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Gianfranco Damiani

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Epidemiology of intensive care unit-acquired sepsis in Italy: Results of the SPIN-UTI network

2018

Background. Sepsis is the major cause of mortality from any infectious disease worldwide. Sepsis may be the result of a healthcare associated infection (HAI): the most frequent adverse events during care delivery especially in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). The main aim of the present study was to describe the epidemiology of ICU-acquired sepsis and related outcomes among patients enrolled in the framework of the Italian Nosocomial Infections Surveillance in ICUs - SPIN-UTI project. Study design. Prospective multicenter study. Methods. The SPIN-UTI network adopted the European protocols for patient-based HAI surveillance. Results. During the five editions of the SPIN-UTI project, from 2008 to…

Sleep Initiation and Maintenance DisorderMaleTime FactorsHealthcare-associated infections; Mortality; Sepsis; Surveillance; Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health; Infectious DiseasesDiet MediterraneanCoffeeHealth StatuHealthcare-associated infections; Mortality Parole chiave: Infezioni correlate all'assistenza; Mortalità; Sepsi; Sepsis; Sorveglianza; Surveillance; Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health; Infectious DiseasesAcademic PerformancePrevalenceSurveys and QuestionnaireHospital MortalityProspective StudiesCross InfectionSurveillanceIncidenceSmokingTryptophanShockMiddle AgedShock SepticMortalitàIntensive Care UnitsInfectious DiseasesItalyPopulation SurveillanceFemalePublic HealthHumanAdultEmploymentAlcohol DrinkingSepsiIntensive Care UnitHealthcare-associated infectionsRegression AnalysiYoung AdultAge DistributionSepsisLearningHumansHealthcare-associated infectionMortalityExerciseLife StyleSettore MED/42 - IGIENE GENERALE E APPLICATAAgedCross-Sectional StudieHealthcare-associated infections; Mortality; Sepsis; SurveillanceSepticEnvironmental and Occupational HealthBody WeightLength of StayBody HeightProspective StudieSorveglianzaQuality of LifeStudents NursingMortality Parole chiave: Infezioni correlate all'assistenza
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Empirical examination of the indicator ‘pediatric gastroenteritis hospitalization rate’ based on administrative hospital data in Italy

2014

Background: Awareness of the importance of strengthening investments in child health and monitoring the quality of services in the pediatric field is increasing. The Pediatric Quality Indicators developed by the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), use hospital administrative data to identify admissions that could be avoided through high-quality outpatient care. Building on this approach, the purpose of this study is to perform an empirical examination of the 'pediatric gastroenteritis admission rate' indicator in Italy, under the assumption that lower admission rates are associated with better management at the primary care level and with overall better quality of care for…

Malemedicine.medical_specialtyBacterial GastroenteritisAdolescentQuality indicatorspediatric gastroenteritisPediatricsDiagnosis DifferentialAge DistributionSettore MED/38 - Pediatria Generale E SpecialisticaAmbulatory careRisk FactorsHealth caremedicineHumansHealth services researchChildIntensive care medicineSettore MED/42 - IGIENE GENERALE E APPLICATAQuality Indicators Health CareRetrospective Studiesbusiness.industryIncidenceResearchIncidence (epidemiology)Quality of careHealth services researchInfantpedatric gastroentertiRetrospective cohort studyAwarenessHospital RecordsGastroenteritisItalyChild PreschoolData Interpretation StatisticalRelative riskpedatric gastroentertis; hospitalizationFemalehospitization rateDiagnosis codebusinesshospitalizationItalian Journal of Pediatrics
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Empirical validation of the "Pediatric asthma Hospitalization rate" indicator

2014

Background: Quality assessment in pediatric care has recently gained momentum. Although many of the approaches to indicator development are similar regardless of the population of interest, few nationwide sets of indicators specifically designed for assessment of primary care of children exist. We performed an empirical analysis of the validity of "Pediatric Asthma Hospitalization Rate" indicator under the assumption that lower admission rates are associated with better performance of primary health care. Methods: The validity of "Pediatric Asthma Hospitalization Rate" indicator proposed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in the Italian context was investigated with a focus o…

Malemedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentPopulationMEDLINEQuality indicatorsEmpirical ResearchPediatricsHospitalization rateEmpirical researchSettore MED/38 - Pediatria Generale E SpecialisticamedicineHumansHealth services researchChildeducationIntensive care medicineSettore MED/42 - IGIENE GENERALE E APPLICATAPediatric asthmaRetrospective StudiesAsthmaeducation.field_of_studybusiness.industryResearchPediatric asthma hospitalizationInfant NewbornQuality of careHealth services researchInfantRetrospective cohort studyPrognosismedicine.diseaseAsthmaHospitalizationpediatricItalyChild PreschoolFemaleSeasonsbusinessFollow-Up Studies
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