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2. Le stagioni di un giornale. Umanità Nova. 1946-1965. Alcuni snodi del dopoguerra nell’auto-rappresentazione libertaria

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Ortalli, M., Sacchetti, G., Ciampi, A., Tonsig, C., De Agostini, M., Bernardini, D., Iuso, P., Schirone, F., Scarinzi, C., Siri, W., Varengo, S., Ferrari, G., Antonelli, D., Storiti, S., and Voccia, E.

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Anarchismo, Italia, Anarchismo, Stampa, Umanità Nova, Secondo Novecento, Movimento anarchico, Umanità Nova, Movimento anarchico, Secondo Novecento, Italia, Stampa
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2022

3. 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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4. 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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8. Desert Dust Outbreaks in Southern Europe: Contribution to Daily PM10 Concentrations and Short-Term Associations with Mortality and Hospital Admissions

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STAFOGGIA, MASSIMO, ALESSANDRINI, ESTER RITA, MARCHESI, STEFANO, PANDOLFI, PAOLO, RANZI, ANDREA, FORASTIERE, FRANCESCO, ANGELINI, PAOLA, DAVOLI, MARINA, FERRARI, SILVIA, PIZZI, LORENZO, POLUZZI, VANES, STIVANELLO, ELISA, Zauli Sajani, Stefano, Pey, Jorge, Samoli, Evangelia, Basagaã±a, Xavier, Cernigliaro, Achille, Chiusolo, Monica, Demaria, Moreno, Dã­az, Julio, Faustini, Annunziata, Katsouyanni, Klea, Kelessis, Apostolos G., Linares, Cristina, Medina, Sylvia, Pã©rez, Noemã, Querol, Xavier, Randi, Giorgia, Tobias, A., Berti, G., Bisanti, L., Cadum, E., Catrambone, M., Chiusolo, M., de Donato, F., Demaria, M., Gandini, M., Grosa, M., Faustini, A., Pelosini, R., Perrino, C., Pietrodangelo, A., Priod, G., Randi, G., Ranzi, A., Rowinski, M., Scarinzi, C., Zauli Sajani, S., Dimakopoulou, K., Elefteriadis, K., Katsouyanni, K., Kelessis, A., Maggos, T., Michalopoulos, N., Pateraki, S., Petrakakis, M., Rodopoulou, S., Samoli, E., Sypsa, V., Agis, D., Alguacil, J., Artiã±ano, B., Barrera Gómez, J., Basagaã±a, X., de la Rosa, J., Diaz, J., Fernandez, R., Jacquemin, B., Karanasiou, A., Linares, C., Ostro, B., Perez, N., Pey, J., Querol, X., Salvador, P., Sanchez, A. M., Sunyer, J., Bidondo, M., Declercq, C., Le Tertre, A., Lozano, P., Medina, S., Pascal, L., Pascal, M., Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Doctorat en Matemàtica Aplicada, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. CoDAlab - Control, Modelització, Identificació i Aplicacions, Perez, Noemi, Querol, Xavier, Tobías, Aurelio, Perez, Noemi [0000-0003-2420-6727], Querol, Xavier [0000-0002-6549-9899], Tobías, Aurelio [0000-0001-6428-6755], Stafoggia, Massimo, Zauli Sajani, Stefano, Pey, Jorge, Samoli, Evangelia, Alessandrini, ESTER RITA, Basagaã±a, Xavier, Cernigliaro, Achille, Chiusolo, Monica, Demaria, Moreno, Dã­az, Julio, Faustini, Annunziata, Katsouyanni, Klea, Kelessis, Apostolos G., Linares, Cristina, Marchesi, Stefano, Medina, Sylvia, Pandolfi, Paolo, Pã©rez, Noemã, Randi, Giorgia, Ranzi, Andrea, Tobias, A., Forastiere, Francesco, Angelini, Paola, Berti, G., Bisanti, L., Cadum, E., Catrambone, M., Chiusolo, M., Davoli, Marina, de Donato, F., Demaria, M., Gandini, M., Grosa, M., Faustini, A., Ferrari, Silvia, Pelosini, R., Perrino, C., Pietrodangelo, A., Pizzi, Lorenzo, Poluzzi, Vane, Priod, G., Randi, G., Ranzi, A., Rowinski, M., Scarinzi, C., Stivanello, Elisa, Zauli Sajani, S., Dimakopoulou, K., Elefteriadis, K., Katsouyanni, K., Kelessis, A., Maggos, T., Michalopoulos, N., Pateraki, S., Petrakakis, M., Rodopoulou, S., Samoli, E., Sypsa, V., Agis, D., Alguacil, J., Artiã±ano, B., Barrera Gómez, J., Basagaã±a, X., de la Rosa, J., Diaz, J., Fernandez, R., Jacquemin, B., Karanasiou, A., Linares, C., Ostro, B., Perez, N., Pey, J., Querol, X., Salvador, P., Sanchez, A. M., Sunyer, J., Bidondo, M., Declercq, C., Le Tertre, A., Lozano, P., Medina, S., Pascal, L., and Pascal, M.

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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Respiratory Tract Diseases, Air pollution, 010501 environmental sciences, medicine.disease_cause, 01 natural sciences, Cardiovascular Disease, Pólvores metàl·liques, Respiratory Tract Disease, Air Pollutants, Aire -- Contaminació, Dust, Particulates, Pollution, Citie, Europe, Hospitalization, Geography, Air Pollutant, Cardiovascular Diseases, Contaminació, Seasons, Desert Climate, Sand dust, geographic locations, Human, Air -- Pollution, Health outcomes, complex mixtures, Air pollutants, Environmental health, Air Pollution, medicine, Humans, Ciències de la salut::Impacte ambiental [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Cities, Mortality, Particle Size, Desert dust, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, Desert climate, Research, fungi, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Outbreak, Metal powders, respiratory tract diseases, Particulate Matter, Season, Particulate matter, Pols -- Aspectes ambientals
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Background: Evidence on the association between short-term exposure to desert dust and health outcomes is controversial. Objectives: We aimed to estimate the short-term effects of particulate matter ≤ 10 μm (PM10) on mortality and hospital admissions in 13 Southern European cities, distinguishing between PM10 originating from the desert and from other sources. Methods: We identified desert dust advection days in multiple Mediterranean areas for 2001–2010 by combining modeling tools, back-trajectories, and satellite data. For each advection day, we estimated PM10 concentrations originating from desert, and computed PM10 from other sources by difference. We fitted city-specific Poisson regression models to estimate the association between PM from different sources (desert and non-desert) and daily mortality and emergency hospitalizations. Finally, we pooled city-specific results in a random-effects meta-analysis. Results: On average, 15% of days were affected by desert dust at ground level (desert PM10 > 0 μg/m3). Most episodes occurred in spring–summer, with increasing gradient of both frequency and intensity north–south and west–east of the Mediterranean basin. We found significant associations of both PM10 concentrations with mortality. Increases of 10 μg/m3 in non-desert and desert PM10 (lag 0–1 days) were associated with increases in natural mortality of 0.55% (95% CI: 0.24, 0.87%) and 0.65% (95% CI: 0.24, 1.06%), respectively. Similar associations were estimated for cardio-respiratory mortality and hospital admissions. Conclusions: PM10 originating from the desert was positively associated with mortality and hospitalizations in Southern Europe. Policy measures should aim at reducing population exposure to anthropogenic airborne particles even in areas with large contribution from desert dust advections. © 2016, Public Health Services, US Dept of Health and Human Services. All Rights Reserved.

Published
2015

9. Desert Dust Outbreaks in Southern Europe: Contribution to Daily PM10 Concentrations and Short-Term Associations with Mortality and Hospital Admissions

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Stafoggia, Massimo Zauli-Sajani, Stefano Pey, Jorge Samoli, Evangelia Alessandrini, Ester Basagana, Xavier Cernigliaro, Achille Chiusolo, Monica Demaria, Moreno Diaz, Julio and Faustini, Annunziata Katsouyanni, Klea Kelessis, Apostolos G. and Linares, Cristina Marchesi, Stefano Medina, Sylvia and Pandolfi, Paolo Perez, Noemi Querol, Xavier Randi, Giorgia and Ranzi, Andrea Tobias, Aurelio Forastiere, Francesco and Alessandrini, E. Angelini, P. Berti, G. Bisanti, L. and Cadum, E. Catrambone, M. Chiusolo, M. Davoli, M. de' Donato, F. Demaria, M. Gandini, M. Grosa, M. Faustini, A. Ferrari, S. Forastiere, F. Pandolfi, P. Pelosini, R. and Perrino, C. Pietrodangelo, A. Pizzi, L. Poluzzi, V. and Priod, G. Randi, G. Ranzi, A. Rowinski, M. Scarinzi, C. and Stafoggia, M. Stivanello, E. Zauli-Sajani, S. and Dimakopoulou, K. Elefteriadis, K. Katsouyanni, K. Kelessis, A. Maggos, T. Michalopoulos, N. Pateraki, S. Petrakakis, M. Rodopoulou, S. Samoli, E. Sypsa, V. Agis, D. and Alguacil, J. Artinano, B. Barrera-Gomez, J. Basagana, X. and de la Rosa, J. Diaz, J. Fernandez, R. Jacquemin, B. and Karanasiou, A. Linares, C. Ostro, B. Perez, N. Pey, J. and Querol, X. Salvador, Pedro Sanchez, A. M. Sunyer, J. and Tobias, A. Bidondo, M. Declercq, C. Le Tertre, A. and Lozano, P. Medina, S. Pascal, L. Pascal, M. and MED-PARTICLES Study Grp

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fungi, complex mixtures, geographic locations, respiratory tract diseases
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BACKGROUND: Evidence on the association between short-term exposure to desert dust and health outcomes is controversial. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to estimate the short-term effects of particulate matter 0 mu g/m(3)). Most episodes occurred in spring-summer, with increasing gradient of both frequency and intensity north-south and west-east of the Mediterranean basin. We found significant associations of both PM10 concentrations with mortality. Increases of 10 mu g/m(3) in non-desert and desert PM10 (lag 0-1 days) were associated with increases in natural mortality of 0.55% (95% CI: 0.24, 0.87%) and 0.65% (95% CI: 0.24, 1.06%), respectively. Similar associations were estimated for cardio-respiratory mortality and hospital admissions. CONCLUSIONS: PM10 originating from the desert was positively associated with mortality and hospitalizations in Southern Europe. Policy measures should aim at reducing population exposure to anthropogenic airborne particles even in areas with large contribution from desert dust advections.

Published
2016

11. Associations between fine and coarse particles and mortality in Mediterranean cities: Results from the MED-PARTICLES project

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Samoli, E. Stafoggia, M. Rodopoulou, S. Ostro, B. Declercq, C. Alessandrini, E. Díaz, J. Karanasiou, A. Kelessis, A.G. Tertre, A.L. Pandolfi, P. Randi, G. Scarinzi, C. Zauli-Sajani, S. Katsouyanni, K. Forastiere, F. 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. Forastiere, F. Pandolfi, P. Pelosini, R. Perrino, C. Pietrodangelo, A. Pizzi, L. Poluzzi, V. Priod, G. Randi, G. Ranzi, A. Rowinski, M. Scarinzi, C. Stivanello, E. Zauli-Sajani, S. Dimakopoulou, K. Elefteriadis, K. Katsouyanni, K. G.Kelessis, A. Maggos, T. Michalopoulos, N. Pateraki, S. Petrakakis, M. Rodopoulou, S. Samoli, E. Sypsa, V. Agis, D. Alguacil, J. Artiñano, B. Barrera-Gómez, J. Basagaña, X. de la Rosa, J. Diaz, J. Fernandez, R. Jacquemin, B. Linares, C. Ostro, B. Pérez, N. Pey, J. Querol, X. Sanchez, AM. Sunyer, J. Tobias, A. Bidondo, M. Declercq, C. Le Tertre, A. Lozano, P. Medina, S. Pascal, L. Pascal, M. MED-PARTICLES Study Group

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complex mixtures
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Background: Few studies have investigated the independent health effects of different size fractions of particulate matter (PM) in multiple locations, especially in Europe. Objectives: We estimated the short-term effects of PM with aerodynamic diameter ≤ ; 10; μm (PM10), ≤ 2.5; μm (PM2.5), and between 2.5 and 10; μm (PM2.5-10) on all-cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality in 10 European Mediterranean metropolitan areas within the MED-PARTICLES project. Methods: We analyzed data from each city using Poisson regression models, and combined city-specific estimates to derive overall effect estimates. We evaluated the sensitivity of our estimates to co-pollutant exposures and city-specific model choice, and investigated effect modification by age, sex, and season. We applied distributed lag and threshold models to investigate temporal patterns of associations. Results: A 10-μg/m3 increase in PM2.5 was associated with a 0.55% (95% CI: 0.27, 0.84%) increase in all-cause mortality (0-1 day cumulative lag), and a 1.91% increase (95% CI: 0.71, 3.12%) in respiratory mortality (0-5 day lag). In general, associations were stronger for cardiovascular and respiratory mortality than all-cause mortality, during warm versus cold months, and among those ≥ 75 versus < 75 years of age. Associations with PM2.5-10 were positive but not statistically significant in most analyses, whereas associations with PM10 seemed to be driven by PM2.5. Conclusions: We found evidence of adverse effects of PM2.5 on mortality outcomes in the European Mediterranean region. Associations with PM2.5-10 were positive but smaller in magnitude. Associations were stronger for respiratory mortality when cumulative exposures were lagged over 0-5 days, and were modified by season and age.

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2013

12. Short-term effects of particulate matter constituents on daily hospitalizations and mortality in five South-European cities: Results from the MED-PARTICLES project

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Basagana X., Jacquemin B., Karanasiou A., Ostro B., Querol X., Agis D., Alessandrini E., Alguacil J., Artinano B., Catrambone M., de la Rosa J.D., Diaz J., Faustini A., Ferrari S., Forastiere F., Katsouyanni K., Linares C., Perrino C., Ranzi A., Ricciardelli I., Samoli E., Zauli-Sajani S., Sunyer J., Stafoggia M., Angelini P., Berti G., Bisanti L., Cadum E., Chiusolo M., Davoli M., de'Donato F., Demaria M., Gandini M., Grosa M., Pandolfi P., Pelosini R., Pietrodangelo A., Pizzi L., Poluzzi V., Priod G., Randi G., Rowinski M., Scarinzi C., Stivanello E., Dimakopoulou K., Elefteriadis K., Kelessis A., Maggos T., Michalopoulos N., Pateraki S., Petrakakis M., Rodopoulou S., Sypsa V., Barrera-Gomez J., delaRosa J., Fernandez R., Perez N., Pey J., Salvador P., Sanchez AM, Tobias A., Bidondo M., Declercq C., LeTertre A., Lozano P., Medina S., Pascal L., Pascal M., European Commission, Xavier Basagaña, Bénédicte Jacquemin, Angeliki Karanasiou, Bart Ostro, Xavier Querol, David Agi, Ester Alessandrini, Juan Alguacil, Begoña Artiñano, Maria Catrambone, Jesús D. de la Rosa, Julio Díaz, Annunziata Faustini, Silvia Ferrari, Francesco Forastiere, Klea Katsouyanni, Cristina Linare, Cinzia Perrino, Andrea Ranzi, Isabella Ricciardelli, Evangelia Samoli, Stefano Zauli-Sajani, Jordi Sunyer, Massimo Stafoggia, on behalf of the MED-PARTICLES Study group: […, E. Alessandrini, P. Angelini, G. Berti, L.Bisanti, E. Cadum, M. Catrambone, M. Chiusolo, M. Davoli, F. de' Donato, M. Demaria, M. Gandini, M. Grosa, A. Faustini, S. Ferrari, F. Forastiere, P. Pandolfi, R.Pelosini, C. Perrino, A. Pietrodangelo, L. Pizzi, V. Poluzzi, G.Priod, G. Randi, A. Ranzi, M. Rowinski, C.Scarinzi, M.Stafoggia, E. Stivanello, S.Zauli-Sajani, and …]

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Acute effects, Pediatrics, medicine.medical_specialty, genetic structures, Respiratory Tract Diseases, Chemical constituent, Nitrate, Air pollutants, Specie, Interquartile range, Environmental health, Cardiovascular Disease, Metals, Heavy, medicine, Humans, Cities, Particle Size, Mortality, Respiratory Tract Disease, lcsh:Environmental sciences, General Environmental Science, Cardiovascular mortality, Hospital admissions, lcsh:GE1-350, Species, Air Pollutants, Nitrates, business.industry, Sulfates, Particulates, Hospital admission, Sulfate, Citie, Total mortality, Hospitalization, Italy, Air Pollutant, Cardiovascular Diseases, Spain, Mediterranean area, Particulate Matter, business, Particulate matter, Human
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BACKGROUND: Few recent studies examined acute effects on health of individual chemical species in the particulate matter (PM) mixture, and most of them have been conducted in North America. Studies in Southern Europe are scarce. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between particulate matter constituents and daily hospital admissions and mortality in five cities in Southern Europe. METHODS: The study included five cities in Southern Europe, three cities in Spain: Barcelona (2003-2010), Madrid (2007-2008) and Huelva (2003-2010); and two cities in Italy: Rome (2005-2007) and Bologna (2011-2013). A case-crossover design was used to link cardiovascular and respiratory hospital admissions and total, cardiovascular and respiratory mortality with a pre-defined list of 16 PM10 and PM2.5 constituents. Lags 0 to 2 were examined. City-specific results were combined by random-effects meta-analysis. RESULTS: Most of the elements studied, namely EC, SO4(2-), SiO2, Ca, Fe, Zn, Cu, Ti, Mn, V and Ni, showed increased percent changes in cardiovascular and/or respiratory hospitalizations, mainly at lags 0 and 1. The percent increase by one interquartile range (IQR) change ranged from 0.69% to 3.29%. After adjustment for total PM levels, only associations for Mn, Zn and Ni remained significant. For mortality, although positive associations were identified (Fe and Ti for total mortality; EC and Mg for cardiovascular mortality; and NO3(-) for respiratory mortality) the patterns were less clear. CONCLUSIONS: The associations found in this study reflect that several PM constituents, originating from different sources, may drive previously reported results between PM and hospital admissions in the Mediterranean area. The research described in this article was conducted under the grant agreement European Commission, Environment LIFE10/IT/327. We thank the Instituto Nacional de Estadística and the Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona for providing the mortality data, the Consorci Sanitari de Barcelona (Cat-Salut) for providing hospitalization data for Barcelona and the Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia (Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente) for providing the weather data for Spain. Sí

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2015
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13. The risks of acute exposure to black carbon in Southern Europe: Results from the med-particles project

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Ostro, B. Tobias, A. Karanasiou, A. Samoli, E. Querol, X. Rodopoulou, S. Basagaña, X. Eleftheriadis, K. Diapouli, E. Vratolis, S. Jacquemin, B. Katsouyanni, K. Sunyer, J. Forastiere, F. Stafoggia, M. 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. F, F. Pandolfi, P. Pelosini, R. Perrino, C. Pietrodangelo, A. Pizzi, L. Poluzzi, V. Randi, G. Ranzi, A. Rowinski, M. Scarinzi, C. S, M. Stivanello, E. ZauliSajani, S. Dimakopoulou, K. E, K. K, K. Kelessis, A.G. Maggos, T. Mihalopoulos, N. Pateraki, S. Petrakakis, M. R, S. S, E. Sypsa, V. Agis, D. Artiñano, B. BarreraGómez, J. B, X. De La Rosa, J. Diaz, J. Fernandez, R. J, B. K, A. Linares, C. O, B. Perez, N. Pey, J. Q, X. Sanchez, A.M. S, J. T, A. Bidondo, M. Declercq, C. Le Tertre, A. Lozano, P. Medina, S. Pascal, L. Pascal, M. MED-PARTICLES Study Group

Abstract

Objectives: While several studies have reported associations of daily exposures to PM2.5 (particles less than 2.5 μm) with mortality, few studies have examined the impact of its constituents such as black carbon (BC), which is also a significant contributor to global climate change. Methods: We assessed the association between daily concentrations of BC and total, cardiovascular and respiratory mortality in two southern Mediterranean cities. Daily averages of BC were collected for 2 years in Barcelona, Spain and Athens, Greece. We used case-crossover analysis and examined single and cumulative lags up to 3 days. Results: We observed associations between BC and all mortality measures. For a 3-day moving average, cardiovascular mortality increased by 4.5% (95% CI 0.7 to 8.5) and 2.0% (95% CI 0 to 4.0) for an interquartile change in BC in Athens and Barcelona, respectively. Considerably higher effects for respiratory mortality and for those above age 65 were observed. In addition, BC exhibited much greater toxicity per microgram than generic PM2.5. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that BC, derived in western industrialised nations primarily from diesel engines and biomass burning, poses a significant burden to public health, particularly in European cities with high-traffic density.

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2015

14. Short-term effects of particulate matter constituents on daily hospitalizations and mortality in five South-European cities: Results from the MED-PARTICLES project

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Basagaña, X. Jacquemin, B. Karanasiou, A. Ostro, B. Querol, X. Agis, D. Alessandrini, E. Alguacil, J. Artiñano, B. Catrambone, M. De La Rosa, J.D. Díaz, J. Faustini, A. Ferrari, S. Forastiere, F. Katsouyanni, K. Linares, C. Perrino, C. Ranzi, A. Ricciardelli, I. Samoli, E. Zauli-Sajani, S. Sunyer, J. Stafoggia, M. Angelini, P. Berti, G. Bisanti, L. Cadum, E. Chiusolo, M. Davoli, M. De'Donato, F. Demaria, M. Gandini, M. Grosa, M. Pandolfi, P. Pelosini, R. Pietrodangelo, A. Pizzi, L. Poluzzi, V. Priod, G. Randi, G. Rowinski, M. Scarinzi, C. Stivanello, E. Dimakopoulou, K. Elefteriadis, K. Kelessis, A. Maggos, T. Michalopoulos, N. Pateraki, S. Petrakakis, M. Rodopoulou, S. Sypsa, V. Barrera-Gómez, J. Fernandez, R. Perez, N. Pey, J. Salvador, P. Sanchez, A.M. Tobias, A. Bidondo, M. Declercq, C. Le Tertre, A. Lozano, P. Medina, S. Pascal, L. Pascal, M. MED-PARTICLES Study group

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Background: Few recent studies examined acute effects on health of individual chemical species in the particulate matter (PM) mixture, and most of them have been conducted in North America. Studies in Southern Europe are scarce. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between particulate matter constituents and daily hospital admissions and mortality in five cities in Southern Europe. Methods: The study included five cities in Southern Europe, three cities in Spain: Barcelona (2003-2010), Madrid (2007-2008) and Huelva (2003-2010); and two cities in Italy: Rome (2005-2007) and Bologna (2011-2013). A case-crossover design was used to link cardiovascular and respiratory hospital admissions and total, cardiovascular and respiratory mortality with a pre-defined list of 16 PM10and PM2.5constituents. Lags 0 to 2 were examined. City-specific results were combined by random-effects meta-analysis. Results: Most of the elements studied, namely EC, SO4 2-, SiO2,Ca, Fe, Zn, Cu, Ti, Mn, V and Ni, showed increased percent changes in cardiovascular and/or respiratory hospitalizations, mainly at lags 0 and 1. The percent increase by one interquartile range (IQR) change ranged from 0.69% to 3.29%. After adjustment for total PM levels, only associations for Mn, Zn and Ni remained significant. For mortality, although positive associations were identified (Fe and Ti for total mortality; EC and Mg for cardiovascular mortality; and NO3 -for respiratory mortality) the patterns were less clear. Conclusions: The associations found in this study reflect that several PM constituents, originating from different sources, may drive previously reported results between PM and hospital admissions in the Mediterranean area. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd.

Published
2015

15. 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, A. Alessandrini, E.R. Pey, J. Perez, N. Samoli, E. Querol, X. Cadum, E. Perrino, C. Ostro, B. Ranzi, A. Sunyer, J. Stafoggia, M. Forastiere, F. 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. Artiñano, B. Barrera-Gómez, J. Basagaña, X. De La Rosa, J. Diaz, J. Fernandez, R. Jacquemin, B. Karanasiou, A. Linares, C. Sanchez, A.M. Tobias, A. Bidondo, M. Declercq, C. Le Tertre, A. Lozano, P. Medina, S. Pascal, L. Pascal, M.

Abstract

Background: An association between occurrence of wildfires and mortality in the exposed population has been observed in several studies with controversial results for cause-specific mortality. In the Mediterranean area, forest fires usually occur during spring-summer, they overlap with Saharan outbreaks, are associated with increased temperature and their health effects are probably due to an increase in particulate matter. Aim and methods: We analysed the effects of wildfires and particulate matter (PM10) on mortality in 10 southern European cities in Spain, France, Italy and Greece (2003-2010), using satellite data for exposure assessment and Poisson regression models, simulating a case-crossover approach. Results: We found that smoky days were associated with increased cardiovascular mortality (lag 0-5, 6.29%, 95% CIs 1.00 to 11.85). When the effect of PM10 (per 10 mg/m3) was evaluated, there was an increase in natural mortality (0.49%), cardiovascular mortality (0.65%) and respiratory mortality (2.13%) on smoke-free days, but PM10-related mortality was higher on smoky days (natural mortality up to 1.10% and respiratory mortality up to 3.90%) with a suggestion of effect modification for cardiovascular mortality (3.42%, p value for effect modification 0.055), controlling for Saharan dust advections. Conclusions: Smoke is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality in urban residents, and PM10 on smoky days has a larger effect on cardiovascular and respiratory mortality than on other days.

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2015

16. Particulate matter and gaseous pollutants in the Mediterranean Basin: Results from the MED-PARTICLES project

Author

Karanasiou, A. Querol, X. Alastuey, A. Perez, N. Pey, J. Perrino, C. Berti, G. Gandini, M. Poluzzi, V. Ferrari, S. de la Rosa, J. Pascal, M. Samoli, E. Kelessis, A. Sunyer, J. Alessandrini, E. Stafoggia, M. Forastiere, F. Angelini, P. Bisanti, L. Cadum, E. Catrambone, M. Chiusolo, M. Davoli, M. de'Donato, F. Demaria, M. Grosa, M. Faustini, A. Pandolfi, P. Pelosini, R. Pietrodangelo, A. Pizzi, L. Priod, G. Randi, G. Ranzi, A. Rowinski, M. Scarinzi, C. Stivanello, E. Zauli-Sajani, S. Dimakopoulou, K. Elefteriadis, K. Katsouyanni, K. Maggos, T. Michalopoulos, N. Pateraki, S. Petrakakis, M. Rodopoulou, S. Sypsa, V. Artiñano, B. Barrera-Gómez, J. Basagaña, X. Diaz, J. Jacquemin, B. Linares, C. Ostro, B. Tobias, A. Bidondo, M. Declercq, C. Le Tertre, A. Lozano, P. Medina, S. Pascal, M.

Abstract

Previous studies reported significant variability of air pollutants across Europe with the lowest concentrations generally found in Northern Europe and the highest in Southern European countries. Within the MED-PARTICLES project the spatial and temporal variations of long-term PM and gaseous pollutants data were investigated in traffic and urban background sites across Southern Europe. The highest PM levels were observed in Greece and Italy (Athens, Thessaloniki, Turin and Rome) while all traffic sites showed high NO2levels, frequently exceeding the established limit value. High PM2.5/PM10ratios were calculated indicating that fine particles comprise a large fraction of PM10, with the highest values found in the urban background sites. It seems that although in traffic sites the concentrations of both PM2.5and PM10are significantly higher than those registered in urban background sites, the coarse fraction PM2.5-10is more important at the traffic sites. This fact is probably due to the high levels of resuspended road dust in sites highly affected by traffic, a phenomenon particularly relevant for Mediterranean countries. The long-term trends of air pollutants revealed a significant decrease of the concentration levels for PM, SO2and CO while for NO2no clear trend or slightly increasing trends were observed. This reduction could be attributed to the effectiveness of abatement measures and strategies and also to meteorological conditions and to the economic crisis that affected Southern Europe. © 2014 Elsevier B.V.

Published
2014

17. Which specific causes of death are associated with short term exposure to fine and coarse particles in Southern Europe? Results from the MED-PARTICLES project

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Samoli, E. Stafoggia, M. Rodopoulou, S. Ostro, B. Alessandrini, E. Basagan~a, X. Di´az, J. Faustini, A. Gandini, M. Karanasiou, A. Kelessis, A.G. Le Tertre, A. Linares, C. Ranzi, A. Scarinzi, C. Katsouyanni, K. Forastiere, F. Angelini, P. Berti, G. Bisanti, L. Cadum, E. Catrambone, M. Chiusolo, M. Davoli, M. de' Donato, F. Demaria, M. Grosa, M. Ferrari, S. Pandolfi, P. Pelosini, R. Perrino, C. Pietrodangelo, A. Pizzi, L. Poluzzi, V. Priod, G. Randi, G. Rowinski, M. Stivanello, E. Zauli-Sajani, S. Dimakopoulou, K. Elefteriadis, K. Kelessis, A. Maggos, T. Michalopoulos, N. Pateraki, S. Petrakakis, M. Sypsa, V. Agis, D. Artiñano, B. Barrera-Gómez, J. de la Rosa, J. Diaz, J. Fernandez, R. Jacquemin, B. Perez, N. Pey, J. Querol, X. Sanchez, AM. Sunyer, J. Tobias, A. Bidondo, M. Declercq, C. Lozano, P. Medina, S. Pascal, L. Pascal, M. MED-PARTICLES Study group

Abstract

We investigated the short-term effects of particles with aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5μm (PM2.5), between 2.5 and 10μm (PM2.5-10) and less than 10μm (PM10) on deaths from diabetes, cardiac and cerebrovascular causes, lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in 10 European Mediterranean metropolitan areas participating in the MED-PARTICLES project during 2001-2010.In the first stage of the analysis, data from each city were analyzed separately using Poisson regression models, whereas in the second stage, the city-specific air pollution estimates were combined to obtain overall estimates. We investigated the effects following immediate (lags 0-1), delayed (lags 2-5) and prolonged exposure (lags 0-5) and effect modification patterns by season. We evaluated the sensitivity of our results to co-pollutant exposures or city-specific model choice. We applied threshold models to investigate the pattern of selected associations.For a 10μg/m3 increase in two days' PM2.5 exposure there was a 1.23% (95% confidence interval (95% CI): -1.63%, 4.17%) increase in diabetes deaths, while six days' exposure statistically significantly increased cardiac deaths by 1.33% (95% CI: 0.27, 2.40%), COPD deaths by 2.53% (95% CI: -0.01%, 5.14%) and LRTI deaths by 1.37% (95% CI: -1.94%, 4.78%). PM2.5 results were robust to co-pollutant adjustments and alternative modeling approaches. Stronger effects were observed in the warm season. Coarse particles displayed positive, even if not statistically significant, associations with mortality due to diabetes and cardiac causes that were more variable depending on exposure period, co-pollutant and seasonality adjustment.Our findings provide support for positive associations between PM2.5 and mortality due to diabetes, cardiac causes, COPD, and to a lesser degree to cerebrovascular causes, in the European Mediterranean region, which seem to drive the particles short-term health effects. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd.

Published
2014

18. Foreign bodies in the upper airways: the experience of two Italian hospitals

Author

Dario Gregori, Morra, B., Snidero, S., Scarinzi, C., Passali, G. C., Rinaldi Ceroni, A., Corradetti, R., Passali, D., Gregori D, Morra B, Snidero S, Scarinzi C, Passali GC, Rinaldi Ceroni A, Corradetti R, and Passali D.

Subjects
Male, Medical Audit, Adolescent, Hospitals, Public, Infant, Foreign Bodies, State Medicine, upper airway, Airway Obstruction, Foreign body, Italy, International Classification of Diseases, Child, Preschool, Humans, Female, Child, Retrospective Studies
Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To study the pattern of foreign bodies in the upper airways as emerging from the hospital records in the Bologna and Siena hospitals in Italy 1997-2002. METHODS: A retrospective review of hospital records was performed using a standardized protocol. All injuries with ICD9 (International Classification of Diseases, 9'h revision) codes ranging from 931 to 934 which occurred in children age 0-14 were considered for the database. RESULTS: One hundred ninety seven patients were included in the database with a diagnosis of Foreign Bodies (FB) over the study period, 78 with ICD931, 105 with ICD932, 12 with ICD933 and 2 with ICD934 discharge diagnosis. Of the 197 patients, 51.90% of the patients were males and the 48.10% were female. Median age was 4 (2, 6). At the moment of the injury, the child was eating (11%), playing (83%) or studying (4%) or cleaning ears (2%). The child was supervised by an adult in doing his/her activities at the moment of injury in the 84.2% of the cases. The child reached the hospital using always private transport (100%), never by using an emergency transport (0%). Most commonly, FB were extracted in ambulatory (95.4%), more rarely using an endoscopic procedure (4.1%), and never using surgery. Hospitalization was required in the 0.5% of cases (1). CONCLUSIONS: Our study showed the substantial epidemiological similarity of the Italian data with the experience of other center in the world. The burden of chocking was very limited in our country, as proven by the limited access to emergency and more invasive procedures. Nevertheless, some consideration can be made from the preventive point of view. Quite surprisingly, the majority of injuries occurred under the supervision of an adult in playing or recreational activities., Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 48, No 1 (2007)

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2007
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19. Environmental indicators in EpiAir2 project: Air quality data for epidemiological surveillance [Indicatori ambientali nello studio EpiAir2: I dati di qualità dell'aria per la sorveglianza epidemiologica]

Author

Gandini, M., Berti, G., Cattani, G., Faustini, A., Scarinzi, C., Donato, F., Accetta, G., Angiuli, L., Caldara, S., Carreras, G., Casale, P., Di Biagio, K., Giannini, S., Iuzzolino, C., Lanzani, G., Lauriola, P., Leuci, P., Mariuz, M., Marchesi, S., Nocioni, A., Pistollato, S., Pizzi, L., Ranzi, A., Serinelli, M., Stagnaro, E., Vianello, L., Vigotti, M., Zauli-Sajani, S., Cadum, E., Alessandrini, E. R., Angelini, P., Antonelli, A., Arena, P., Assennato, G., Baccini, M., Baldacchini, F., Baldacci, S., Baldini, M., Baldo, V., Ballarino, G., Balzi, D., Barban, I., Barbati, G., Barbone, F., Barchielli, A., Baroni, S., Barontini, R., Bartolacci, S., Bellodi, S., Berico, M., Biggeri, A., Bisanti, L., Bonfanti, M., Bonomolo, A., Bonvicini, L., Bovenzi, M., Brescianini, C., Broccoli, S., Bruni, A., Calzolari, R., Canossa, E., Canova, C., Caramia, G., Casale, G., Casella, C., Casetta, A., Cernigliaro, A., Cerrai, S., Cervino, M., Cestari, L., Chellini, E., Chiusolo, M., Ciaccia, G., Cibella, F., Cocchio, S., Crosetto, L., Cuccaro, F., Daris, F., Girolamo, G., Togni, A., Di Leo, A., Di Lonardo, S., Dessì, M. P., Evangelista, A., Faccini, F., Fallani, G., Forastiere, F., Fruzzetti, R., Galassi, C., Gallo, G., Gallo, L., Ganzi, A., Garrone, E., Gatti, G., Gherardi, B., Gianicolo, E. A. L., Giua, R., Goldoni, C. A., Grechi, D., Grosa, M., Guerrini, N., Impallomeni, M., La Torretta, T., Luberto, F., Lupi, A., Madonia, G., Maio, S., Malaguti, A., Mangia, C., Mariottini, M., Marotta, A., Martini, A., Menegotto, M., Merlo, F., Migliore, E., Minerba, S., Minichilli, F., Mircea, M., Morassuto, C., Nuvolone, D., Onorati, R. N. G., Padolecchia, G., Palazzi, B., Pandolfi, P., Parodi, S., Pasetti, P., Pensato, A., Piersanti, A., Piovesan, C., Pizzuti, R., Addario, S. P., Porcaro, L., Protti, M., Puppo, A., Raciti, M., Randi, G., Rosa, M., Rubini, G., Sacco, F., Santoro, M., Sarno, G., Scala, D., Scondotto, S., Selle, V., Simeoni, R., Simonato, L., Simoni, M., Spagnolo, G., Massimo Stafoggia, Starnino, G., Stivanello, E., Tominz, R., Troiano, F., Vercelli, M., Viegi, G., Vigotti, M. A., Volta, C., Zanini, G., and Zero, F.

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2013

20. Inquinamento atmosferico e ricoveri ospedalieri urgenti in 25 città italiane: risultati del progetto EpiAir2. [Air pollution and urgent hospital admissions in 25 Italian cities: results from the EpiAir2 project]

Author

Scarinzi, C, Alessandrini, Er, Chiusolo, M, Galassi, C, Baldini, M, Serinelli, M, Pandolfi, P, Bruni, A, Biggeri, A, DE TOGNI, A, Carreras, G, Casella, C, Canova, C, Randi, G, Ranzi, A, Morassuto, C, Cernigliaro, A, Giannini, S, Lauriola, P, Minichilli, F, Gherardi, B, ZAULI SAJANI, S, Stafoggia, M, Casale, P, Gianicolo, Ea, Piovesan, C, Tominz, R, Porcaro, L, Cadum, E, GRUPPO COLLABORATIVO EPIAIR2, and Vercelli, Marina

Subjects
Air pollution and urgent hospital admissions
Published
2013

21. Short-term associations between fine and coarse particulate matter and hospitalizations in Southern Europe: Results from the MED-PARTICLES project

Author

Stafoggia, M. Samoli, E. Alessandrini, E. Cadum, E. Ostro, B. Berti, G. Faustini, A. Jacquemin, B. Linares, C. Pascal, M. Randi, G. Ranzi, A. Stivanello, E. Forastiere, F. Angelini, P. Bisanti, L. Catrambone, M. Chiusolo, M. Davoli, M. de’ Donato, F. Demaria, M. Gandini, M. Grosa, M. Ferrari, S. Pandolfi, P. Pelosini, R. Perrino, C. Pietrodangelo, A. Pizzi, L. Poluzzi, V. Priod, G. Rowinski, M. Scarinzi, C. Zauli-Sajani, S. Dimakopoulou, K. Elefteriadis, K. Katsouyanni, K. Kelessis, A. Maggos, T. Michalopoulos, N. Pateraki, S. Petrakakis, M. Rodopoulou, S. Sypsa, V. Artiñano, B. Barrera-Gómez, J. Basagaña, X. de la Rosa, J. Diaz, J. Karanasiou, A. Pey, J. Querol, X. Sunyer, J. Tobias, A. Bidondo, M. Declercq, C. Le Tertre, A. Lozano, P. Medina, S. Pascal, L. MED-PARTICLES Study Group

Subjects
complex mixtures
Abstract

Background: Evidence on the short-term effects of fine and coarse particles on morbidity in Europe is scarce and inconsistent. Objectives: We aimed to estimate the association between daily concentrations of fine and coarse particles with hospitalizations for cardiovascular and respiratory conditions in eight Southern European cities, within the MED-PARTICLES project. Methods: City-specific Poisson models were fitted to estimate associations of daily concentrations of particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter ≤ 2.5 μm (PM2.5), ≤ 10 (PM10), and their difference (PM2.5-10) with daily counts of emergency hospitalizations for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. We derived pooled estimates from random-effects meta-analysis and evaluated the robustness of results to co-pollutant exposure adjustment and model specification. Pooled concentration-response curves were estimated using a meta-smoothing approach. Results: We found significant associations between all PM fractions and cardiovascular admissions. Increases of 10 μg/m3 in PM2.5, 6.3 μg/m3 in PM2.5-10, and 14.4 μg/m3 in PM10 (lag 0-1 days) were associated with increases in cardiovascular admissions of 0.51% (95% CI: 0.12, 0.90%), 0.46% (95% CI: 0.10, 0.82%), and 0.53% (95% CI: 0.06, 1.00%), respectively. Stronger associations were estimated for respiratory hospitalizations, ranging from 1.15% (95% CI: 0.21, 2.11%) for PM10 to 1.36% (95% CI: 0.23, 2.49) for PM2.5 (lag 0-5 days). Conclusions: PM2.5 and PM2.5-10 were positively associated with cardiovascular and respiratory admissions in eight Mediterranean cities. Information on the short-term effects of different PM fractions on morbidity in Southern Europe will be useful to inform European policies on air quality standards.

Published
2013

22. Indicatori ambientali nello studio EpiAir2: i dati di qualità dell’aria per la sorveglianza epidemiologica. [Environmental indicators in EpiAir2 project: air quality data for epidemiological surveillance]

Author

Gandini, M, Berti, G, Cattani, G, Faustini, A, Scarinzi, C, DE DONATO, F, Accetta, G, Angiuli, L, Caldara, S, Carreras, G, Casale, P, DI BIAGIO, K, Giannini, S, Iuzzolino, C, Lanzani, G, Lauriola, P, Leuci, P, Mariuz, M, Marchesi, S, Nocioni, A, Pistollato, S, Pizzi, L, Ranzi, A, Serinelli, M, Stagaro, E, Vianello, L, Vigotti, Ma, ZAULI SAJANI, S, Cadum, E, GRUPPO COLLABORATIVO EPIAIR2, and Vercelli, Marina

Subjects
environmental indicators, epidemiological surveillance
Published
2013

26. Foreign bodies in the nose causing complications and requiring hospitalization in children 0-14 age: results from the European survey of foreign bodies injuries study

Author

Gregori D, Salerni L, Scarinzi C, Morra B, Berchialla P, Snidero S, Corradetti R, Giulio Cesare Passali, and Esfbi, Study Group

Subjects
Male, Foreign bodies, Adolescent, Data Collection, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Case management, Child injuries, Emergency care, Foreign bodies, Nose, Endoscopy, Nose, Case management, Europe, Hospitalization, Risk Factors, Child, Preschool, Humans, Female, Emergency care, Child, Child injuries, Retrospective Studies
Abstract

The occurrence of foreign bodies (FB) in otorhinolaryngological practice is a common and serious problem among pediatric patients. The aim of this work is to characterize the risk of complications and prolonged hospitalization due to FBs in the nose in terms of the characteristics of the injured patients (age, gender), typology and features of the FBs, the circumstances of the accident and the hospitalization's details.A retrospective study of FB associated injuries, assessing the characteristics of the injured child and the FB, the circumstances of the accident and finally the hospitalization details took place on children aged 0-14 in major hospitals of 19 European countries.In total 688 cases were assessed. Complications and hospitalization occurred in 59 and 52 cases, respectively. Over 51% of patients were females. The median age of children who experienced a complication was four years. In the majority of cases FB removal was accomplished by means of a non-invasive technique (rhinoscopy with a nasal speculum or rigid fiberoptic endoscope. The majority of children were directly referred to the ENT department. The most common FBs associated with complications and hospitalization were nuts, seeds, berries, corn and beans, batteries and other inorganic objects such as broken parts of pens, paper clips and pearls. Over 38% of the injuries occurred under adults' supervision.FB injuries in the nose are commonly encountered in clinical practice. Even if the presence of a FB is not usually life threatening, it may result in long-term complications such as perforation of the septum. Because the risks associated with FB injuries, public education about this problem is recommended.

Published
2008

29. The Severe Heart Failure Questionnaire: Italian translation and linguistic validation

Author

Scarinzi, C, Berchialla, P, Ghidina, M, Rozbowsky, P, Pilotto, L, Albanese, MC, Fioretti, PM, Gregori, D, Scarinzi, C, Berchialla, P, Ghidina, M, Rozbowsky, P, Pilotto, L, Albanese, MC, Fioretti, PM, and Gregori, D

Abstract

Introduction. The quality of life (QoL) is an important outcome indicator for heart failure management. As the use of a validate questionnaire in a different cultural context can affect data interpretation our main objective is the Italian translation and linguistic validation of the Severe Heart Failure Questionnaire (SHF) and its comparison with the MLHF (Minnesota Living with Heart Failure) Questionnaire. Methods. The SHF and ?The Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire? were translated. A consensus involving parallel back-translations was established among a group of cardiologists, psychologists and biostatisticians. SHF and MLHF were both administrated to a sample of 50 patients Results. The patients? median age was 63 years. Ace inhibitors therapy was administered in 88% of cases and betablockers in 56% of cases. Finally the Italian version of SHF correlates well with MLHF for all domains, except life satisfaction SHF domain. Discussion: The Italian version of the SHF correlates well with MLHF for almost all domains and it represents a valid alterna- tive for quality of life assessment in heart failure patients.

Published
2008

30. Foreign bodies in the upper airways: the experience of two Italian hospitals

Author

Gregori, D, Morra, B, Snidero, S, Scarinzi, C, Passali, GC, Rinaldi Ceroni, A, Corradetti, R, Passali, D, Gregori, D, Morra, B, Snidero, S, Scarinzi, C, Passali, GC, Rinaldi Ceroni, A, Corradetti, R, and Passali, D

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To study the pattern of foreign bodies in the upper airways as emerging from the hospital records in the Bologna and Siena hospitals in Italy 1997-2002. METHODS: A retrospective review of hospital records was performed using a standardized protocol. All injuries with ICD9 (International Classification of Diseases, 9'h revision) codes ranging from 931 to 934 which occurred in children age 0-14 were considered for the database. RESULTS: One hundred ninety seven patients were included in the database with a diagnosis of Foreign Bodies (FB) over the study period, 78 with ICD931, 105 with ICD932, 12 with ICD933 and 2 with ICD934 discharge diagnosis. Of the 197 patients, 51.90% of the patients were males and the 48.10% were female. Median age was 4 (2, 6). At the moment of the injury, the child was eating (11%), playing (83%) or studying (4%) or cleaning ears (2%). The child was supervised by an adult in doing his/her activities at the moment of injury in the 84.2% of the cases. The child reached the hospital using always private transport (100%), never by using an emergency transport (0%). Most commonly, FB were extracted in ambulatory (95.4%), more rarely using an endoscopic procedure (4.1%), and never using surgery. Hospitalization was required in the 0.5% of cases (1). CONCLUSIONS: Our study showed the substantial epidemiological similarity of the Italian data with the experience of other center in the world. The burden of chocking was very limited in our country, as proven by the limited access to emergency and more invasive procedures. Nevertheless, some consideration can be made from the preventive point of view. Quite surprisingly, the majority of injuries occurred under the supervision of an adult in playing or recreational activities.

Published
2007

32. Air pollution and mortality in twenty-five Italian cities: Results of the EpiAir2 Project,Inquinamento atmosferico e mortalità in venticinque città Italiane: Risultati del progetto EpiAir2

Author

Alessandrini, E. R., Faustini, A., Chiusolo, M., Stafoggia, M., Gandini, M., Demaria, M., Antonelli, A., Arena, P., Biggeri, A., Canova, C., Casale, G., Cernigliaro, A., Garrone, E., Gherardi, B., Gianicolo, E. A. L., Giannini, S., Iuzzolino, C., Lauriola, P., Mariottini, M., Pasetti, P., Randi, G., Andrea Ranzi, Santoro, M., Selle, V., Serinelli, M., Stivanello, E., Tominz, R., Vigotti, M., Zauli-Sajani, S., Forastiere, F., Cadum, E., Accetta, G., Angelini, P., Angiuli, L., Assennato, G., Baccini, M., Baldacchini, F., Baldacci, S., Baldini, M., Baldo, V., Ballarino, G., Balzi, D., Barban, I., Barbati, G., Barbone, F., Barchielli, A., Baroni, S., Barontini, R., Bartolacci, S., Bellodi, S., Berico, M., Berti, G., Bisanti, L., Bonfanti, M., Bonomolo, A., Bonvicini, L., Bovenzi, M., Brescianini, C., Broccoli, S., Bruni, A., Caldara, S., Calzolari, R., Canossa, E., Caramia, G., Carreras, G., Casale, P., Casella, C., Casetta, A., Cattani, G., Cerrai, S., Cervino, M., Cestari, L., Chellini, E., Ciaccia, G., Cibella, F., Cocchio, S., Crosetto, L., Cuccaro, F., Daris, F., Donato, F., Girolamo, G., Togni, A., Di Biagio, K., Di Leo, A., Di Lonardo, S., Dessì, M. P., Evangelista, A., Faccini, F., Fallani, G., Fruzzetti, R., Galassi, C., Gallo, G., Gallo, L., Ganzi, A., Gatti, G., Giua, R., Goldoni, C. A., Grechi, D., Grosa, M., Guerrini, N., Impallomeni, M., La Torretta, T., Lanzani, G., Leuci, P., Luberto, F., Lupi, A., Madonia, G., Maio, S., Malaguti, A., Mangia, C., Marchesi, S., Mariuz, M., Marotta, A., Martini, A., Menegotto, M., Merlo, F., Migliore, E., Minerba, S., Minichilli, F., Mircea, M., Morassuto, C., Nocioni, A., Nuvolone, D., Nuzzi, R., Onorati, G., Padolecchia, G., Palazzi, B., Pandolfi, P., Parodi, S., Pensato, A., Piersanti, A., Piovesan, C., Pistollato, S., Pizzi, L., Pizzuti, R., Addario, S. P., Porcaro, L., Protti, M., Puppo, A., Raciti, M., Rosa, M., Rubini, G., Sacco, F., Sarno, G., Scala, D., Scarinzi, C., Scondotto, S., Simeoni, R., Simonato, L., Simoni, M., Spagnolo, G., Stagnaro, E., Starnino, G., Troiano, F., Vercelli, M., Vianello, L., Viegi, G., Vigotti, M. A., Volta, C., Zanini, G., and Zero, F.

33. Foreign bodies in the nose causing complications and requiring hospitalization in children 0-14 age: Results from the European survey of foreign bodies injuries study

Author

Ahmed, C., Aleš, G., Aleš, M., Anne, P., Bellusi, L., Paola Berchialla, Bernard, B., Caye-Thomasen, P., Christopoulos, I., Codrut, S., Corradetti, R., Damiani, V., Dorin, S., Gernot, S., Gheorghe, D. C., Gregori, D., Isidor, H., Ivo, S., Jan, B., Janka, J., Javier, C., John, G., Klaus, A., Lana, K., Lorenzo, R., Matilda, C., Metin, Ö T., Mieczysław, C., Miha, Z., Mirko, T., Morra, B., Passali, D., Passàli, F., Passàli, G. C., Peter, R., Philippe, P., Pontus, S., Ranko, M., Riza, D., Rupert, O., Salerni, L., Scarinzi, C., Simasko, N., Snidero, S., Todor, K., Tzolo, T., Volker, J., Önder, G., and Özden, Ç A.

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

Author

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, A. M., Tobias, A., Bidondo, M., Declercq, C., Le Tertre, A., Lozano, P., Medina, S., Pascal, L., Pascal, M., Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Doctorat en Matemàtica Aplicada, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. CoDAlab - Control, Modelització, Identificació i Aplicacions, Annunziata Faustini, Ester Rita Alessandrini, Jorge Pey, Noemi Perez, Evangelia Samoli, Xavier Querol, Ennio Cadum, Cinzia Perrino, Bart Ostro, Andrea Ranzi, Jordi Sunyer, Massimo Stafoggia, Francesco Forastiere, the MED-PARTICLES study group: […, P Angelini, G Berti, L Bisanti, M Catrambone, M Chiusolo, M Davoli, F de’ Donato, M Demaria, M Gandini, M Grosa, S Ferrari, P Pandolfi, R Pelosini, A Pietrodangelo, L Pizzi, V Poluzzi, G Priod, G Randi, M Rowinski, C Scarinzi, E Stivanello, S Zauli-Sajani, and …]

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PM, Respiratory Tract Diseases, Sistema cardiovascular -- Malalties, Forests, Medi ambient -- Anàlisi d'impacte, health effects, Environmental protection, Cardiovascular Disease, Satellite data, Smoke, Medicine, Respiratory Tract Disease, Air Pollutants, Mediterranean Region, Aire -- Contaminació, Matemàtiques i estadística [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Dust, Particulates, Fire, Citie, Europe, Air Pollutant, Cardiovascular Diseases, symbols, Mediterranean area, Seasons, Human, Air -- Pollution, Exposed Population, Fires, symbols.namesake, Cor -- Malalties, Air Pollution, parasitic diseases, forest fires, Humans, Forest, Poisson regression, Ciències de la salut::Impacte ambiental [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Cities, Cardiovascular mortality, business.industry, Cardiovascular system -- Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Outbreak, Environmental Exposure, Environmental impact analysis, Air quality, Particulate Matter, Season, business, Demography
Abstract

Background: An association between occurrence of wildfires and mortality in the exposed population has been observed in several studies with controversial results for cause-specific mortality. In the Mediterranean area, forest fires usually occur during spring-summer, they overlap with Saharan outbreaks, are associated with increased temperature and their health effects are probably due to an increase in particulate matter. Aim and methods: We analysed the effects of wildfires and particulate matter (PM10) on mortality in 10 southern European cities in Spain, France, Italy and Greece (2003-2010), using satellite data for exposure assessment and Poisson regression models, simulating a case-crossover approach. Results: We found that smoky days were associated with increased cardiovascular mortality (lag 0-5, 6.29%, 95% CIs 1.00 to 11.85). When the effect of PM10 (per 10 mg/m3) was evaluated, there was an increase in natural mortality (0.49%), cardiovascular mortality (0.65%) and respiratory mortality (2.13%) on smoke-free days, but PM10-related mortality was higher on smoky days (natural mortality up to 1.10% and respiratory mortality up to 3.90%) with a suggestion of effect modification for cardiovascular mortality (3.42%, p value for effect modification 0.055), controlling for Saharan dust advections. Conclusions: Smoke is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality in urban residents, and PM10 on smoky days has a larger effect on cardiovascular and respiratory mortality than on other days.

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35. Policies for the promotion of sustainable mobility and the reduction of traffic-related air pollution in the cities participating in the EpiAir2 project,Le politiche per la promozione della mobilità sostenibile e la riduzione dell'inquinamento atmosferico causato dal traffico veicolare nelle città partecipanti allo studio EpiAir2

Author

Di Lonardo, S., Nuvolone, D., Forastiere, F., Cadum, E., Barchielli, A., Accetta, G., Alessandrini, E. R., Angelini, P., Angiuli, L., Antonelli, A., Arena, P., Assennato, G., Baccini, M., FLAVIA BALDACCHINI, Baldacci, S., Baldini, M., Baldo, V., Ballarino, G., Balzi, D., Barban, I., Barbati, G., Barbone, F., Baroni, S., Barontini, R., Bartolacci, S., Bellodi, S., Berico, M., Berti, G., Biggeri, A., Bisanti, L., Bonfanti, M., Bonomolo, A., Bonvicini, L., Bovenzi, M., Brescianini, C., Broccoli, S., Bruni, A., Caldara, S., Calzolari, R., Canossa, E., Canova, C., Caramia, G., Carreras, G., Casale, G., Casale, P., Casella, C., Casetta, A., Cattani, G., Cernigliaro, A., Cerrai, S., Cervino, M., Cestari, L., Chellini, E., Chiusolo, M., Ciaccia, G., Cibella, F., Cocchio, S., Crosetto, L., Cuccaro, F., Daris, F., Donato, F., Girolamo, G., Togni, A., Di Biagio, K., Di Leo, A., Dessì, M. P., Evangelista, A., Faccini, F., Fallani, G., Faustini, A., Fruzzetti, R., Galassi, C., Gallo, G., Gallo, L., Gandini, M., Ganzi, A., Garrone, E., Gatti, G., Gherardi, B., Gianicolo, E. A. L., Giannini, S., Giua, R., Goldoni, C. A., Grechi, D., Grosa, M., Guerrini, N., Impallomeni, M., Iuzzolino, C., La Torretta, T., Lanzani, G., Lauriola, P., Leuci, P., Luberto, F., Lupi, A., Madonia, G., Maio, S., Malaguti, A., Mangia, C., Marchesi, S., Mariottini, M., Mariuz, M., Marotta, A., Martini, A., Menegotto, M., Merlo, F., Migliore, E., Minerba, S., Minichilli, F., Mircea, M., Morassuto, C., Nocioni, A., Nuzzi, R., Onorati, G., Padolecchia, G., Palazzi, B., Pandolfi, P., Parodi, S., Pasetti, P., Pensato, A., Piersanti, A., Piovesan, C., Pistollato, S., Pizzi, L., Pizzuti, R., Addario, S. P., Porcaro, L., Protti, M., Puppo, A., Raciti, M., Randi, G., Ranzi, A., Rosa, M., Rubini, G., Sacco, F., Santoro, M., Sarno, G., Scala, D., Scarinzi, C., Scondotto, S., Selle, V., Serinelli, M., Simeoni, R., Simonato, L., Simoni, M., Spagnolo, G., Stafoggia, M., Stagnaro, E., Starnino, G., Stivanello, E., Tominz, R., Troiano, F., Vercelli, M., Vianello, L., Viegi, G., Vigotti, M. A., Volta, C., Zanini, G., Zauli-Sajani, S., and Zero, F.

36. Air pollution and urgent hospital admissions in 25 Italian cities: Results from the EpiAir2 project,Inquinamento atmosferico e ricoveri ospedalieri urgenti in 25 città Italiane: Risultati del progetto EpiAir2

Author

Scarinzi, C., Alessandrini, E. R., Chiusolo, M., Galassi, C., Baldini, M., Serinelli, M., Pandolfi, P., Bruni, A., Biggeri, A., Togni, A., Carreras, G., Casella, C., Canova, C., Randi, G., Andrea Ranzi, Morassuto, C., Cernigliaro, A., Giannini, S., Lauriola, P., Minichilli, F., Gherardi, B., Zauli-Sajani, S., Stafoggia, M., Casale, P., Gianicolo, E. A. L., Piovesan, C., Tominz, R., Porcaro, L., Cadum, E., Accetta, G., Angelini, P., Angiuli, L., Antonelli, A., Arena, P., Assennato, G., Baccini, M., Baldacchini, F., Baldacci, S., Baldo, V., Ballarino, G., Balzi, D., Barban, I., Barbati, G., Barbone, F., Barchielli, A., Baroni, S., Barontini, R., Bartolacci, S., Bellodi, S., Berico, M., Berti, G., Bisanti, L., Bonfanti, M., Bonomolo, A., Bonvicini, L., Bovenzi, M., Brescianini, C., Broccoli, S., Caldara, S., Calzolari, R., Canossa, E., Caramia, G., Casale, G., Casetta, A., Cattani, G., Cerrai, S., Cervino, M., Cestari, L., Chellini, E., Ciaccia, G., Cibella, F., Cocchio, S., Crosetto, L., Cuccaro, F., Daris, F., Donato, F., Girolamo, G., Di Biagio, K., Di Leo, A., Di Lonardo, S., Dessì, M. P., Evangelista, A., Faccini, F., Fallani, G., Faustini, A., Forastiere, F., Fruzzetti, R., Gallo, G., Gallo, L., Gandini, M., Ganzi, A., Garrone, E., Gatti, G., Giua, R., Goldoni, C. A., Grechi, D., Grosa, M., Guerrini, N., Impallomeni, M., Iuzzolino, C., La Torretta, T., Lanzani, G., Leuci, P., Luberto, F., Lupi, A., Madonia, G., Maio, S., Malaguti, A., Mangia, C., Marchesi, S., Mariottini, M., Mariuz, M., Marotta, A., Martini, A., Menegotto, M., Merlo, F., Migliore, E., Minerba, S., Mircea, M., Nocioni, A., Nuvolone, D., Nuzzi, R., Onorati, G., Padolecchia, G., Palazzi, B., Parodi, S., Pasetti, P., Pensato, A., Piersanti, A., Pistollato, S., Pizzi, L., Pizzuti, R., Addario, S. P., Protti, M., Puppo, A., Raciti, M., Rosa, M., Rubini, G., Sacco, F., Santoro, M., Sarno, G., Scala, D., Scondotto, S., Selle, V., Simeoni, R., Simonato, L., Simoni, M., Spagnolo, G., Stagnaro, E., Starnino, G., Stivanello, E., Troiano, F., Vercelli, M., Vianello, L., Viegi, G., Vigotti, M. A., Volta, C., Zanini, G., and Zero, F.

38. The Severe Heart Failure Questionnaire: Italian translation and linguistic validation

Author

Scarinzi, C., Berchialla, P., Ghidina, M., Rozbowsky, P., Pilotto, L., Albanese, M. C., Fioretti, P. M., and Dario Gregori

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Heart Failure, Male, Reproducibility of Results, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, Linguistics, Middle Aged, White People, Italy, Data Interpretation, Statistical, Surveys and Questionnaires, Quality of Life, Humans, Female, Translations, Aged
Abstract

Introduction. The quality of life (QoL) is an important outcome indicator for heart failure management. As the use of a validate questionnaire in a different cultural context can affect data interpretation our main objective is the Italian translation and linguistic validation of the Severe Heart Failure Questionnaire (SHF) and its comparison with the MLHF (Minnesota Living with Heart Failure) Questionnaire. Methods. The SHF and ?The Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire? were translated. A consensus involving parallel back-translations was established among a group of cardiologists, psychologists and biostatisticians. SHF and MLHF were both administrated to a sample of 50 patients Results. The patients? median age was 63 years. Ace inhibitors therapy was administered in 88% of cases and betablockers in 56% of cases. Finally the Italian version of SHF correlates well with MLHF for all domains, except life satisfaction SHF domain. Discussion: The Italian version of the SHF correlates well with MLHF for almost all domains and it represents a valid alterna- tive for quality of life assessment in heart failure patients., Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 49, No 4 (2008)

40. Air pollution and urgent hospital admissions in 25 Italian cities: Results from the EpiAir2 project | Inquinamento atmosferico e ricoveri ospedalieri urgenti in 25 città Italiane: Risultati del progetto EpiAir2

Author

Scarinzi, C., Alessandrini, E. R., Chiusolo, M., Galassi, C., Baldini, M., Serinelli, M., Pandolfi, P., Bruni, A., Biggeri, A., Togni, A., Carreras, G., Casella, C., Canova, C., Randi, G., Ranzi, A., Morassuto, C., Cernigliaro, A., Giannini, S., Lauriola, P., Minichilli, F., Gherardi, B., Zauli-Sajani, S., Stafoggia, M., Casale, P., Gianicolo, E. A. L., Piovesan, C., Tominz, R., Porcaro, L., Cadum, E., Accetta, G., Angelini, P., Angiuli, L., Antonelli, A., Arena, P., Assennato, G., Baccini, M., Baldacchini, F., Baldacci, S., Baldo, V., Ballarino, G., Balzi, D., Barban, I., Barbati, G., Fabio Barbone, Barchielli, A., Baroni, S., Barontini, R., Bartolacci, S., Bellodi, S., Berico, M., Berti, G., Bisanti, L., Bonfanti, M., Bonomolo, A., Bonvicini, L., Bovenzi, M., Brescianini, C., Broccoli, S., Caldara, S., Calzolari, R., Canossa, E., Caramia, G., Casale, G., Casetta, A., Cattani, G., Cerrai, S., Cervino, M., Cestari, L., Chellini, E., Ciaccia, G., Cibella, F., Cocchio, S., Crosetto, L., Cuccaro, F., Daris, F., Donato, F., Girolamo, G., Di Biagio, K., Di Leo, A., Di Lonardo, S., Dessì, M. P., Evangelista, A., Faccini, F., Fallani, G., Faustini, A., Forastiere, F., Fruzzetti, R., Gallo, G., Gallo, L., Gandini, M., Ganzi, A., Garrone, E., Gatti, G., Giua, R., Goldoni, C. A., Grechi, D., Grosa, M., Guerrini, N., Impallomeni, M., Iuzzolino, C., La Torretta, T., Lanzani, G., Leuci, P., Luberto, F., Lupi, A., Madonia, G., Maio, S., Malaguti, A., Mangia, C., Marchesi, S., Mariottini, M., Mariuz, M., Marotta, A., Martini, A., Menegotto, M., Merlo, F., Migliore, E., Minerba, S., Mircea, M., Nocioni, A., Nuvolone, D., Nuzzi, R., Onorati, G., Padolecchia, G., Palazzi, B., Parodi, S., Pasetti, P., Pensato, A., Piersanti, A., Pistollato, S., Pizzi, L., Pizzuti, R., Addario, S. P., Protti, M., Puppo, A., Raciti, M., Rosa, M., Rubini, G., Sacco, F., Santoro, M., Sarno, G., Scala, D., Scondotto, S., Selle, V., Simeoni, R., Simonato, L., Simoni, M., Spagnolo, G., Stagnaro, E., Starnino, G., Stivanello, E., Troiano, F., Vercelli, M., Vianello, L., Viegi, G., Vigotti, M. A., Volta, C., Zanini, G., and Zero, F.

41. Environmental indicators in EpiAir2 project: Air quality data for epidemiological surveillance,Indicatori ambientali nello studio EpiAir2: I dati di qualità dell'aria per la sorveglianza epidemiologica

Author

Gandini, M., Berti, G., Cattani, G., Faustini, A., Scarinzi, C., Donato, F., Accetta, G., Angiuli, L., Caldara, S., Carreras, G., Casale, P., Di Biagio, K., Giannini, S., Iuzzolino, C., Lanzani, G., Lauriola, P., Leuci, P., Mariuz, M., Marchesi, S., Nocioni, A., Pistollato, S., Pizzi, L., Ranzi, A., Serinelli, M., Stagnaro, E., Vianello, L., Vigotti, M., Zauli-Sajani, S., Cadum, E., Alessandrini, E. R., Angelini, P., Antonelli, A., Arena, P., Assennato, G., Baccini, M., Baldacchini, F., Baldacci, S., Baldini, M., Baldo, V., Ballarino, G., Balzi, D., Barban, I., Barbati, G., Barbone, F., Barchielli, A., Baroni, S., Barontini, R., Bartolacci, S., Bellodi, S., Berico, M., Biggeri, A., Bisanti, L., Bonfanti, M., Bonomolo, A., Bonvicini, L., Bovenzi, M., Brescianini, C., Broccoli, S., Bruni, A., Calzolari, R., Canossa, E., Canova, C., Caramia, G., Casale, G., Casella, C., Casetta, A., Cernigliaro, A., Cerrai, S., Cervino, M., Cestari, L., Chellini, E., Chiusolo, M., Ciaccia, G., Cibella, F., Cocchio, S., Crosetto, L., Cuccaro, F., Daris, F., Girolamo, G., Togni, A., Di Leo, A., Di Lonardo, S., Dessì, M. P., Evangelista, A., Faccini, F., Fallani, G., Forastiere, F., Fruzzetti, R., Galassi, C., Gallo, G., Gallo, L., Ganzi, A., Garrone, E., Gatti, G., Gherardi, B., Gianicolo, E. A. L., Giua, R., Goldoni, C. A., Grechi, D., Grosa, M., Guerrini, N., Impallomeni, M., La Torretta, T., Ferdinando Luberto, Lupi, A., Madonia, G., Maio, S., Malaguti, A., Mangia, C., Mariottini, M., Marotta, A., Martini, A., Menegotto, M., Merlo, F., Migliore, E., Minerba, S., Minichilli, F., Mircea, M., Morassuto, C., Nuvolone, D., Onorati, R. N. G., Padolecchia, G., Palazzi, B., Pandolfi, P., Parodi, S., Pasetti, P., Pensato, A., Piersanti, A., Piovesan, C., Pizzuti, R., Addario, S. P., Porcaro, L., Protti, M., Puppo, A., Raciti, M., Randi, G., Rosa, M., Rubini, G., Sacco, F., Santoro, M., Sarno, G., Scala, D., Scondotto, S., Selle, V., Simeoni, R., Simonato, L., Simoni, M., Spagnolo, G., Stafoggia, M., Starnino, G., Stivanello, E., Tominz, R., Troiano, F., Vercelli, M., Viegi, G., Vigotti, M. A., Volta, C., Zanini, G., and Zero, F.

43. Short-term impact of air pollution among Italian cities covered by the EpiAir2 project,Impatto a breve termine dell'inquinamento dell'aria nelle città coperte dalla sorveglianza epidemiologica EpiAir2

Author

Baccini, M., Biggeri, A., Accetta, G., Alessandrini, E. R., Angelini, P., Angiuli, L., Antonelli, A., Arena, P., Assennato, G., Baldacchini, F., Baldacci, S., Baldini, M., Baldo, V., Ballarino, G., Balzi, D., Barban, I., Barbati, G., Barbone, F., Barchielli, A., Baroni, S., Barontini, R., Bartolacci, S., Bellodi, S., Berico, M., Berti, G., Bisanti, L., Bonfanti, M., Bonomolo, A., Bonvicini, L., Bovenzi, M., Brescianini, C., Broccoli, S., Bruni, A., Cadum, E., Caldara, S., Calzolari, R., Canossa, E., Canova, C., Caramia, G., Carreras, G., Casale, G., Casale, P., Casella, C., Casetta, A., Cattani, G., Cernigliaro, A., Cerrai, S., Cervino, M., Cestari, L., Chellini, E., Chiusolo, M., Ciaccia, G., Cibella, F., Cocchio, S., Crosetto, L., Cuccaro, F., Daris, F., Francesca K. de'Donato, Girolamo, G., Togni, A., Di Biagio, K., Di Leo, A., Di Lonardo, S., Dessì, M. P., Evangelista, A., Faccini, F., Fallani, G., Faustini, A., Forastiere, F., Fruzzetti, R., Galassi, C., Gallo, G., Gallo, L., Gandini, M., Ganzi, A., Garrone, E., Gatti, G., Gherardi, B., Gianicolo, E. A. L., Giannini, S., Giua, R., Goldoni, C. A., Grechi, D., Grosa, M., Guerrini, N., Impallomeni, M., Iuzzolino, C., La Torretta, T., Lanzani, G., Lauriola, P., Leuci, P., Luberto, F., Lupi, A., Madonia, G., Maio, S., Malaguti, A., Mangia, C., Marchesi, S., Mariottini, M., Mariuz, M., Marotta, A., Martini, A., Menegotto, M., Merlo, F., Migliore, E., Minerba, S., Minichilli, F., Mircea, M., Morassuto, C., Nocioni, A., Nuvolone, D., Nuzzi, R., Onorati, G., Padolecchia, G., Palazzi, B., Pandolfi, P., Parodi, S., Pasetti, P., Pensato, A., Piersanti, A., Piovesan, C., Pistollato, S., Pizzi, L., Pizzuti, R., Addario, S. P., Porcaro, L., Protti, M., Puppo, A., Raciti, M., Randi, G., Ranzi, A., Rosa, M., Rubini, G., Sacco, F., Santoro, M., Sarno, G., Scala, D., Scarinzi, C., Scondotto, S., Selle, V., Serinelli, M., Simeoni, R., Simonato, L., Simoni, M., Spagnolo, G., Stafoggia, M., Stagnaro, E., Starnino, G., Stivanello, E., Tominz, R., Troiano, F., Vercelli, M., Vianello, L., Viegi, G., Vigotti, M. A., Volta, C., Zanini, G., Zauli-Sajani, S., and Zero, F.

44. Short-term impact of air pollution among Italian cities covered by the EpiAir2 project | Impatto a breve termine dell'inquinamento dell'aria nelle città coperte dalla sorveglianza epidemiologica EpiAir2

Author

Baccini, M., Biggeri, A., Accetta, G., Alessandrini, E. R., Angelini, P., Angiuli, L., Antonelli, A., Arena, P., Assennato, G., Baldacchini, F., Baldacci, S., Baldini, M., Baldo, V., Ballarino, G., Balzi, D., Barban, I., Barbati, G., Barbone, F., Barchielli, A., Baroni, S., Barontini, R., Bartolacci, S., Bellodi, S., Berico, M., Berti, G., Bisanti, L., Bonfanti, M., Bonomolo, A., Bonvicini, L., Bovenzi, M., Brescianini, C., Broccoli, S., Bruni, A., Cadum, E., Caldara, S., Calzolari, R., Canossa, E., Canova, C., Caramia, G., Carreras, G., Casale, G., Casale, P., Casella, C., Casetta, A., Cattani, G., Cernigliaro, A., Cerrai, S., Cervino, M., Cestari, L., Chellini, E., Chiusolo, M., Ciaccia, G., Cibella, F., Cocchio, S., Crosetto, L., Cuccaro, F., Daris, F., Donato, F., Girolamo, G., Togni, A., Di Biagio, K., Di Leo, A., Di Lonardo, S., Dessì, M. P., Evangelista, A., Faccini, F., Fallani, G., Faustini, A., Forastiere, F., Fruzzetti, R., Galassi, C., Gallo, G., Gallo, L., Gandini, M., Ganzi, A., Garrone, E., Gatti, G., Gherardi, B., Gianicolo, E. A. L., Giannini, S., Giua, R., Goldoni, C. A., Grechi, D., Grosa, M., Guerrini, N., Impallomeni, M., Iuzzolino, C., La Torretta, T., Lanzani, G., Lauriola, P., Leuci, P., Luberto, F., Lupi, A., Madonia, G., Maio, S., Malaguti, A., Mangia, C., Marchesi, S., Mariottini, M., Mariuz, M., Marotta, A., Martini, A., Menegotto, M., Merlo, F., Migliore, E., Minerba, S., Fabrizio Minichilli, Mircea, M., Morassuto, C., Nocioni, A., Nuvolone, D., Nuzzi, R., Onorati, G., Padolecchia, G., Palazzi, B., Pandolfi, P., Parodi, S., Pasetti, P., Pensato, A., Piersanti, A., Piovesan, C., Pistollato, S., Pizzi, L., Pizzuti, R., Addario, S. P., Porcaro, L., Protti, M., Puppo, A., Raciti, M., Randi, G., Ranzi, A., Rosa, M., Rubini, G., Sacco, F., Santoro, M., Sarno, G., Scala, D., Scarinzi, C., Scondotto, S., Selle, V., Serinelli, M., Simeoni, R., Simonato, L., Simoni, M., Spagnolo, G., Stafoggia, M., Stagnaro, E., Starnino, G., Stivanello, E., Tominz, R., Troiano, F., Vercelli, M., Vianello, L., Viegi, G., Vigotti, M. A., Volta, C., Zanini, G., Zauli-Sajani, S., and Zero, F.

46. Policies for the promotion of sustainable mobility and the reduction of traffic-related air pollution in the cities participating in the EpiAir2 project | Le politiche per la promozione della mobilità sostenibile e la riduzione dell'inquinamento atmosferico causato dal traffico veicolare nelle città partecipanti allo studio EpiAir2

Author

Di Lonardo, S., Nuvolone, D., Forastiere, F., Cadum, E., Barchielli, A., Accetta, G., Alessandrini, E. R., Angelini, P., Angiuli, L., Antonelli, A., Arena, P., Assennato, G., Baccini, M., Baldacchini, F., Baldacci, S., Baldini, M., Baldo, V., Ballarino, G., Balzi, D., Barban, I., Barbati, G., Fabio Barbone, Baroni, S., Barontini, R., Bartolacci, S., Bellodi, S., Berico, M., Berti, G., Biggeri, A., Bisanti, L., Bonfanti, M., Bonomolo, A., Bonvicini, L., Bovenzi, M., Brescianini, C., Broccoli, S., Bruni, A., Caldara, S., Calzolari, R., Canossa, E., Canova, C., Caramia, G., Carreras, G., Casale, G., Casale, P., Casella, C., Casetta, A., Cattani, G., Cernigliaro, A., Cerrai, S., Cervino, M., Cestari, L., Chellini, E., Chiusolo, M., Ciaccia, G., Cibella, F., Cocchio, S., Crosetto, L., Cuccaro, F., Daris, F., Donato, F., Girolamo, G., Togni, A., Di Biagio, K., Di Leo, A., Dessì, M. P., Evangelista, A., Faccini, F., Fallani, G., Faustini, A., Fruzzetti, R., Galassi, C., Gallo, G., Gallo, L., Gandini, M., Ganzi, A., Garrone, E., Gatti, G., Gherardi, B., Gianicolo, E. A. L., Giannini, S., Giua, R., Goldoni, C. A., Grechi, D., Grosa, M., Guerrini, N., Impallomeni, M., Iuzzolino, C., La Torretta, T., Lanzani, G., Lauriola, P., Leuci, P., Luberto, F., Lupi, A., Madonia, G., Maio, S., Malaguti, A., Mangia, C., Marchesi, S., Mariottini, M., Mariuz, M., Marotta, A., Martini, A., Menegotto, M., Merlo, F., Migliore, E., Minerba, S., Minichilli, F., Mircea, M., Morassuto, C., Nocioni, A., Nuzzi, R., Onorati, G., Padolecchia, G., Palazzi, B., Pandolfi, P., Parodi, S., Pasetti, P., Pensato, A., Piersanti, A., Piovesan, C., Pistollato, S., Pizzi, L., Pizzuti, R., Addario, S. P., Porcaro, L., Protti, M., Puppo, A., Raciti, M., Randi, G., Ranzi, A., Rosa, M., Rubini, G., Sacco, F., Santoro, M., Sarno, G., Scala, D., Scarinzi, C., Scondotto, S., Selle, V., Serinelli, M., Simeoni, R., Simonato, L., Simoni, M., Spagnolo, G., Stafoggia, M., Stagnaro, E., Starnino, G., Stivanello, E., Tominz, R., Troiano, F., Vercelli, M., Vianello, L., Viegi, G., Vigotti, M. A., Volta, C., Zanini, G., Zauli-Sajani, S., and Zero, F.

47. Air pollution and mortality in twenty-five Italian cities: Results of the EpiAir2 Project | Inquinamento atmosferico e mortalità in venticinque città Italiane: Risultati del progetto EpiAir2

Author

Alessandrini, E. R., Faustini, A., Chiusolo, M., Stafoggia, M., Gandini, M., Demaria, M., Antonelli, A., Arena, P., Biggeri, A., Canova, C., Casale, G., Cernigliaro, A., Garrone, E., Gherardi, B., Gianicolo, E. A. L., Giannini, S., Iuzzolino, C., Lauriola, P., Mariottini, M., Pasetti, P., Randi, G., Ranzi, A., Santoro, M., Selle, V., Serinelli, M., Stivanello, E., Tominz, R., Vigotti, M., Stefano Zauli Sajani, Forastiere, F., Cadum, E., Accetta, G., Angelini, P., Angiuli, L., Assennato, G., Baccini, M., Baldacchini, F., Baldacci, S., Baldini, M., Baldo, V., Ballarino, G., Balzi, D., Barban, I., Barbati, G., Barbone, F., Barchielli, A., Baroni, S., Barontini, R., Bartolacci, S., Bellodi, S., Berico, M., Berti, G., Bisanti, L., Bonfanti, M., Bonomolo, A., Bonvicini, L., Bovenzi, M., Brescianini, C., Broccoli, S., Bruni, A., Caldara, S., Calzolari, R., Canossa, E., Caramia, G., Carreras, G., Casale, P., Casella, C., Casetta, A., Cattani, G., Cerrai, S., Cervino, M., Cestari, L., Chellini, E., Ciaccia, G., Cibella, F., Cocchio, S., Crosetto, L., Cuccaro, F., Daris, F., Donato, F., Girolamo, G., Togni, A., Di Biagio, K., Di Leo, A., Di Lonardo, S., Dessì, M. P., Evangelista, A., Faccini, F., Fallani, G., Fruzzetti, R., Galassi, C., Gallo, G., Gallo, L., Ganzi, A., Gatti, G., Giua, R., Goldoni, C. A., Grechi, D., Grosa, M., Guerrini, N., Impallomeni, M., La Torretta, T., Lanzani, G., Leuci, P., Luberto, F., Lupi, A., Madonia, G., Maio, S., Malaguti, A., Mangia, C., Marchesi, S., Mariuz, M., Marotta, A., Martini, A., Menegotto, M., Merlo, F., Migliore, E., Minerba, S., Minichilli, F., Mircea, M., Morassuto, C., Nocioni, A., Nuvolone, D., Nuzzi, R., Onorati, G., Padolecchia, G., Palazzi, B., Pandolfi, P., Parodi, S., Pensato, A., Piersanti, A., Piovesan, C., Pistollato, S., Pizzi, L., Pizzuti, R., Addario, S. P., Porcaro, L., Protti, M., Puppo, A., Raciti, M., Rosa, M., Rubini, G., Sacco, F., Sarno, G., Scala, D., Scarinzi, C., Scondotto, S., Simeoni, R., Simonato, L., Simoni, M., Spagnolo, G., Stagnaro, E., Starnino, G., Troiano, F., Vercelli, M., Vianello, L., Viegi, G., Vigotti, M. A., Volta, C., Zanini, G., and Zero, F.

48. Foreign bodies in the ears causing complications and requiring hospitalization in children 0-14 age: results from the ESFBI study.

Author

Gregori D, Morra B, Berchialla P, Salerni L, Scarinzi C, Snidero S, Corradetti R, Passali D, and ESFBI Study Group

Abstract

Abstract: Objective: The occurrence of foreign bodies (FBs) in otorhinolaryngological practice is a common and serious problem among patients in paediatric age. The aim of this work is to characterize the risk of complications and prolonged hospitalization due to foreign bodies in ears in terms of the characteristics of the injured patients (age, gender), typology and features of the foreign bodies, the circumstances of the accident and the hospitalization''s details. Methods: A retrospective study in major hospitals of 19 European countries was realized on children aged 0–14 with regard to the characteristics of the injured child and the FB, the circumstances of the accident and finally the hospitalization''s details. Results: Four hundred and ninety eight cases were reported with an injury due to insertion of a FB in the ear (ICD931). Complications were observed in 65 (13.05%) children. Complications were lesion of auricular canal, perforation of tympanic membrane, local inflammation, bleeding, pain and otitis. Hospitalization lasted in median 1 day. The 82% of hospitalized children are in the “day hospital” regimen. The spherical, rigid and inorganic FB caused hospitalization in 61%, 63% and 84% of cases, respectively. Conclusion: Foreign body injuries in the ears are commonly encountered in clinical practice. The removal by non-ENT personnel can be associated to complications especially in children who have a variable level of cooperation. Occasions for the injury were mostly playing in the absence of watchful caregivers. Since prevention is the most essential way to deal with FB injuries public education should be encouraged. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Published
2009
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49. LIFE Med Hiss: An innovative cohort design for public health

Author

Luisella Ciancarella, Cecilia Scarinzi, Chiara Marinacci, Giuseppe Costa, Antonio Piersanti, Stefania Ghigo, Giovanna Berti, Stefano Bande, Ennio Cadum, Gabriella Sebastiani, Martina Gandini, Moreno Demaria, Gandini, M., Scarinzi, C., Bande, S., Berti, G., Ciancarella, L., Costa, G., Demaria, M., Ghigo, S., Marinacci, C., Piersanti, A., Sebastiani, G., and Cadum, E.

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Air pollution, Epidemiological surveillance, Exposure assessment, Long term studies, National Health Interview Surveys, Clinical Biochemistry, Population, 010501 environmental sciences, 01 natural sciences, 03 medical and health sciences, Environmental health, medicine, air pollution, long term studies, Long term studie, National Health Interview Survey, education, lcsh:Science, Air quality index, 030304 developmental biology, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, ComputingMethodologies_COMPUTERGRAPHICS, 0303 health sciences, education.field_of_study, Public health, Test (assessment), Medical Laboratory Technology, Geography, Cohort, Environmental Science, lcsh:Q, Cohort study
Abstract

Graphical abstract, The aim of MED HISS methodology was to test the effectiveness of a low-cost approach to study long-term effects of air pollution, applicable in all European countries. This approach is potentially exportable to other environmental issues where a cohort representative of the country population is needed. The cohort is derived from the National Health Interview Survey, compulsory in European countries, which has information on individual lifestyle factors. In Life Med Hiss approach, subjects recruited have been linked at individual level with health data and have been then followed-up for mortality and hospital admissions outcomes. Exposure values of air pollution (PM2.5 and NO2) have been assigned using national dispersion models, enhanced by the information derived from monitoring station with data fusion techniques, and then upscaled at municipality level (highest level of detail achievable for the Italian Survey). Results for mortality have been used to test the effectiveness of this methodology and are encouraging if compared with European ones. The advantages of this technique are summarized below: • It uses a cohort already available and compulsory in European countries • It uses air quality modelling data, available for most of the countries • It permits to implement versatile environmental surveillance systems

Published
2019

50. Knowledge, practice and faith on Total Quality Management principles among workers in the Health Care System: evidence from an Italian investigation

Author

Eva Pagano, A Semeraro, Pier Giorgio Gabassi, Rosalba Rosato, Giulia Zigon, Dario Gregori, Giampaolo Napolitano, Cecilia Scarinzi, Gregori, Dario, Napolitano, G., Scarinzi, C., Semeraro, Arianna, Rosato, R., Pagano, E., Zigon, G., and Gabassi, Piergiorgio

Subjects
Research design, Adult, Male, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Total Quality Test (TQT), Attitude of Health Personnel, Health Personnel, Organizational culture, Formative assessment, Nursing, quality of care, Health care, Medicine, Humans, human resources perception,quality of care,Total Quality Management (TQM),Total Quality Test (TQT), human resources perception, Aged, Medical education, Total quality management, Data collection, business.industry, Health Policy, Data Collection, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Middle Aged, Test (assessment), Intervention (law), Italy, Female, Total Quality Management (TQM), business, Delivery of Health Care, Total Quality Management
Abstract

Background The implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM) principles in the sanitary field, in order to be effective, requires a radical change in management practice as well as the organizational culture and its philosophy. The need to monitor such a transformation emerges too. Objectives This study surveys how well TQM principles are known and understood by health care professionals from the employees' point of view and the factors affecting it. Research design and subjects The Health Care System in Trieste was surveyed. Measures The Total Quality Test was used, a novel and quick instrument aimed at routine assessment of the penetration and interiorization of TQM principles within the health care structure. Results Direct exposure to public, job role and time spent working within the same structure have been proved related to the penetration of TQM principles, whereas previous formative intervention did not prove to be associated with the penetration of TQM principles. Conclusions The implementation of a quick and simple instrument to monitor the TQM implementation highlighted several critical areas for intervention.

Published
2009

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