Publications by authors named "Amina Pasquarella"
Article Synopsis
- During the COVID-19 outbreak in Lazio, there was a significant increase in emergency medical service (EMS) calls, prompting a study to explore the link between these calls and the progression of the epidemic.
- The researchers analyzed EMS call data and COVID-19 case trends to determine correlations, using regression models to predict changes in the epidemic based on the pattern of EMS calls over time.
- The study found that variations in EMS calls closely correlate with the rate of ICU admissions, particularly with a notable predictive value at 7 days, suggesting that tracking EMS calls can help public health predict upcoming trends in COVID-19 cases.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common chronic cardiac arrhythmia and is an important risk factor for mortality and morbidity related mainly to an increased risk of cerebrovascular events and heart failure.An observational cross-sectional study was performed to evaluate the use of healthcare resources (including hospital and outpatient care) by patients with AF in the Lazio region (central Italy), from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2008.Atrial fibrillation is an important source of healthcare resource utilization because of repeated emergency room visits, hospital admissions, outpatient consultations and procedures and extensive use of laboratory tests and pharmacological treatments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In Italy many diabetics still lack adequate care in general practice. We assessed the effectiveness of different strategies for the implementation of an evidence-based guideline for the management of non-complicated type 2 diabetes among General Practitioners (GPs) of Lazio region.
Methods: Three-arm cluster-randomised controlled trial with GPs as units of randomisation (clusters).