NETTUNIT - Italy-Tunisia Cross-border Environmental network_1

Istituto per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione Biomedica

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Respiratory Disease; Cardiovascular Diseases

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05169463

03/2021_1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Retrospective, case-crossover study aiming to use environmental pollutant data for assessing the associated risk of visiting the emergency room (ER) for respiratory or cardiovascular problems in the territory of the Caltanissetta Provincial Health Authority (Italy). All the ER visits for respiratory and/or cardiovascular disorders in the hospital of Gela (Italy) and Niscemi (Italy) from 2010 to 2019 will be considered.

Enrollment: 10,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 100 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All emergency room visits for respiratory or cardiovascular problems at the hospital of Gela (Italy) and Niscemi (Italy), from 2010 to 2019.

Exclusion criteria

• Emergency room visits for other diseases.