Modelling of Correlation Between Emergency Department Admissions and Location-specific Air Quality and Weather in the Florence Urban Area

Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Weather; Air Pollution; Emergency Service, Hospital

Treatments: Other: No intervention administered

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06491290

24192_oss

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the impact of primary air pollutants and weather parameters on emergency department (ED) visits in the metropolitan area of Florence.

Full description

This is a retrospective, single-center, observational cohort study aimed at investigate the impact of primary air pollutant concentrations and weather parameters on emergency department (ED) visits in the metropolitan area of Florence.

Anonymous data for each individual ED visit is retrieved from the hospital medical record. The daily concentrations of PM2.5, PM10, NO2, SO2 and O3 and the levels of atmospheric pressure, humidity and temperature are recorded by stations of the dedicated local agencies. The relationship between ED daily visits and pollutant concentrations or weather parameters are investigated.

Enrollment: 480,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 14+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Consecutive emergency department visits within the study period

Exclusion criteria

• Patients resident outside the metropolitan area investigated
• Patients admitted to the emergency department for traumatic injuries

Trial design

480,000 participants in 1 patient group

Study cohort

Treatment:

Other: No intervention administered