Publications by authors named "Andrea Mina"
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has profoundly affected the Lombardy healthcare system. Although air transport of critical patients played a crucial role, there are still gaps in understanding how the pandemic impacted helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS). A retrospective observational analysis was performed using data from the regional emergency-urgency online portal.
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- The study focused on the incidence and outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) in hospitals across a large Italian region over a three-year period (2012-2014).
- A total of 1,539 IHCA events were documented, with a notable incidence of 1.51 arrests per 1,000 admissions, predominantly occurring on the first day of hospitalization and in the morning hours; the average age of patients was 77.
- The findings showed that 35.7% of patients achieved recovery of spontaneous circulation, and 14.8% survived to discharge, with a significant percentage of survivors experiencing good neurological outcomes, influenced by factors like pre-arrest health and cardiac cause of arrest.
This paper explores the determinants of the stage distribution of European venture capital investments from 1990 to 2011. Consistent with liquidity risk theory, we find that the likelihood of investing in earlier stages increases relative to all private equity investments during liquidity crisis years. While liquidity is the main driver of acquisition investments and, to some extent, of expansion financings, technological opportunities are overall the main driver of early and late stage venture capital investments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To identify factors underlying attitudes towards the medical emergency team (MET) and barriers to its utilisation among ward nurses and physicians.
Methods: Multicentre survey using an anonymous questionnaire in hospitals with a fully operational MET system in the Piedmont Region, Italy. Response to questions was scored on a 5-point Likert-type agreement scale.