Machado Toffolo M., Marchini C., Caroselli E., Prada F., Franzellitti S., Locci L., Davoli M., Trittoni M., Nanetti E., Tittarelli M., Bentivogli R., Branchini S., Neri P., Goffredo S.

Subjects
touristic facilitie, Reliability of data collected by volunteer, citizen science, Red Sea
Abstract

Citizen‐science projects vary extensively in subject matter, objectives, activities, and scale, but there is always one common goal: to collect reliable data that can be used for scientific and policy purposes. The quality of data collected by non-professional volunteers in citizen science programs is crucial to produce data that are usable by stakeholders to implement environmental management and protection plans. The aim of this study was to assess the quality of data collected by non-specialist volunteers during the citizen science project SCUBA Tourism for the Environment (STE), carried out in three touristic resorts of the Red Sea between 2007 and 2015. The project was based on the Recreational citizen science protocol that differs from the Traditional one because it does not change dives features (i.e. dive place, depth, etc.), do not require to follow a training course and to pass a final exam before participating in the project. For the recreational protocol, scuba instructors and divemasters were briefly trained during public events about project aims, methods and expected results and then they had directly involved volunteers in the project. STE project involved more than 14,000 volunteer recreational divers in data collection on biodiversity. Through a specifically designed questionnaire, volunteers indicated which of the seventy-two target marine taxa were sighted during their recreational dive, giving an estimate of their abundance. To assess the validity of collected data, a reference researcher randomly dove with the volunteers and independently filled in the project questionnaire. Correlation analyses between the records of the reference researcher and those of the volunteers were performed to assess their quality. The study was performed based on 513 sample dives (dives in which was present our reference researcher with at least three volunteers) with a total number of 3138 volunteers tested. Different parameters were used to analyze data reliability 1) Accuracy, the similarity between data collected by volunteers and those collected by the reference researcher, obtained with Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient; 2) Consistency, obtained correlating data collected only by volunteers during the same dive, without the reference researcher, using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient; 3) Percentage of identified that is the percentage of taxa registered by volunteers compared to the taxa observed by the reference researcher; 4) Correct identification that is the percentage of volunteers that correctly identified individual taxa when the taxon was present; 5) Correctness of abundance ratings (CAR) that is the correctness in abundance ratings made by volunteers compared to those collected by the reference researcher; 6) Reliability obtained with correlation between data collected by volunteers and those collected by the reference researcher, using Cronbach’s alpha correlation; 7) measure of similarity between each volunteer and the reference researcher, using Czekanowski’s proportional similarity index). The influence of independent variables date, depth, dive time, diving certification level and group size of participants on volunteers’ accuracy was also analyzed. The lowest mean score (mean score 51.6%, 95% Confidence Interval CI 44.1-59.2%) was obtained for Consistency, indicating that, depending on personal interests, volunteers could give attention to different taxa and the highest one for the Reliability parameter (mean score 69.8%, 95% CI 62.8 – 76.9) indicating that volunteers are able to collect good quality data. A positive correlation was found between Accuracy and Correctness of Abundance Ratings (CAR) score and date indicating that long-term projects could achieve a higher quality of data collected by volunteers. Diving certification level and dive time resulted positively correlated with all parameters except for CAR indicating that more expert divers could collect better quality data than less expert ones and that spending more time underwater could have benefits on data quality. Overall, data quality in this study was comparable to that obtained in Traditional citizen science projects where strict training activities and protocols were followed. Independent variables revealed that long-term projects could achieve a higher Accuracy and CAR, this could be due to an improvement of the project with time, in terms of public training events, more clear description of tasks requested to instructors and divemasters and their consequent improvement in volunteers involvement. We also found that expert scuba divers (volunteers with higher diving certification level) were more reliable than the less expert, this could be due to their familiarity, not only with the marine environment, but also with the diving equipment, which allows them focus on the surrounding environment rather than on their balance or equipment. Finally, more time volunteers spent underwater the more reliable their data became. This study showed that Recreational citizen science could significantly support conventional research methods in monitoring biodiversity, notwithstanding careful planning for volunteer skills according to each specific project. The use of the Recreational citizen science protocol could enhance massive volunteers participation in citizen science projects because it do not require changes to the recreational activity in order to participate; this could also allow the collection of huge amount of data in a short period of time.

Published
2020

41. Malignant mesothelioma due to non-occupational asbestos exposure from the Italian national surveillance system (ReNaM): epidemiology and public health issues

Author

Marinaccio, Alessandro, Binazzi, Alessandra, Bonafede, Michela, Corfiati, Marisa, Di Marzio, Davide, Scarselli, Alberto, Verardo, Marina, Mirabelli, Dario, Gennaro, Valerio, Mensi, Carolina, Schallemberg, Gert, Merler, Enzo, Negro, Corrado, Romanelli, Antonio, Chellini, Elisabetta, Silvestri, Stefano, Cocchioni, Mario, Pascucci, Cristiana, Stracci, Fabrizio, Ascoli, Valeria, Trafficante, Luana, Angelillo, Italo, Musti, Marina, Cavone, Domenica, Cauzillo, Gabriella, Tallarigo, Federico, Tumino, Rosario, Melis, Massimo, Detragiache, E, Merletti, F, Gangemi, M, Stura, A, Brentisci, C, Cammarieri, Diglio G, Macerata, V, Gilardetti, M, Benfatto, L, Bianchelli, M, Mazzucco, G, Consonni, D, Pesatori, AC, Riboldi, L, Bressan, V, Gioffrè, F, Ballarin, MN, Chermaz, C, De Michieli, P, Mangone, L, Storchi, C, Sala, O, Badiali, AM, Cacciarini, V, Giovannetti, L, Martini, A, Calisti, R, La, Rosa F, DʼAlo’, D, Petrucci, MS, Davoli, M, Forastiere, F, Cavariani, F, Romeo, E, Ancona, L, Di Giammarco, A, Menegozzo, S, Canfora, ML, Santoro, M, Viscardi, F, Brangi, A, Cozza, V, Baldassarre, A, Lio, S, Nicita, C, Dardanoni, G, Scondotto, S, Nieddu, V, Pergola, M, and Stecchi, S

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2015
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42. Short-term effects of particulate matter on mortality during forest fires in Southern Europe: results of the MED-PARTICLES Project

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Faustini, Annunziata, Alessandrini, Ester R, Pey, Jorge, Perez, Noemi, Samoli, Evangelia, Querol, Xavier, Cadum, Ennio, Perrino, Cinzia, Ostro, Bart, Ranzi, Andrea, Sunyer, Jordi, Stafoggia, Massimo, Forastiere, Francesco, Angelini, P, Berti, G, Bisanti, L, Catrambone, M, Chiusolo, M, Davoli, M, de’ Donato, F, Demaria, M, Gandini, M, Grosa, M, Ferrari, S, Pandolfi, P, Pelosini, R, Pietrodangelo, A, Pizzi, L, Poluzzi, V, Priod, G, Randi, G, Rowinski, M, Scarinzi, C, Stivanello, E, Zauli-Sajani, S, Dimakopoulou, K, Elefteriadis, K, Katsouyanni, K, Kelessis, A, Maggos, T, Michalopoulos, N, Pateraki, S, Petrakakis, M, Rodopoulou, S, Sypsa, V, Agis, D, Alguacil, J, Artiñano, B, Barrera-Gómez, J, Basagaña, X, de la Rosa, J, Diaz, J, Fernandez, R, Jacquemin, B, Karanasiou, A, Linares, C, Sanchez, AM, Tobias, A, Bidondo, M, Declercq, C, Le Tertre, A, Lozano, P, Medina, S, Pascal, L, and Pascal, M

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2015
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44. The risks of acute exposure to black carbon in Southern Europe: results from the MED-PARTICLES project

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Ostro, Bart, Tobias, Aurelio, Karanasiou, Angeliki, Samoli, Evangelia, Querol, Xavier, Rodopoulou, Sophia, Basagaña, Xavier, Eleftheriadis, Kostas, Diapouli, Evangelia, Vratolis, Stergios, Jacquemin, Benedicte, Katsouyanni, Klea, Sunyer, Jordi, Forastiere, Francesco, Stafoggia, Massimo, Alessandrini, E, Angelini, P, Berti, G, Bisanti, L, Cadum, E, Catrambone, M, Chiusolo, M, Davoli, M, de’ Donato, F, Demaria, M, Gandini, M, Grosa, M, Faustini, A, Ferrari, S, Pandolfi, P, Pelosini, R, Perrino, C, Pietrodangelo, A, Pizzi, L, Poluzzi, V, Priod, G, Randi, G, Ranzi, A, Rowinski, M, Scarinzi, C, Stivanello, E, ZauliSajan, S, Dimakopoulou, K, Kelessis, A G, Maggos, T, Mihalopoulos, N, Pateraki, S, Petrakakis, M, Syps, V, Agis, D, Alguacil, J, Artiñano, B, BarreraGómez, J, de la Rosa, J, Diaz, J, Fernandez, R, Linares, C, Perez, N, Pey, J, Sanchez, A M, Bidondo, M, Declercq, C, Le Tertre, A, Lozano, P, Medina, S, Pascal, L, and Pasca, M

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2015
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46. Visual and Hearing Impairment Are Associated With Delirium in Hospitalized Patients: Results of a Multisite Prevalence Study

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Morandi, Alessandro, primary, Inzitari, Marco, additional, Udina, Cristina, additional, Gual, Neus, additional, Mota, Miriam, additional, Tassistro, Elena, additional, Andreano, Anita, additional, Cherubini, Antonio, additional, Gentile, Simona, additional, Mossello, Enrico, additional, Marengoni, Alessandra, additional, Olivé, Anna, additional, Riba, Francesc, additional, Ruiz, Domingo, additional, de Jaime, Elisabet, additional, Bellelli, Giuseppe, additional, Tarasconi, A., additional, Sella, M., additional, Auriemma, S., additional, Paternò, G., additional, Faggian, G., additional, Lucarelli, C., additional, De Grazia, N., additional, Alberto, C., additional, Margola, A., additional, Porcella, L., additional, Nardiello, I., additional, Chimenti, E., additional, Zeni, M., additional, Giani, A., additional, Famularo, S., additional, Romairone, E., additional, Minaglia, C., additional, Ceccotti, C., additional, Guerra, G., additional, Mantovani, G., additional, Monacelli, F., additional, Candiani, T., additional, Ballestrero, A., additional, Santolini, F., additional, Rosso, M., additional, Bono, V., additional, Sibilla, S., additional, Dal Santo, P., additional, Ceci, M., additional, Barone, P., additional, Schirinzi, T., additional, Formenti, A., additional, Nastasi, G., additional, Isaia, G., additional, Gonella, D., additional, Battuello, A., additional, Casson, S., additional, Calvani, D., additional, Boni, F., additional, Ciaccio, A., additional, Rosa, R., additional, Sanna, G., additional, Manfredini, S., additional, Cortese, L., additional, Rizzo, M., additional, Prestano, R., additional, Greco, A., additional, Lauriola, M., additional, Gelosa, G., additional, Piras, V., additional, Arena, M., additional, Cosenza, D., additional, Bellomo, A., additional, LaMontagna, M., additional, Gabbani, L., additional, Lambertucci, L., additional, Perego, S., additional, Parati, G., additional, Basile, G., additional, Gallina, V., additional, Pilone, G., 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47. A cost-utility analysis of increasing percutaneous coronary intervention use in elderly patients with acute coronary syndromes in six European countries

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Forne, C. Subirana, I Blanch, J. Ferrieres, J. Azevedo, A. Meisinger, C. Farmakis, D. Tavazzi, L. Davoli, M. and Ramos, R. Brosa, M. Marrugat, J. Degano, I. R. EUROTRACS Investigators

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Aims Percutaneous coronary intervention reduces mortality in acute coronary syndrome patients but the cost-utility of increasing its use in elderly acute coronary syndrome patients is unknown. Methods We assessed the efficiency of increased percutaneous coronary intervention use compared to current practice in patients aged >= 75 years admitted for acute coronary syndrome in France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain with a semi-Markov state transition model. In-hospital mortality reduction estimates by percutaneous coronary intervention use and costs were derived from the EUROpean Treatment & Reduction of Acute Coronary Syndromes cost analysis EU project (n = 28,600). Risk of recurrence and out-of-hospital all-cause mortality were obtained from the Information System for the Development of Research in Primary Care (SIDIAP) database from North-Eastern Spain (n = 55,564). In-hospital mortality was modelled using stratified propensity score analysis. The 8-year acute coronary syndrome recurrence risk and out-of-hospital mortality were estimated with a multistate survival model. The scenarios analysed were to increase percutaneous coronary intervention use among patients with the highest, moderate and lowest probability of receiving percutaneous coronary intervention based on the propensity score analysis. Results France, Greece and Portugal showed similar total costs/1000 individuals (7.29-11.05 m euro); while in Germany, Italy and Spain, costs were higher (13.53-22.57 m euro). Incremental cost-utility ratios of providing percutaneous coronary intervention to all patients ranged from 2262.8 euro/quality adjusted life year gained for German males to 6324.3 euro/quality adjusted life year gained for Italian females. Increasing percutaneous coronary intervention use was cost-effective at a willingness-to-pay threshold of 10,000 euro/quality adjusted life year gained for all scenarios in the six countries, in males and females. Conclusion Compared to current clinical practice, broadening percutaneous coronary intervention use in elderly acute coronary syndrome patients would be cost-effective across different healthcare systems in Europe, regardless of the selected strategy.

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48. The relationship between frailty and delirium: insights from the 2017 Delirium Day study

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Mazzola, P, Tassistro, E, Di Santo, S, Rossi, E, Andreano, A, Valsecchi, Mg, Cherubini, A, Marengoni, A, Mossello, E, Bo, M, Inzitari, M, Di Bari, M, Udina, C, Latronico, N, Paolillo, C, Morandi, A, Bellelli, G, Tarasconi, A, Sella, M, Auriemma, S, Paternò, G, Faggian, G, Lucarelli, C, De Grazia, N, Alberto, C, Margola, A, Porcella, L, Nardiello, I, Chimenti, E, Zeni, M, Giani, A, Famularo, S, Romairone, E, Minaglia, C, Ceccotti, C, Guerra, G, Mantovani, G, Monacelli, F, Candiani, T, Ballestrero, A, Santolini, F, Rosso, M, Bono, V, Sibilla, S, Dal Santo, P, Ceci, M, Barone, P, Schirinzi, T, Formenti, A, Nastasi, G, Isaia, G, Gonella, D, Battuello, A, Casson, S, Calvani, D, Boni, F, Ciaccio, A, Rosa, R, Sanna, G, Manfredini, S, Cortese, L, Rizzo, M, Prestano, R, Greco, A, Lauriola, M, Gelosa, G, Piras, V, Arena, M, Cosenza, D, Bellomo, A, Lamontagna, M, Gabbani, L, Lambertucci, L, Perego, S, Parati, G, Basile, G, Gallina, V, Pilone, G, Giudice, C, Pietrogrande, L, Mosca, M, Corazzin, I, Rossi, P, Nunziata, V, D'Amico, F, Grippa, A, Giardini, S, Barucci, R, Cossu, A, Fiorin, L, Distefano, M, Lunardelli, M, Brunori, M, Ruffini, I, Abraham, E, Varutti, A, Fabbro, E, Catalano, A, Martino, G, Leotta, D, Marchet, A, Scrimieri, A, Davoli, M, Casella, M, Cartei, A, Polidori, G, Brischetto, D, Motta, S, Saponara, R, Perrone, P, Russo, G, Pirina, T, Franzoni, S, Cotroneo, A, Ghiggia, F, Volpi, G, Menichetti, C, Panico, A, Calogero, P, Corvalli, G, Mauri, M, Lupia, E, Manfredini, R, Fabbian, F, March, A, Pedrotti, M, Veronesi, M, Strocchi, E, Bianchetti, A, Crucitti, A, Difrancesco, V, Fontana, G, Bonanni, L, Barbone, F, Serrati, C, Ballardini, G, Simoncelli, M, Ceschia, G, Scarpa, C, Brugiolo, R, Fusco, S, Ciarambino, T, Biagini, C, Tonon, E, Porta, M, Venuti, D, Del Sette, M, Poeta, M, Barbagallo, G, Trovato, G, Delitala, A, Arosio, P, Reggiani, F, Zuliani, G, Ortolani, B, Mussio, E, Girardi, A, Coin, A, Ruotolo, G, Castagna, A, Masina, M, Cimino, R, Pinciaroli, A, Tripodi, G, Cannistrà, U, Cassadonte, F, Vatrano, M, Scaglione, L, Fogliacco, P, Muzzuilini, C, Romano, F, Padovani, A, Rozzini, L, Cagnin, A, Fragiacomo, F, Desideri, G, Liberatore, E, Bruni, A, Orsitto, G, Franco, M, Bonfrate, L, Bonetto, M, Pizio, N, Magnani, G, Cecchetti, G, Longo, A, Bubba, V, Marinan, L, Cotelli, M, Turla, M, Sessa, M, Abruzzi, L, Castoldi, G, Lovetere, D, Musacchio, C, Novello, M, Cavarape, A, Bini, A, Leonardi, A, Seneci, F, Grimaldi, W, Fimognari, F, Bambara, V, Saitta, A, Corica, F, Braga, M, Ettorre, E, Camellini, C, Annoni, G, Crescenzo, A, Noro, G, Turco, R, Ponzetto, M, Giuseppe, L, Mazzei, B, Maiuri, G, Costaggiu, D, Damato, R, Formilan, M, Patrizia, G, Gallucci, M, Paragona, M, Bini, P, Modica, D, Abati, C, Clerici, M, Barbera, I, Nigroimperiale, F, Manni, A, Votino, C, Castiglioni, C, Degl'Innocenti, M, Moscatelli, G, Guerini, S, Casini, C, Dini, D, D'Imporzano, E, Denotariis, S, Bonometti, F, Riccardi, A, Tiozzo, A, Samy Salama Fahmy, A, Dibari, M, Vanni, S, Scarpa, A, Zara, D, Ranieri, P, Alessandro, M, Pezzoni, D, Platto, C, D'Ambrosio, V, Ivaldi, C, Milia, P, Desalvo, F, Solaro, C, Strazzacappa, M, Cazzadori, M, Confente, S, Grasso, M, Troisi, E, Guerini, V, Bernardini, B, Corsini, C, Boffelli, S, Filippi, A, Delpin, K, Faraci, B, Bertoletti, E, Vannucci, M, Tesi, F, Crippa, P, Malighetti, A, Caltagirone, C, Disant, S, Bettini, D, Maltese, F, Abruzzese, G, Cosimo, D, Azzini, M, Colombo, M, Procino, G, Fascendini, S, Barocco, F, Mazzone, A, Riva, E, Dell'Acqua, D, Cottino, M, Vezzadini, G, Avanzi, S, Brambilla, C, Orini, S, Sgrilli, F, Mello, A, Lombardi, L, Muti, E, Dijk, B, Fenu, S, Gareri, P, Passamonte, M, Rigo, R, Locusta, L, Caser, L, Rosso, G, Cesarini, S, Cozzi, R, Santini, C, Carbone, P, Cazzaniga, I, Lovati, R, Cantoni, A, Ranzani, P, Barra, D, Pompilio, G, Dimori, S, Cernesi, S, Riccò, C, Piazzolla, F, Capittini, E, Rota, C, Gottardi, F, Merla, L, Barelli, A, Millul, A, Morrone, G, Bigolari, M, Macchi, M, Zambon, F, Pizzorni, C, Dicasaleto, G, Menculini, G, Marcacci, M, Catanese, G, Sprini, D, Dicasalet, T, Bocci, M, Borga, S, Caironi, P, Cingolani, E, Avalli, L, Greco, G, Citerio, G, Gandini, L, Cornara, G, Lerda, R, Brazzi, L, Simeone, F, Caciorgna, M, Alampi, D, Francesconi, S, Beck, E, Antonini, B, Vettoretto, K, Meggiolaro, M, Garofalo, E, Notaro, S, Varutti, R, Bassi, F, Mistraletti, G, Marino, A, Rona, R, Rondelli, E, Riva, I, Scapigliati, A, Vitale, F, Pistidda, L, D'Andrea, R, Querci, L, Gnesin, P, Todeschini, M, Lugano, M, Castelli, G, Ortolani, M, Cotoia, A, Maggiore, S, Ditizio, L, Graziani, R, Testa, I, Ferretti, E, Castioni, C, Lombardi, F, Caserta, R, Pasqua, M, Simoncini, S, Baccarini, F, Rispoli, M, Grossi, F, Cancelliere, L, Carnelli, M, Puccini, F, Biancofiore, G, Siniscalchi, A, Laici, C, Torrini, M, Pasetti, G, Palmese, S, Oggioni, R, Mangani, V, Pini, S, Martelli, M, Rigo, E, Zuccalà, F, Cherri, A, Spina, R, Calamai, I, Petrucci, N, Caicedo, A, Ferri, F, Gritti, P, Brienza, N, Fonnesu, R, Dessena, M, Fullin, G, Saggioro, D., Mazzola, P, Tassistro, E, Di Santo, S, Rossi, E, Andreano, A, Valsecchi, M, Cherubini, A, Marengoni, A, Mossello, E, Bo, M, Inzitari, M, Di Bari, M, Udina, C, Latronico, N, Paolillo, C, Morandi, A, and Bellelli, G

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Aging, medicine.medical_specialty, medicine.medical_treatment, Population, Socio-culturale, frailty, Odds, older people, delirium, Risk Factors, Internal medicine, 80 and over, Medicine, Humans, Prospective Studies, LS4_4, education, Prospective cohort study, Geriatric Assessment, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, education.field_of_study, Rehabilitation, business.industry, Confounding, Delirium Day, Delirium Day, delirium, frailty, mortality, older people, General Medicine, Odds ratio, mortality, Delirium, Observational study, Geriatrics and Gerontology, medicine.symptom, business
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Background although frailty and delirium are among the most frequent and burdensome geriatric syndromes, little is known about their association and impact on short-term mortality. Objective to examine, in hospitalized older persons, whether frailty is associated with delirium, and whether these two conditions, alone or in combination, affect these patients’ 30-day survival. Design observational study nested in the Delirium Day project, with 30-day follow-up. Setting acute medical wards (n = 118) and rehabilitation wards (n = 46) in Italy. Subjects a total of 2,065 individuals aged 65+ years hospitalized in acute medical (1,484 patients, 71.9%) or rehabilitation (581 patients, 28.1%) wards. Methods a 25-item Frailty Index (FI) was created. Delirium was assessed using the 4AT test. Vital status was ascertained at 30 days. Results overall, 469 (22.7%) patients experienced delirium on the index day and 82 (4.0%) died during follow-up. After adjustment for potential confounders, each FI score increase of 0.1 significantly increased the odds of delirium (odds ratio, OR: 1.66 [95% CI: 1.45–1.90]), with no difference between the acute (OR: 1.65 [95% CI: 1.41–1.93]) and rehabilitation ward patients (OR: 1.71 [95% CI: 1.27–2.30]). The risk of dying during follow-up also increased significantly for every FI increase of 0.1 in the overall population (OR: 1.65 [95% CI: 1.33–2.05]) and in the acute medical ward patients (OR: 1.61 [95% CI: 1.28–2.04]), but not in the rehabilitation patients. Delirium was not significantly associated with 30-day mortality in either hospital setting. Conclusions in hospitalized older patients, frailty is associated with delirium and with an increased risk of short-term mortality.

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2021

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