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3. Altered Kv2.1 functioning promotes increased excitability in hippocampal neurons of an Alzheimer's disease mouse model.

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Frazzini, V, Guarnieri, S, Bomba, M, Navarra, R, Morabito, C, Mariggiò, MA, and Sensi, SL

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Hippocampus, Neurons, Synapses, Cells, Cultured, Animals, Mice, Alzheimer Disease, Disease Models, Animal, Calcium, Reactive Oxygen Species, Female, Male, Shab Potassium Channels, Cells, Cultured, Disease Models, Animal, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Oncology and Carcinogenesis
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Altered neuronal excitability is emerging as an important feature in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Kv2.1 potassium channels are important modulators of neuronal excitability and synaptic activity. We investigated Kv2.1 currents and its relation to the intrinsic synaptic activity of hippocampal neurons from 3xTg-AD (triple transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease) mice, a widely employed preclinical AD model. Synaptic activity was also investigated by analyzing spontaneous [Ca(2+)]i spikes. Compared with wild-type (Non-Tg (non-transgenic mouse model)) cultures, 3xTg-AD neurons showed enhanced spike frequency and decreased intensity. Compared with Non-Tg cultures, 3xTg-AD hippocampal neurons revealed reduced Kv2.1-dependent Ik current densities as well as normalized conductances. 3xTg-AD cultures also exhibited an overall decrease in the number of functional Kv2.1 channels. Immunofluorescence assay revealed an increase in Kv2.1 channel oligomerization, a condition associated with blockade of channel function. In Non-Tg neurons, pharmacological blockade of Kv2.1 channels reproduced the altered pattern found in the 3xTg-AD cultures. Moreover, compared with untreated sister cultures, pharmacological inhibition of Kv2.1 in 3xTg-AD neurons did not produce any significant modification in Ik current densities. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) promote Kv2.1 oligomerization, thereby acting as negative modulator of the channel activity. Glutamate receptor activation produced higher ROS levels in hippocampal 3xTg-AD cultures compared with Non-Tg neurons. Antioxidant treatment with N-Acetyl-Cysteine was found to rescue Kv2.1-dependent currents and decreased spontaneous hyperexcitability in 3xTg-AD neurons. Analogous results regarding spontaneous synaptic activity were observed in neuronal cultures treated with the antioxidant 6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid (Trolox). Our study indicates that AD-related mutations may promote enhanced ROS generation, oxidative-dependent oligomerization, and loss of function of Kv2.1 channels. These processes can be part on the increased neuronal excitability of these neurons. These steps may set a deleterious vicious circle that eventually helps to promote excitotoxic damage found in the AD brain.

Published
2016

5. What Parents Say about Children's Inequality of Opportunities: A Study in Mauritius

Author

Morabito, C., Carosin, E., and Vandenbroeck, M.

Abstract

Longitudinal studies showing the beneficial impact of early childhood education on later academic achievement have contributed to persuading policy-makers and academia that early childhood is the best time to address inequalities. However, the voice of parents is often absent from these debates. We investigated the perspectives of parents on children's inequalities of opportunities and on the role of education and early childhood care in equalising life chances. The study specifically explored the views of 26 parents in the sub-Saharan African country of Mauritius through focus group discussions. Findings of the study suggested that parents tend to adhere to the discourse of parental responsibility as a key factor in children's inequalities. Yet they also showed that parents have potential to criticise and deconstruct this narrative, as they experience structural circumstances, such as poverty or discrimination, shaping their life opportunities and those of their children.

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2017
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12. SCRITTURA, CERVELLO E PRATICHE DI VITA

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Morabito, C

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Settore M-STO/05, cervello e linguaggio, neuroscienze cognitive, cervello e linguaggio, letto-scrittura, neuroscienze cognitive, storia della psicologia, letto-scrittura, storia della psicologia
Published
2022

16. Dai Batteri a Bach di Daniel C. Dennett

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Caruana, F, Morabito, C, and Pollo, S

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Settore M-STO/05, filosofia della mente, mente, coscienza, storia delle scienze cognitive, Settore M-FIL/02
Published
2020

20. Takotsubo syndrome: prognostic predictors

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Zito, C, Cusma­piccione, M, Licordari, R, Citro, R, Carvelli, A, Longobardo, L, Ferrazzo, G, Manganaro, R, Campisi, Mp, Bitto, R, Guarneri, Mc, Cimmino, Mc, Morabito, C, and Carerj, S

Published
2019

22. PLASMA ENGINEERING AND ELECTROMAGNETIC ASPECTS IN ITER DESIGN

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Albanese, R., primary, Ambrosino, G., additional, Bottura, L., additional, Coccorese, E., additional, Formisano, A., additional, Fresa, R., additional, Garofalo, F., additional, Morabito, C., additional, Pironti, A., additional, Martone, R., additional, Rubinacci, G., additional, Scala, S., additional, and Ventre, S., additional

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1995
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24. Responses of peripheral blood mononuclear cells to moderate exercise and hypoxia

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Morabito, C., Lanuti, P., Caprara, G. A., Guarnieri, S., Verratti, V., Ricci, G., Catizone, Angiolina, Marchisio, M., Fanò Illic, G., Mariggiò, M. A., Morabito, C., Lanuti, P., Caprara, G. A., Guarnieri, S., Verratti, V., Ricci, Giulia, Catizone, A., Marchisio, M., Fanò Illic, G., and Mariggiò, M. A.

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Adult, Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte, CD3 Complex, T-Lymphocytes, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Lymphocyte Activation, exercise training in women, hypobaric hypoxia, intracellular calcium, oxidative stress, adult, altitude, antigens, CD, CD3, differentiation, T-Lymphocyte, B-Lymphocytes, calcium, exercise, female, humans, hypoxia, lectins, C-type, lymphocyte activation, lymphocyte count, mitochondria, mountaineering, oxygen, physical conditioning, Human, reactive oxygen species, orthopedics and sports medicine, physical therapy, sports therapy and rehabilitation, Antigens, CD, Humans, Lectins, C-Type, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Lymphocyte Count, Hypoxia, Exercise, oxidative stre, Altitude, Exercise training in women, Mitochondria, Mountaineering, Oxygen, Oxidative Stress, Calcium, Female, Reactive Oxygen Species, Physical Conditioning, Human
Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the physiological features of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) isolated from healthy female trekkers before and after physical activity carried out under both normoxia (low altitude, 2000 m a.s.l.) and hypobaric hypoxia (high altitude, 3700 m a.s.l.). The experimental design was to differentiate effects induced by exercise and those related to external environmental conditions. PBMCs were isolated from seven female subjects before and after each training period. The PBMCs were phenotypically and functionally characterized using fluorimetric and densitometric analyses, to determine cellular activation, and their intracellular Ca(2+) levels and oxidative status. After a period of normoxic physical exercise, the PBMCs showed an increase in fully activated T lymphocytes (CD3(+) CD69(+) ) and a reduction in intracellular Ca(2+) levels. On the other hand, with physical exercise performed under hypobaric hypoxia, there was a reduction in T lymphocytes and an increase in nonactivated B lymphocytes, accompanied by a reduction in O2 (-) levels in the mitochondria. These outcomes reveal that in women, low- to moderate-intensity aerobic trekking induces CD69 T cell activation and promotes anti-stress effects on the high-altitude-induced impairment of the immune responses and the oxidative balance.

Published
2016

25. Brain and kidney, victims of atrial microembolism in elderly hospitalized patients? Data from the REPOSI study

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Mannucci, P, Nobili, A, Tettamanti, M, Pasina, L, Franchi, C, Salerno, F, Corrao, S, Marengoni, A, Marcucci, M, Sparacio, E, Alborghetti, S, Di Costanzo, R, Djade, C, Prisco, D, Silvestri, E, Cenci, C, Barnini, T, Delitala, G, Carta, S, Atzori, S, Guarnieri, G, Zanetti, M, Spalluti, A, Serra, M, Bleve, M, Vanoli, M, Grignani, G, Casella, G, Gasbarrone, L, Maniscalco, G, Gunelli, M, Tirotta, D, Brucato, A, Ghidoni, S, Di Corato, P, Bernardi, M, Li Bassi, S, Santi, L, Agnelli, G, Iorio, A, Marchesini, E, Mannarino, E, Lupattelli, G, Rondelli, P, Paciullo, F, Fabris, F, Carlon, M, Turatto, F, Baroni, M, Zardo, M, Manfredini, R, Molino, C, Pala, M, Fabbian, F, Nuti, R, Valenti, R, Ruvio, M, Cappelli, S, Paolisso, G, Rizzo, M, Laieta, M, Salvatore, T, Sasso, F, Utili, R, Durante Mangoni, E, Pinto, D, Olivieri, O, Stanzial, A, Fellin, R, Volpato, S, Fotini, S, Barbagallo, M, Dominguez, L, Plances, L, D'Angelo, D, Rini, G, Mansueto, P, Pepe, I, Licata, G, Calvo, L, Valenti, M, Borghi, C, Strocchi, E, Rinaldi, E, Zoli, M, Fabbri, E, Magalotti, D, Auteri, A, Pasqui, A, Puccetti, L, Pasini, F, Capecchi, P, Bicchi, M, Sabbà, C, Vella, F, Marseglia, A, Luglio, C, Palasciano, G, Modeo, M, Aquilino, A, Raffaele, P, Pugliese, S, Capobianco, C, Postiglione, A, Barbella, M, De Stefano, F, Fenoglio, L, Brignone, C, Bracco, C, Giraudo, A, Musca, G, Cuccurullo, O, Cricco, L, Fiorentini, A, Cappellini, M, Fabio, G, Seghezzi, S, De Amicis, M, Fargion, S, Bonara, P, Bulgheroni, M, Lombardi, R, Magrini, F, Massari, F, Tonella, T, Peyvandi, F, Tedeschi, A, Rossio, R, Moreo, G, Ferrari, B, Roncari, L, Monzani, V, Savojardo, V, Folli, C, Magnini, M, Mari, D, Rossi, P, Damanti, S, Prolo, S, Lilleri, M, Micale, G, Podda, M, Selmi, C, Meda, F, Accordino, S, Conca, A, Monti, V, Corazza, G, Miceli, E, Lenti, M, Padula, D, Balduini, C, Bertolino, G, Provini, S, Quaglia, F, Murialdo, G, Bovio, M, Dallegri, F, Ottonello, L, Quercioli, A, Barreca, A, Secchi, M, Ghelfi, D, Chin, W, Carassale, L, Caporotundo, S, Anastasio, L, Sofia, L, Carbone, M, Traisci, G, De Feudis, L, Di Carlo, S, Davì, G, Guagnano, M, Sestili, S, Bergami, E, Rizzioli, E, Cagnoni, C, Bertone, L, Manucra, A, Buratti, A, Tognin, T, Liberato, N, Bernasconi, G, Nardo, B, Bianchi, G, Giaquinto, S, Benetti, G, Quagliolo, M, Centenaro, G, Purrello, F, Di Pino, A, Piro, S, Mancuso, G, Calipari, D, Bartone, M, Gullo, F, Cortellaro, M, Magenta, M, Perego, F, Meroni, M, Cicardi, M, Magenta, A, Sacco, A, Bonelli, A, Dentamaro, G, Rozzini, R, Falanga, L, Giordano, A, Perin, P, Lorenzati, B, Gruden, G, Bruno, G, Montrucchio, G, Greco, E, Tizzani, P, Fera, G, Di Luca, M, Renna, D, Perciccante, A, Coralli, A, Tassara, R, Melis, D, Rebella, L, Menardo, G, Bottone, S, Sferrazzo, E, Ferri, C, Striuli, R, Scipioni, R, Salmi, R, Gaudenzi, P, Gamberini, S, Ricci, F, Morabito, C, Fava, R, Semplicini, A, Gottardo, L, Vendemiale, G, Serviddio, G, Forlano, R, Bolondi, L, Rasciti, L, Serio, I, Masala, C, Mammarella, A, Raparelli, V, Rossi Fanelli, F, Delfino, M, Amoroso, A, Violi, F, Basili, S, Perri, L, Serra, P, Fontana, V, Falcone, M, Landolfi, R, Grieco, A, Gallo, A, Zuccalà, G, Franceschi, F, De Marco, G, Chiara, C, Marta, S, Bellusci, M, Setti, D, Pedrazzoli, F, Romanelli, G, Pirali, C, Amolini, C, Rosei, E, Rizzoni, D, Castoldi, L, Picardi, A, Gentilucci, U, Mazzarelli, C, Gallo, P, Guasti, L, Castiglioni, L, Maresca, A, Squizzato, A, Contini, S, Molaro, M, Annoni, G, Corsi, M, Zazzetta, S, Bertolotti, M, Mussi, C, Scotto, R, Ferri, M, Veltri, F, Arturi, F, Succurro, E, Sesti, G, Gualtieri, U, Perticone, F, Sciacqua, A, Quero, M, Bagnato, C, Loria, P, Becchi, M, Martucci, G, Fantuzzi, A, Maurantonio, M, Corinaldesi, R, De Giorgio, R, Grasso, V, Ruggeri, E, Carozza, L, Pignatti, F, Mannucci PM, Nobili A, Tettamanti M, Pasina L, Franchi C, Salerno F, Corrao S, Marengoni A, Marcucci M, Sparacio E, Alborghetti S, Di Costanzo R, Djade CD, Prisco D, Silvestri E, Cenci C, Barnini T, Delitala G, Carta S, Atzori S, Guarnieri G, Zanetti M, Spalluti A, Serra MG, Bleve MA, Vanoli M, Grignani G, Casella G, Gasbarrone L, Maniscalco G, Gunelli M, Tirotta D, Brucato A, Ghidoni S, Di Corato P, Bernardi M, Li Bassi S, Santi L, Agnelli G, Iorio A, Marchesini E, Mannarino E, Lupattelli G, Rondelli P, Paciullo F, Fabris F, Carlon M, Turatto F, Baroni MC, Zardo M, Manfredini R, Molino C, Pala M, Fabbian F, Nuti R, Valenti R, Ruvio M, Cappelli S, Paolisso G, Rizzo MR, Laieta MT, Salvatore T, Sasso FC, Utili R, Durante Mangoni E, Pinto D, Olivieri O, Stanzial AM, Fellin R, Volpato S, Fotini S, Barbagallo M, Dominguez L, Plances L, D'Angelo D, Rini G, Mansueto P, Pepe I, Licata G, Calvo L, Valenti M, Borghi C, Strocchi E, Rinaldi ER, Zoli M, Fabbri E, Magalotti D, Auteri A, Pasqui AL, Puccetti L, Pasini FL, Capecchi PL, Bicchi M, Sabbà C, Vella FS, Marseglia A, Luglio CV, Palasciano G, Modeo ME, Aquilino A, Raffaele P, Pugliese S, Capobianco C, Postiglione A, Barbella MR, De Stefano F, Fenoglio L, Brignone C, Bracco C, Giraudo A, Musca G, Cuccurullo O, Cricco L, Fiorentini A, Cappellini MD, Fabio G, Seghezzi S, De Amicis MM, Fargion S, Bonara P, Bulgheroni M, Lombardi R, Magrini F, Massari F, Tonella T, Peyvandi F, Tedeschi A, Rossio R, Moreo G, Ferrari B, Roncari L, Monzani V, Savojardo V, Folli C, Magnini M, Mari D, Rossi PD, Damanti S, Prolo S, Lilleri MS, Micale G, Podda M, Selmi C, Meda F, Accordino S, Conca A, Monti V, Corazza GR, Miceli E, Lenti MV, Padula D, Balduini CL, Bertolino G, Provini S, Quaglia F, Murialdo G, Bovio M, Dallegri F, Ottonello L, Quercioli A, Barreca A, Secchi MB, Ghelfi D, Chin WS, Carassale L, Caporotundo S, Anastasio L, Sofia L, Carbone M, Traisci G, De Feudis L, Di Carlo S, Davì G, Guagnano MT, Sestili S, Bergami E, Rizzioli E, Cagnoni C, Bertone L, Manucra A, Buratti A, Tognin T, Liberato NL, Bernasconi G, Nardo B, Bianchi GB, Giaquinto S, Benetti G, Quagliolo M, Centenaro GR, Purrello F, Di Pino A, Piro S, Mancuso G, Calipari D, Bartone M, Gullo F, Cortellaro M, Magenta M, Perego F, Meroni MR, Cicardi M, Magenta AG, Sacco A, Bonelli A, Dentamaro G, Rozzini R, Falanga L, Giordano A, Perin PC, Lorenzati B, Gruden G, Bruno G, Montrucchio G, Greco E, Tizzani P, Fera G, Di Luca ML, Renna D, Perciccante A, Coralli A, Tassara R, Melis D, Rebella L, Menardo G, Bottone S, Sferrazzo E, Ferri C, Striuli R, Scipioni R, Salmi R, Gaudenzi P, Gamberini S, Ricci F, Morabito C, Fava R, Semplicini A, Gottardo L, Vendemiale G, Serviddio G, Forlano R, Bolondi L, Rasciti L, Serio I, Masala C, Mammarella A, Raparelli V, Rossi Fanelli F, Delfino M, Amoroso A, Violi F, Basili S, Perri L, Serra P, Fontana V, Falcone M, Landolfi R, Grieco A, Gallo A, Zuccalà G, Franceschi F, De Marco G, Chiara C, Marta S, Bellusci M, Setti D, Pedrazzoli F, Romanelli G, Pirali C, Amolini C, Rosei EA, Rizzoni D, Castoldi L, Picardi A, Gentilucci UV, Mazzarelli C, Gallo P, Guasti L, Castiglioni L, Maresca A, Squizzato A, Contini S, Molaro M, ANNONI, GIORGIO, Corsi M, ZAZZETTA, SARA, Bertolotti M, Mussi C, Scotto R, Ferri MA, Veltri F, Arturi F, Succurro E, Sesti G, Gualtieri U, Perticone F, Sciacqua A, Quero M, Bagnato C, Loria P, Becchi MA, Martucci G, Fantuzzi A, Maurantonio M, Corinaldesi R, De Giorgio R, Serra M, Grasso V, Ruggeri E, Carozza LM, Pignatti F., Mannucci, P, Nobili, A, Tettamanti, M, Pasina, L, Franchi, C, Salerno, F, Corrao, S, Marengoni, A, Marcucci, M, Sparacio, E, Alborghetti, S, Di Costanzo, R, Djade, C, Prisco, D, Silvestri, E, Cenci, C, Barnini, T, Delitala, G, Carta, S, Atzori, S, Guarnieri, G, Zanetti, M, Spalluti, A, Serra, M, Bleve, M, Vanoli, M, Grignani, G, Casella, G, Gasbarrone, L, Maniscalco, G, Gunelli, M, Tirotta, D, Brucato, A, Ghidoni, S, Di Corato, P, Bernardi, M, Li Bassi, S, Santi, L, Agnelli, G, Iorio, A, Marchesini, E, Mannarino, E, Lupattelli, G, Rondelli, P, Paciullo, F, Fabris, F, Carlon, M, Turatto, F, Baroni, M, Zardo, M, Manfredini, R, Molino, C, Pala, M, Fabbian, F, Nuti, R, Valenti, R, Ruvio, M, Cappelli, S, Paolisso, G, Rizzo, M, Laieta, M, Salvatore, T, Sasso, F, Utili, R, Durante Mangoni, E, Pinto, D, Olivieri, O, Stanzial, A, Fellin, R, Volpato, S, Fotini, S, Barbagallo, M, Dominguez, L, Plances, L, D'Angelo, D, Rini, G, Mansueto, P, Pepe, I, Licata, G, Calvo, L, Valenti, M, Borghi, C, Strocchi, E, Rinaldi, E, Zoli, M, Fabbri, E, Magalotti, D, Auteri, A, Pasqui, A, Puccetti, L, Pasini, F, Capecchi, P, Bicchi, M, Sabbà, C, Vella, F, Marseglia, A, Luglio, C, Palasciano, G, Modeo, M, Aquilino, A, Raffaele, P, Pugliese, S, Capobianco, C, Postiglione, A, Barbella, M, De Stefano, F, Fenoglio, L, Brignone, C, Bracco, C, Giraudo, A, Musca, G, Cuccurullo, O, Cricco, L, Fiorentini, A, Cappellini, M, Fabio, G, Seghezzi, S, De Amicis, M, Fargion, S, Bonara, P, Bulgheroni, M, Lombardi, R, Magrini, F, Massari, F, Tonella, T, Peyvandi, F, Tedeschi, A, Rossio, R, Moreo, G, Ferrari, B, Roncari, L, Monzani, V, Savojardo, V, Folli, C, Magnini, M, Mari, D, Rossi, P, Damanti, S, Prolo, S, Lilleri, M, Micale, G, Podda, M, Selmi, C, Meda, F, Accordino, S, Conca, A, Monti, V, Corazza, G, Miceli, E, Lenti, M, Padula, D, Balduini, C, Bertolino, G, Provini, S, Quaglia, F, Murialdo, G, Bovio, M, Dallegri, F, Ottonello, L, Quercioli, A, Barreca, A, Secchi, M, Ghelfi, D, Chin, W, Carassale, L, Caporotundo, S, Anastasio, L, Sofia, L, Carbone, M, Traisci, G, De Feudis, L, Di Carlo, S, Davì, G, Guagnano, M, Sestili, S, Bergami, E, Rizzioli, E, Cagnoni, C, Bertone, L, Manucra, A, Buratti, A, Tognin, T, Liberato, N, Bernasconi, G, Nardo, B, Bianchi, G, Giaquinto, S, Benetti, G, Quagliolo, M, Centenaro, G, Purrello, F, Di Pino, A, Piro, S, Mancuso, G, Calipari, D, Bartone, M, Gullo, F, Cortellaro, M, Magenta, M, Perego, F, Meroni, M, Cicardi, M, Magenta, A, Sacco, A, Bonelli, A, Dentamaro, G, Rozzini, R, Falanga, L, Giordano, A, Perin, P, Lorenzati, B, Gruden, G, Bruno, G, Montrucchio, G, Greco, E, Tizzani, P, Fera, G, Di Luca, M, Renna, D, Perciccante, A, Coralli, A, Tassara, R, Melis, D, Rebella, L, Menardo, G, Bottone, S, Sferrazzo, E, Ferri, C, Striuli, R, Scipioni, R, Salmi, R, Gaudenzi, P, Gamberini, S, Ricci, F, Morabito, C, Fava, R, Semplicini, A, Gottardo, L, Vendemiale, G, Serviddio, G, Forlano, R, Bolondi, L, Rasciti, L, Serio, I, Masala, C, Mammarella, A, Raparelli, V, Rossi Fanelli, F, Delfino, M, Amoroso, A, Violi, F, Basili, S, Perri, L, Serra, P, Fontana, V, Falcone, M, Landolfi, R, Grieco, A, Gallo, A, Zuccalà, G, Franceschi, F, De Marco, G, Chiara, C, Marta, S, Bellusci, M, Setti, D, Pedrazzoli, F, Romanelli, G, Pirali, C, Amolini, C, Rosei, E, Rizzoni, D, Castoldi, L, Picardi, A, Gentilucci, U, Mazzarelli, C, Gallo, P, Guasti, L, Castiglioni, L, Maresca, A, Squizzato, A, Contini, S, Molaro, M, Annoni, G, Corsi, M, Zazzetta, S, Bertolotti, M, Mussi, C, Scotto, R, Ferri, M, Veltri, F, Arturi, F, Succurro, E, Sesti, G, Gualtieri, U, Perticone, F, Sciacqua, A, Quero, M, Bagnato, C, Loria, P, Becchi, M, Martucci, G, Fantuzzi, A, Maurantonio, M, Corinaldesi, R, De Giorgio, R, Grasso, V, Ruggeri, E, Carozza, L, Pignatti, F, Mannucci PM, Nobili A, Tettamanti M, Pasina L, Franchi C, Salerno F, Corrao S, Marengoni A, Marcucci M, Sparacio E, Alborghetti S, Di Costanzo R, Djade CD, Prisco D, Silvestri E, Cenci C, Barnini T, Delitala G, Carta S, Atzori S, Guarnieri G, Zanetti M, Spalluti A, Serra MG, Bleve MA, Vanoli M, Grignani G, Casella G, Gasbarrone L, Maniscalco G, Gunelli M, Tirotta D, Brucato A, Ghidoni S, Di Corato P, Bernardi M, Li Bassi S, Santi L, Agnelli G, Iorio A, Marchesini E, Mannarino E, Lupattelli G, Rondelli P, Paciullo F, Fabris F, Carlon M, Turatto F, Baroni MC, Zardo M, Manfredini R, Molino C, Pala M, Fabbian F, Nuti R, Valenti R, Ruvio M, Cappelli S, Paolisso G, Rizzo MR, Laieta MT, Salvatore T, Sasso FC, Utili R, Durante Mangoni E, Pinto D, Olivieri O, Stanzial AM, Fellin R, Volpato S, Fotini S, Barbagallo M, Dominguez L, Plances L, D'Angelo D, Rini G, Mansueto P, Pepe I, Licata G, Calvo L, Valenti M, Borghi C, Strocchi E, Rinaldi ER, Zoli M, Fabbri E, Magalotti D, Auteri A, Pasqui AL, Puccetti L, Pasini FL, Capecchi PL, Bicchi M, Sabbà C, Vella FS, Marseglia A, Luglio CV, Palasciano G, Modeo ME, Aquilino A, Raffaele P, Pugliese S, Capobianco C, Postiglione A, Barbella MR, De Stefano F, Fenoglio L, Brignone C, Bracco C, Giraudo A, Musca G, Cuccurullo O, Cricco L, Fiorentini A, Cappellini MD, Fabio G, Seghezzi S, De Amicis MM, Fargion S, Bonara P, Bulgheroni M, Lombardi R, Magrini F, Massari F, Tonella T, Peyvandi F, Tedeschi A, Rossio R, Moreo G, Ferrari B, Roncari L, Monzani V, Savojardo V, Folli C, Magnini M, Mari D, Rossi PD, Damanti S, Prolo S, Lilleri MS, Micale G, Podda M, Selmi C, Meda F, Accordino S, Conca A, Monti V, Corazza GR, Miceli E, Lenti MV, Padula D, Balduini CL, Bertolino G, Provini S, Quaglia F, Murialdo G, Bovio M, Dallegri F, Ottonello L, Quercioli A, Barreca A, Secchi MB, Ghelfi D, Chin WS, Carassale L, Caporotundo S, Anastasio L, Sofia L, Carbone M, Traisci G, De Feudis L, Di Carlo S, Davì G, Guagnano MT, Sestili S, Bergami E, Rizzioli E, Cagnoni C, Bertone L, Manucra A, Buratti A, Tognin T, Liberato NL, Bernasconi G, Nardo B, Bianchi GB, Giaquinto S, Benetti G, Quagliolo M, Centenaro GR, Purrello F, Di Pino A, Piro S, Mancuso G, Calipari D, Bartone M, Gullo F, Cortellaro M, Magenta M, Perego F, Meroni MR, Cicardi M, Magenta AG, Sacco A, Bonelli A, Dentamaro G, Rozzini R, Falanga L, Giordano A, Perin PC, Lorenzati B, Gruden G, Bruno G, Montrucchio G, Greco E, Tizzani P, Fera G, Di Luca ML, Renna D, Perciccante A, Coralli A, Tassara R, Melis D, Rebella L, Menardo G, Bottone S, Sferrazzo E, Ferri C, Striuli R, Scipioni R, Salmi R, Gaudenzi P, Gamberini S, Ricci F, Morabito C, Fava R, Semplicini A, Gottardo L, Vendemiale G, Serviddio G, Forlano R, Bolondi L, Rasciti L, Serio I, Masala C, Mammarella A, Raparelli V, Rossi Fanelli F, Delfino M, Amoroso A, Violi F, Basili S, Perri L, Serra P, Fontana V, Falcone M, Landolfi R, Grieco A, Gallo A, Zuccalà G, Franceschi F, De Marco G, Chiara C, Marta S, Bellusci M, Setti D, Pedrazzoli F, Romanelli G, Pirali C, Amolini C, Rosei EA, Rizzoni D, Castoldi L, Picardi A, Gentilucci UV, Mazzarelli C, Gallo P, Guasti L, Castiglioni L, Maresca A, Squizzato A, Contini S, Molaro M, ANNONI, GIORGIO, Corsi M, ZAZZETTA, SARA, Bertolotti M, Mussi C, Scotto R, Ferri MA, Veltri F, Arturi F, Succurro E, Sesti G, Gualtieri U, Perticone F, Sciacqua A, Quero M, Bagnato C, Loria P, Becchi MA, Martucci G, Fantuzzi A, Maurantonio M, Corinaldesi R, De Giorgio R, Serra M, Grasso V, Ruggeri E, Carozza LM, and Pignatti F.

Abstract

Background: It is well known that atrial fibrillation (AF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are associated with a higher risk of stroke, and new evidence links AF to cognitive impairment, independently from an overt stroke (CI). Our aim was to investigate, assuming an underlying role of atrial microembolism, the impact of CI and CKD in elderly hospitalized patients with AF. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the data collected on elderly patients in 66 Italian hospitals, in the frame of the REPOSI project. We analyzed the clinical characteristics of patients with AF and different degrees of CI. Multivariate logistic analysis was used to explore the relationship between variables and mortality. Results: Among the 1384 patients enrolled, 321 had AF. Patients with AF were older, had worse CI and disability and higher rates of stroke, hypertension, heart failure, and CKD, and less than 50% were on anticoagulant therapy. Among patients with AF, those with worse CI and those with lower estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) had a higher mortality risk (odds ratio 1.13, p = 0.006). Higher disability levels, older age, higher systolic blood pressure, and higher eGFR were related to lower probability of oral anticoagulant prescription. Lower mortality rates were found in patients on oral anticoagulant therapy. Conclusions: Elderly hospitalized patients with AF are more likely affected by CI and CKD, two conditions that expose them to a higher mortality risk. Oral anticoagulant therapy, still underused and not optimally enforced, may afford protection from thromboembolic episodes that probably concur to the high mortality.

Published
2015

26. Adherence to antibiotic treatment guidelines and outcomes in the hospitalized elderly with different types of pneumonia

Author

Rossio, R, Franchi, C, Ardoino, I, Djade, C, Tettamanti, M, Pasina, L, Salerno, F, Marengoni, A, Corrao, S, Marcucci, M, Peyvandi, F, Biganzoli, E, Nobili, A, Mannucci, P, Mannucci, M, Sparacio, E, Alborghetti, S, Di Costanzo, R, Eldin, T, Prisco, D, Silvestri, E, Cenci, C, Barnini, T, Delitala, G, Carta, S, Atzori, S, Guarnieri, G, Zanetti, M, Spalluti, A, Serra, M, Bleve, M, Vanoli, M, Grignani, G, Casella, G, Gasbarrone, L, Maniscalco, G, Gunelli, M, Tirotta, D, Brucato, A, Ghidoni, S, Di Corato, P, Bernardi, M, Li Bassi, S, Santi, L, Agnelli, G, Iorio, A, Marchesini, E, Mannarino, E, Lupattelli, G, Rondelli, P, Paciullo, F, Fabris, F, Carlon, M, Turatto, F, Baroni, M, Zardo, M, Manfredini, R, Molino, C, Pala, M, Fabbian, F, Nuti, R, Valenti, R, Ruvio, M, Cappelli, S, Paolisso, G, Rizzo, M, Laieta, M, Salvatore, T, Sasso, F, Utili, R, Durante Mangoni, E, Pinto, D, Olivieri, O, Stanzial, A, Fellin, R, Volpato, S, Fotini, S, Barbagallo, M, Dominguez, L, Plances, L, D’Angelo, D, Rini, G, Mansueto, P, Pepe, I, Licata, G, Calvo, L, Valenti, M, Borghi, C, Strocchi, E, Rinaldi, E, Zoli, M, Fabbri, E, Magalotti, D, Auteri, A, Pasqui, A, Puccetti, L, Laghi Pasini, F, Capecchi, P, Bicchi, M, Sabbà, C, Vella, F, Marseglia, A, Luglio, C, Palasciano, G, Modeo, M, Aquilino, A, Pugliese, S, Capobianco, C, Postiglione, A, Barbella, M, De Stefano, F, Fenoglio, L, Brignone, C, Bracco, C, Giraudo, A, Musca, G, Cuccurullo, O, Cricco, L, Fiorentini, A, Cappellini, M, Fabio, G, Seghezzi, S, De Amicis, M, Fargion, S, Bonara, P, Bulgheroni, M, Lombardi, R, Magrini, F, Massari, F, Tonella, T, Tedeschi, A, Moreo, G, Ferrari, B, Roncari, L, Monzani, V, Savojardo, V, Folli, C, Magnini, M, Mari, D, Rossi, P, Damanti, S, Prolo, S, Lilleri, M, Micale, G, Podda, M, Selmi, C, Meda, F, Accordino, S, Conca, A, Monti, V, Corazza, G, Miceli, E, Lenti, M, Padula, D, Balduini, C, Bertolino, G, Provini, S, Quaglia, F, Murialdo, G, Bovio, M, Dallegri, F, Ottonello, L, Quercioli, A, Barreca, A, Secchi, M, Ghelfi, D, Chin, W, Carassale, L, Caporotundo, S, Anastasio, L, Sofia, L, Carbone, M, Di Carlo, S, Traisci, G, De Feudis, L, Davì, G, Guagnano, M, Sestili, S, Bergami, E, Rizzioli, E, Cagnoni, C, Bertone, L, Manucra, A, Buratti, A, Tognin, T, Liberato, N, Bernasconi, G, Nardo, B, Bianchi, G, Giaquinto, S, Benetti, G, Quagliolo, M, Centenaro, G, Purrello, F, Di Pino, A, Piro, S, Mancuso, G, Calipari, D, Bartone, M, Gullo, F, Cortellaro, M, Magenta, M, Perego, F, Meroni, M, Cicardi, M, Gidaro, A, Sacco, A, Bonelli, A, Dentamaro, G, Rozzini, R, Falanga, L, Giordano, A, Perin, P, Lorenzati, B, Gruden, G, Bruno, G, Montrucchio, G, Greco, E, Tizzani, P, Fera, G, Di Luca, M, Renna, D, Perciccante, A, Coralli, A, Tassara, R, Melis, D, Rebella, L, Menardo, G, Bottone, S, Sferrazzo, E, Ferri, C, Striuli, R, Scipioni, R, Salmi, R, Gaudenzi, P, Gamberini, S, Ricci, F, Morabito, C, Fava, R, Semplicini, A, Gottardo, L, Vendemiale, G, Serviddio, G, Forlano, R, Bolondi, L, Rasciti, L, Serio, I, Masala, C, Mammarella, A, Raparelli, V, Rossi Fanelli, F, Delfino, M, Amoroso, A, Violi, F, Basili, S, Perri, L, Serra, P, Fontana, V, Falcone, M, Landolfi, R, Grieco, A, Gallo, A, Zuccalà, G, Franceschi, F, De Marco, G, Chiara, C, Marta, S, Bellusci, M, Setti, D, Pedrazzoli, F, Romanelli, G, Pirali, C, Amolini, C, Rosei, E, Rizzoni, D, Castoldi, L, Picardi, A, Gentilucci, U, Mazzarelli, C, Gallo, P, Guasti, L, Castiglioni, L, Maresca, A, Squizzato, A, Contini, S, Molaro, M, Annoni, G, Corsi, M, Zazzetta, S, Bertolotti, M, Mussi, C, Scotto, R, Ferri, M, Veltri, F, Arturi, F, Succurro, E, Sesti, G, Gualtieri, U, Perticone, F, Sciacqua, A, Quero, M, Bagnato, C, Loria, P, Becchi, M, Martucci, G, Fantuzzi, A, Maurantonio, M, Corinaldesi, R, De Giorgio, R, Grasso, V, Ruggeri, E, Carozza, L, Pignatti, F, Mannucci, PM, Eldin, TK, Djade, CD, Serra, MG, Bleve, MA, Marcucci,M, Baroni, MC, Rizzo, MR, Laieta, MT, Sasso, FC, Pinto D, Olivieri O, Stanzial AM, Fellin R, Volpato S, Fotini S, Barbagallo M, Dominguez L, Plances L, D’Angelo D, Rini G, Mansueto P, Pepe I, Licata G, Calvo L, Valenti M, Borghi C, Strocchi E, Rinaldi ER, Zoli M, Fabbri E, Magalotti D, Auteri A, Pasqui AL, Puccetti L, Laghi Pasini F, Capecchi PL, Bicchi M, Sabbà C, Vella FS, Marseglia A, Luglio CV, Palasciano G, Modeo ME, Aquilino A, Pugliese S, Capobianco C, Postiglione A, Barbella MR, De Stefano F, Fenoglio L, Brignone C, Bracco C, Giraudo A, Musca G, Cuccurullo O, Cricco L, Fiorentini A, Cappellini MD, Fabio G, Seghezzi S, De Amicis MM, Fargion S, Bonara P, Bulgheroni M, Lombardi R, Magrini F, Massari F, Tonella T, Peyvandi F, Tedeschi A, Rossio R, Moreo G, Ferrari B, Roncari L, Monzani V, Savojardo V, Folli C, Magnini M, Mari D, Rossi PD, Damanti S, Prolo S, Lilleri MS, Micale G, Podda M, Selmi C, Meda F, Salerno F, Accordino S, Conca A, Monti V, Corazza GR, Miceli E, Lenti MV, Padula D, Balduini CL, Bertolino G, Provini S, Quaglia F, Murialdo G, Bovio M, Dallegri F, Ottonello L, Quercioli A, Barreca A, Secchi MB, Ghelfi D, Chin WS, Carassale L, Caporotundo S, Anastasio L, Sofia L, Carbone M, Di Carlo S, Traisci G, De Feudis L, Davì G, Guagnano MT, Sestili S, Bergami E, Rizzioli E, Cagnoni C, Bertone L, Manucra A, Buratti A, Tognin T, Liberato NL, Bernasconi G, Nardo B, Bianchi GB, Giaquinto S, Benetti G, Quagliolo M, Centenaro GR, Purrello F, Di Pino A, Piro S, Mancuso G, Calipari D, Bartone M, Gullo F, Cortellaro M, Magenta M, Perego F, Meroni MR, Cicardi M, Gidaro A, Sacco A, Bonelli A, Dentamaro G, Rozzini R, Falanga L, Giordano A, Perin PC, Lorenzati B, Gruden G, Bruno G, Montrucchio G, Greco E, Tizzani P, Fera G, Di Luca ML, Renna D, Perciccante A, Coralli A, Tassara R, Melis D, Rebella L, Menardo G, Bottone S, Sferrazzo E, Ferri C, Striuli R, Scipioni R, Salmi R, Gaudenzi P, Gamberini S, Ricci F, Morabito C, Fava R, Semplicini A, Gottardo L, Delitala G, Carta S, Atzori S, Vendemiale G, Serviddio G, Forlano R, Bolondi L, Rasciti L, Serio I, Masala C, Mammarella A, Raparelli V, Rossi Fanelli F, Delfino M, Amoroso A, Violi F, Basili S, Perri L, Serra P, Fontana V, Falcone M, Landolfi R, Grieco A, Gallo A, Zuccalà G, Franceschi F, De Marco G, Chiara C, Marta S, Bellusci M, Setti D, Pedrazzoli F, Romanelli G, Pirali C, Amolini C, Rosei EA, Rizzoni D, Castoldi L, Picardi A, Gentilucci UV, Mazzarelli C, Gallo P, Guasti L, Castiglioni L, Maresca A, Squizzato A, Contini S, Molaro M, ANNONI, GIORGIO, Corsi M, ZAZZETTA, SARA, Bertolotti M, Mussi C, Scotto R, Ferri MA, Veltri F, Arturi F, Succurro E, Sesti G, Gualtieri U, Perticone F, Sciacqua A, Quero M, Bagnato C, Loria P, Becchi MA, Martucci G, Fantuzzi A, Maurantonio M, Corinaldesi R, De Giorgio R, Serra M, Grasso V, Ruggeri E, Carozza LM, Pignatti F., Rossio, R, Franchi, C, Ardoino, I, Djade, C, Tettamanti, M, Pasina, L, Salerno, F, Marengoni, A, Corrao, S, Marcucci, M, Peyvandi, F, Biganzoli, E, Nobili, A, Mannucci, P, Mannucci, M, Sparacio, E, Alborghetti, S, Di Costanzo, R, Eldin, T, Prisco, D, Silvestri, E, Cenci, C, Barnini, T, Delitala, G, Carta, S, Atzori, S, Guarnieri, G, Zanetti, M, Spalluti, A, Serra, M, Bleve, M, Vanoli, M, Grignani, G, Casella, G, Gasbarrone, L, Maniscalco, G, Gunelli, M, Tirotta, D, Brucato, A, Ghidoni, S, Di Corato, P, Bernardi, M, Li Bassi, S, Santi, L, Agnelli, G, Iorio, A, Marchesini, E, Mannarino, E, Lupattelli, G, Rondelli, P, Paciullo, F, Fabris, F, Carlon, M, Turatto, F, Baroni, M, Zardo, M, Manfredini, R, Molino, C, Pala, M, Fabbian, F, Nuti, R, Valenti, R, Ruvio, M, Cappelli, S, Paolisso, G, Rizzo, M, Laieta, M, Salvatore, T, Sasso, F, Utili, R, Durante Mangoni, E, Pinto, D, Olivieri, O, Stanzial, A, Fellin, R, Volpato, S, Fotini, S, Barbagallo, M, Dominguez, L, Plances, L, D’Angelo, D, Rini, G, Mansueto, P, Pepe, I, Licata, G, Calvo, L, Valenti, M, Borghi, C, Strocchi, E, Rinaldi, E, Zoli, M, Fabbri, E, Magalotti, D, Auteri, A, Pasqui, A, Puccetti, L, Laghi Pasini, F, Capecchi, P, Bicchi, M, Sabbà, C, Vella, F, Marseglia, A, Luglio, C, Palasciano, G, Modeo, M, Aquilino, A, Pugliese, S, Capobianco, C, Postiglione, A, Barbella, M, De Stefano, F, Fenoglio, L, Brignone, C, Bracco, C, Giraudo, A, Musca, G, Cuccurullo, O, Cricco, L, Fiorentini, A, Cappellini, M, Fabio, G, Seghezzi, S, De Amicis, M, Fargion, S, Bonara, P, Bulgheroni, M, Lombardi, R, Magrini, F, Massari, F, Tonella, T, Tedeschi, A, Moreo, G, Ferrari, B, Roncari, L, Monzani, V, Savojardo, V, Folli, C, Magnini, M, Mari, D, Rossi, P, Damanti, S, Prolo, S, Lilleri, M, Micale, G, Podda, M, Selmi, C, Meda, F, Accordino, S, Conca, A, Monti, V, Corazza, G, Miceli, E, Lenti, M, Padula, D, Balduini, C, Bertolino, G, Provini, S, Quaglia, F, Murialdo, G, Bovio, M, Dallegri, F, Ottonello, L, Quercioli, A, Barreca, A, Secchi, M, Ghelfi, D, Chin, W, Carassale, L, Caporotundo, S, Anastasio, L, Sofia, L, Carbone, M, Di Carlo, S, Traisci, G, De Feudis, L, Davì, G, Guagnano, M, Sestili, S, Bergami, E, Rizzioli, E, Cagnoni, C, Bertone, L, Manucra, A, Buratti, A, Tognin, T, Liberato, N, Bernasconi, G, Nardo, B, Bianchi, G, Giaquinto, S, Benetti, G, Quagliolo, M, Centenaro, G, Purrello, F, Di Pino, A, Piro, S, Mancuso, G, Calipari, D, Bartone, M, Gullo, F, Cortellaro, M, Magenta, M, Perego, F, Meroni, M, Cicardi, M, Gidaro, A, Sacco, A, Bonelli, A, Dentamaro, G, Rozzini, R, Falanga, L, Giordano, A, Perin, P, Lorenzati, B, Gruden, G, Bruno, G, Montrucchio, G, Greco, E, Tizzani, P, Fera, G, Di Luca, M, Renna, D, Perciccante, A, Coralli, A, Tassara, R, Melis, D, Rebella, L, Menardo, G, Bottone, S, Sferrazzo, E, Ferri, C, Striuli, R, Scipioni, R, Salmi, R, Gaudenzi, P, Gamberini, S, Ricci, F, Morabito, C, Fava, R, Semplicini, A, Gottardo, L, Vendemiale, G, Serviddio, G, Forlano, R, Bolondi, L, Rasciti, L, Serio, I, Masala, C, Mammarella, A, Raparelli, V, Rossi Fanelli, F, Delfino, M, Amoroso, A, Violi, F, Basili, S, Perri, L, Serra, P, Fontana, V, Falcone, M, Landolfi, R, Grieco, A, Gallo, A, Zuccalà, G, Franceschi, F, De Marco, G, Chiara, C, Marta, S, Bellusci, M, Setti, D, Pedrazzoli, F, Romanelli, G, Pirali, C, Amolini, C, Rosei, E, Rizzoni, D, Castoldi, L, Picardi, A, Gentilucci, U, Mazzarelli, C, Gallo, P, Guasti, L, Castiglioni, L, Maresca, A, Squizzato, A, Contini, S, Molaro, M, Annoni, G, Corsi, M, Zazzetta, S, Bertolotti, M, Mussi, C, Scotto, R, Ferri, M, Veltri, F, Arturi, F, Succurro, E, Sesti, G, Gualtieri, U, Perticone, F, Sciacqua, A, Quero, M, Bagnato, C, Loria, P, Becchi, M, Martucci, G, Fantuzzi, A, Maurantonio, M, Corinaldesi, R, De Giorgio, R, Grasso, V, Ruggeri, E, Carozza, L, Pignatti, F, Mannucci, PM, Eldin, TK, Djade, CD, Serra, MG, Bleve, MA, Marcucci,M, Baroni, MC, Rizzo, MR, Laieta, MT, Sasso, FC, Pinto D, Olivieri O, Stanzial AM, Fellin R, Volpato S, Fotini S, Barbagallo M, Dominguez L, Plances L, D’Angelo D, Rini G, Mansueto P, Pepe I, Licata G, Calvo L, Valenti M, Borghi C, Strocchi E, Rinaldi ER, Zoli M, Fabbri E, Magalotti D, Auteri A, Pasqui AL, Puccetti L, Laghi Pasini F, Capecchi PL, Bicchi M, Sabbà C, Vella FS, Marseglia A, Luglio CV, Palasciano G, Modeo ME, Aquilino A, Pugliese S, Capobianco C, Postiglione A, Barbella MR, De Stefano F, Fenoglio L, Brignone C, Bracco C, Giraudo A, Musca G, Cuccurullo O, Cricco L, Fiorentini A, Cappellini MD, Fabio G, Seghezzi S, De Amicis MM, Fargion S, Bonara P, Bulgheroni M, Lombardi R, Magrini F, Massari F, Tonella T, Peyvandi F, Tedeschi A, Rossio R, Moreo G, Ferrari B, Roncari L, Monzani V, Savojardo V, Folli C, Magnini M, Mari D, Rossi PD, Damanti S, Prolo S, Lilleri MS, Micale G, Podda M, Selmi C, Meda F, Salerno F, Accordino S, Conca A, Monti V, Corazza GR, Miceli E, Lenti MV, Padula D, Balduini CL, Bertolino G, Provini S, Quaglia F, Murialdo G, Bovio M, Dallegri F, Ottonello L, Quercioli A, Barreca A, Secchi MB, Ghelfi D, Chin WS, Carassale L, Caporotundo S, Anastasio L, Sofia L, Carbone M, Di Carlo S, Traisci G, De Feudis L, Davì G, Guagnano MT, Sestili S, Bergami E, Rizzioli E, Cagnoni C, Bertone L, Manucra A, Buratti A, Tognin T, Liberato NL, Bernasconi G, Nardo B, Bianchi GB, Giaquinto S, Benetti G, Quagliolo M, Centenaro GR, Purrello F, Di Pino A, Piro S, Mancuso G, Calipari D, Bartone M, Gullo F, Cortellaro M, Magenta M, Perego F, Meroni MR, Cicardi M, Gidaro A, Sacco A, Bonelli A, Dentamaro G, Rozzini R, Falanga L, Giordano A, Perin PC, Lorenzati B, Gruden G, Bruno G, Montrucchio G, Greco E, Tizzani P, Fera G, Di Luca ML, Renna D, Perciccante A, Coralli A, Tassara R, Melis D, Rebella L, Menardo G, Bottone S, Sferrazzo E, Ferri C, Striuli R, Scipioni R, Salmi R, Gaudenzi P, Gamberini S, Ricci F, Morabito C, Fava R, Semplicini A, Gottardo L, Delitala G, Carta S, Atzori S, Vendemiale G, Serviddio G, Forlano R, Bolondi L, Rasciti L, Serio I, Masala C, Mammarella A, Raparelli V, Rossi Fanelli F, Delfino M, Amoroso A, Violi F, Basili S, Perri L, Serra P, Fontana V, Falcone M, Landolfi R, Grieco A, Gallo A, Zuccalà G, Franceschi F, De Marco G, Chiara C, Marta S, Bellusci M, Setti D, Pedrazzoli F, Romanelli G, Pirali C, Amolini C, Rosei EA, Rizzoni D, Castoldi L, Picardi A, Gentilucci UV, Mazzarelli C, Gallo P, Guasti L, Castiglioni L, Maresca A, Squizzato A, Contini S, Molaro M, ANNONI, GIORGIO, Corsi M, ZAZZETTA, SARA, Bertolotti M, Mussi C, Scotto R, Ferri MA, Veltri F, Arturi F, Succurro E, Sesti G, Gualtieri U, Perticone F, Sciacqua A, Quero M, Bagnato C, Loria P, Becchi MA, Martucci G, Fantuzzi A, Maurantonio M, Corinaldesi R, De Giorgio R, Serra M, Grasso V, Ruggeri E, Carozza LM, and Pignatti F.

Abstract

Background: Few studies evaluated the clinical outcomes of Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP), Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (HAP) and Health Care-Associated Pneumonia (HCAP) in relation to the adherence of antibiotic treatment to the guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Thoracic Society (ATS) in hospitalized elderly people (65 years or older). Methods: Data were obtained from REPOSI, a prospective registry held in 87 Italian internal medicine and geriatric wards. Patients with a diagnosis of pneumonia (ICD-9 480-487) or prescribed with an antibiotic for pneumonia as indication were selected. The empirical antibiotic regimen was defined to be adherent to guidelines if concordant with the treatment regimens recommended by IDSA/ATS for CAP, HAP, and HCAP. Outcomes were assessed by logistic regression models. Results: A diagnosis of pneumonia was made in 317 patients. Only 38.8% of them received an empirical antibiotic regimen that was adherent to guidelines. However, no significant association was found between adherence to guidelines and outcomes. Having HAP, older age, and higher CIRS severity index were the main factors associated with in-hospital mortality. Conclusions: The adherence to antibiotic treatment guidelines was poor, particularly for HAP and HCAP, suggesting the need for more adherence to the optimal management of antibiotics in the elderly with pneumonia.

Published
2015

27. Gender-differences in disease distribution and outcome in hospitalized elderly: data from the REPOSI study

Author

S. Corrao, P. Santalucia, C. Argano, C. D. Djade, E. Barone, M. Tettamanti, L. Pasina, C. Franchi, T. K. Eldin, A. Marengoni, F. Salerno, M. Marcucci, P. M. Mannucci, A. Nobili, R. E. P. collaborators, Mannucci M, Nobili A, Tettamanti M, Pasina L, Franchi C, Salerno F, Corrao S, Marengoni A, Marcucci M, Sparacio E, Alborghetti S, Di Costanzo R, Djignefa Djade C, Prisco D, Silvestri E, Cenci C, Barnini T, Delitala G, Carta S, Atzori S, Guarnieri G, Zanetti M, Spalluti A, Serra MG, Bleve MA, Vanoli M, Grignani G, Casella G, Gasbarrone L, Maniscalco G, Gunelli M, Tirotta D, Brucato A, Ghidoni S, Bassi SL, Santi L, Agnelli G, Iorio A, Marchesini E, Mannarino E, Lupattelli G, Rondelli P, Paciullo F, Fabris F, Carlon M, Turatto F, Baroni MC, Zardo M, Manfredini R, Molino C, Pala M, Fabbian F, Nuti R, Valenti R, Ruvio M, Cappelli S, Paolisso G, Rizzo MR, Laieta MT, Salvatore T, Sasso FC, Utili R, Durante Mangoni E, Pinto D, Olivieri O, Stanzial AM, Fellin R, Volpato S, Fotini S, Barbagallo M, Dominguez L, Plances L, D'Angelo D, Rini G, Mansueto P, Pepe I, Licata G, Calvo L, Valenti M, Rinaldi ER, Fabbri E, Auteri A, Pasqui AL, Puccetti L, Laghi Pasini F, Capecchi PL, Bicchi M, Sabbà C, Vella FS, Marseglia A, Luglio CV, Palasciano G, Modeo ME, Aquilino A, Raffaele P, Pugliese S, Capobianco C, Postiglione A, Barbella MR, De Stefano F, Fenoglio L, Brignone C, Bracco C, Giraudo A, Musca G, Cuccurullo O, Cricco L, Fiorentini A, Cappellini MD, Fabio G, Seghezzi S, De Amicis MM, Fargion S, Bonara P, Bulgheroni M, Lombardi R, Magrini F, Massari F, Tonella T, Peyvandi F, Tedeschi A, Rossio R, Moreo G, Ferrari B, Roncari L, Monzani V, Savojardo V, Folli C, Magnini M, Mari D, Rossi PD, Damanti S, Prolo S, Lilleri MS, Micale G, Podda M, Selmi C, Meda F, Accordino S, Conca A, Monti V, Corazza GR, Miceli E, Lenti MV, Padula D, Balduini CL, Bertolino G, Provini S, Quaglia F, Murialdo G, Bovio M, Dallegri F, Ottonello L, Quercioli A, Barreca A, Secchi MB, Ghelfi D, Chin WS, Carassale L, Caporotundo S, Anastasio L, Carbone M, Traisci G, De Feudis L, Davì G, Guagnano MT, Sestili S, Bergami E, Rizzioli E, Cagnoni C, Bertone L, Manucra A, Buratti A, Tognin T, Liberato NL, Bernasconi G, Nardo B, Bianchi GB, Benetti G, Quagliolo M, Centenaro GR, Purrello F, Di Pino A, Piro S, Mancuso G, Calipari D, Bartone M, Gullo F, Cortellaro M, Magenta M, Perego F, Meroni MR, Cicardi M, Magenta AG, Sacco A, Bonelli A, Dentamaro G, Rozzini R, Falanga L, Giordano A, Perin PC, Lorenzati B, Gruden G, Bruno G, Montrucchio G, Greco E, Tizzani P, Fera G, Di Luca ML, Renna D, Perciccante A, Coralli A, Tassara R, Melis D, Rebella L, Menardo G, Bottone S, Sferrazzo E, Ferri C, Striuli R, Scipioni R, Salmi R, Gaudenzi P, Gamberini S, Ricci F, Morabito C, Fava R, Semplicini A, Gottardo L, Vendemiale G, Serviddio G, Forlano R, Rasciti L, Masala C, Mammarella A, Raparelli V, Rossi Fanelli F, Delfino M, Amoroso A, Violi F, Basili S, Perri L, Serra P, Fontana V, Falcone M, Landolfi R, Grieco A, Gallo A, Zuccalà G, Franceschi F, De Marco G, Chiara C, Marta S, Bellusci M, Setti D, Pedrazzoli F, Romanelli G, Pirali C, Amolini C, Rosei EA, Rizzoni D, Castoldi L, Picardi A, Gentilucci UV, Mazzarelli C, Gallo P, Guasti L, Castiglioni L, Maresca A, Squizzato A, Contini S, Molaro M, Annoni G, Corsi M, Zazzetta S, Bertolotti M, Mussi C, Scotto R, Ferri MA, Veltri F, Arturi F, Succurro E, Sesti G, Gualtieri U, Perticone F, Sciacqua A, Quero M, Bagnato C, Loria P, Becchi MA, Martucci G, Fantuzzi A, Maurantonio M, Serra M, Grasso V, Ruggeri E, Carozza LM, Pignatti F), BERNARDI, MAURO, BORGHI, CLAUDIO, STROCCHI, ENRICO, ZOLI, MARCO, MAGALOTTI, DONATELLA, BOLONDI, LUIGI, SERIO, ILARIA, CORINALDESI, ROBERTO, DE GIORGIO, ROBERTO, S. Corrao, P. Santalucia, C. Argano, C. D. Djade, E. Barone, M. Tettamanti, L. Pasina, C. Franchi, T. K. Eldin, A. Marengoni, F. Salerno, M. Marcucci, P. M. Mannucci, A. Nobili, and R. E. P. collaborator, Mannucci M, Nobili A, Tettamanti M, Pasina L, Franchi C, Salerno F, Corrao S, Marengoni A, Marcucci M, Sparacio E, Alborghetti S, Di Costanzo R, Djignefa Djade C, Prisco D, Silvestri E, Cenci C, Barnini T, Delitala G, Carta S, Atzori S, Guarnieri G, Zanetti M, Spalluti A, Serra MG, Bleve MA, Vanoli M, Grignani G, Casella G, Gasbarrone L, Maniscalco G, Gunelli M, Tirotta D, Brucato A, Ghidoni S, Bernardi M, Bassi SL, Santi L, Agnelli G, Iorio A, Marchesini E, Mannarino E, Lupattelli G, Rondelli P, Paciullo F, Fabris F, Carlon M, Turatto F, Baroni MC, Zardo M, Manfredini R, Molino C, Pala M, Fabbian F, Nuti R, Valenti R, Ruvio M, Cappelli S, Paolisso G, Rizzo MR, Laieta MT, Salvatore T, Sasso FC, Utili R, Durante Mangoni E, Pinto D, Olivieri O, Stanzial AM, Fellin R, Volpato S, Fotini S, Barbagallo M, Dominguez L, Plances L, D'Angelo D, Rini G, Mansueto P, Pepe I, Licata G, Calvo L, Valenti M, Borghi C, Strocchi E, Rinaldi ER, Zoli M, Fabbri E, Magalotti D, Auteri A, Pasqui AL, Puccetti L, Laghi Pasini F, Capecchi PL, Bicchi M, Sabbà C, Vella FS, Marseglia A, Luglio CV, Palasciano G, Modeo ME, Aquilino A, Raffaele P, Pugliese S, Capobianco C, Postiglione A, Barbella MR, De Stefano F, Fenoglio L, Brignone C, Bracco C, Giraudo A, Musca G, Cuccurullo O, Cricco L, Fiorentini A, Cappellini MD, Fabio G, Seghezzi S, De Amicis MM, Fargion S, Bonara P, Bulgheroni M, Lombardi R, Magrini F, Massari F, Tonella T, Peyvandi F, Tedeschi A, Rossio R, Moreo G, Ferrari B, Roncari L, Monzani V, Savojardo V, Folli C, Magnini M, Mari D, Rossi PD, Damanti S, Prolo S, Lilleri MS, Micale G, Podda M, Selmi C, Meda F, Accordino S, Conca A, Monti V, Corazza GR, Miceli E, Lenti MV, Padula D, Balduini CL, Bertolino G, Provini S, Quaglia F, Murialdo G, Bovio M, Dallegri F, Ottonello L, Quercioli A, Barreca A, Secchi MB, Ghelfi D, Chin WS, Carassale L, Caporotundo S, Anastasio L, Carbone M, Traisci G, De Feudis L, Davì G, Guagnano MT, Sestili S, Bergami E, Rizzioli E, Cagnoni C, Bertone L, Manucra A, Buratti A, Tognin T, Liberato NL, Bernasconi G, Nardo B, Bianchi GB, Benetti G, Quagliolo M, Centenaro GR, Purrello F, Di Pino A, Piro S, Mancuso G, Calipari D, Bartone M, Gullo F, Cortellaro M, Magenta M, Perego F, Meroni MR, Cicardi M, Magenta AG, Sacco A, Bonelli A, Dentamaro G, Rozzini R, Falanga L, Giordano A, Perin PC, Lorenzati B, Gruden G, Bruno G, Montrucchio G, Greco E, Tizzani P, Fera G, Di Luca ML, Renna D, Perciccante A, Coralli A, Tassara R, Melis D, Rebella L, Menardo G, Bottone S, Sferrazzo E, Ferri C, Striuli R, Scipioni R, Salmi R, Gaudenzi P, Gamberini S, Ricci F, Morabito C, Fava R, Semplicini A, Gottardo L, Vendemiale G, Serviddio G, Forlano R, Bolondi L, Rasciti L, Serio I, Masala C, Mammarella A, Raparelli V, Rossi Fanelli F, Delfino M, Amoroso A, Violi F, Basili S, Perri L, Serra P, Fontana V, Falcone M, Landolfi R, Grieco A, Gallo A, Zuccalà G, Franceschi F, De Marco G, Chiara C, Marta S, Bellusci M, Setti D, Pedrazzoli F, Romanelli G, Pirali C, Amolini C, Rosei EA, Rizzoni D, Castoldi L, Picardi A, Gentilucci UV, Mazzarelli C, Gallo P, Guasti L, Castiglioni L, Maresca A, Squizzato A, Contini S, Molaro M, Annoni G, Corsi M, Zazzetta S, Bertolotti M, Mussi C, Scotto R, Ferri MA, Veltri F, Arturi F, Succurro E, Sesti G, Gualtieri U, Perticone F, Sciacqua A, Quero M, Bagnato C, Loria P, Becchi MA, Martucci G, Fantuzzi A, Maurantonio M, Corinaldesi R, De Giorgio R, Serra M, Grasso V, Ruggeri E, Carozza LM, Pignatti F), Corrao S., Santalucia P., Argano, C., Djade, C. D., Barone, E., Tettamanti, M., Pasina, L., Franchi, C., Kamal Eldin, T., Marengoni, A., Salerno, F., Marcucci, M., Mannucci, P. M., Nobili, A., Zanetti, Michela, Corrao, S, Santalucia, P, Argano, C, Djade, Cd, Barone, E, Tettamanti, M, Pasina, L, Franchi, C, Kamal Eldin, T, Marengoni, A, Salerno, F, Marcucci, M, Mannucci, Pm, Nobili, Rizzo, Mr, Paolisso, G, Reposi, Investigators, Djade, C, Mannucci, P, Nobili, A, Mannucci, M, Sparacio, E, Alborghetti, S, Di Costanzo, R, Djignefa Djade, C, Prisco, D, Silvestri, E, Cenci, C, Barnini, T, Delitala, G, Carta, S, Atzori, S, Guarnieri, G, Zanetti, M, Spalluti, A, Serra, M, Bleve, M, Vanoli, M, Grignani, G, Casella, G, Gasbarrone, L, Maniscalco, G, Gunelli, M, Tirotta, D, Brucato, A, Ghidoni, S, Bernardi, M, Bassi, S, Santi, L, Agnelli, G, Iorio, A, Marchesini, E, Mannarino, E, Lupattelli, G, Rondelli, P, Paciullo, F, Fabris, F, Carlon, M, Turatto, F, Baroni, M, Zardo, M, Manfredini, R, Molino, C, Pala, M, Fabbian, F, Nuti, R, Valenti, R, Ruvio, M, Cappelli, S, Rizzo, M, Laieta, M, Salvatore, T, Sasso, F, Utili, R, Durante Mangoni, E, Pinto, D, Olivieri, O, Stanzial, A, Fellin, R, Volpato, S, Fotini, S, Barbagallo, M, Dominguez, L, Plances, L, D'Angelo, D, Rini, G, Mansueto, P, Pepe, I, Licata, G, Calvo, L, Valenti, M, Borghi, C, Strocchi, E, Rinaldi, E, Zoli, M, Fabbri, E, Magalotti, D, Auteri, A, Pasqui, A, Puccetti, L, Laghi Pasini, F, Capecchi, P, Bicchi, M, Sabbà, C, Vella, F, Marseglia, A, Luglio, C, Palasciano, G, Modeo, M, Aquilino, A, Raffaele, P, Pugliese, S, Capobianco, C, Postiglione, A, Barbella, M, De Stefano, F, Fenoglio, L, Brignone, C, Bracco, C, Giraudo, A, Musca, G, Cuccurullo, O, Cricco, L, Fiorentini, A, Cappellini, M, Fabio, G, Seghezzi, S, De Amicis, M, Fargion, S, Bonara, P, Bulgheroni, M, Lombardi, R, Magrini, F, Massari, F, Tonella, T, Peyvandi, F, Tedeschi, A, Rossio, R, Moreo, G, Ferrari, B, Roncari, L, Monzani, V, Savojardo, V, Folli, C, Magnini, M, Mari, D, Rossi, P, Damanti, S, Prolo, S, Lilleri, M, Micale, G, Podda, M, Selmi, C, Meda, F, Accordino, S, Conca, A, Monti, V, Corazza, G, Miceli, E, Lenti, M, Padula, D, Balduini, C, Bertolino, G, Provini, S, Quaglia, F, Murialdo, G, Bovio, M, Dallegri, F, Ottonello, L, Quercioli, A, Barreca, A, Secchi, M, Ghelfi, D, Chin, W, Carassale, L, Caporotundo, S, Anastasio, L, Carbone, M, Traisci, G, De Feudis, L, Davì, G, Guagnano, M, Sestili, S, Bergami, E, Rizzioli, E, Cagnoni, C, Bertone, L, Manucra, A, Buratti, A, Tognin, T, Liberato, N, Bernasconi, G, Nardo, B, Bianchi, G, Benetti, G, Quagliolo, M, Centenaro, G, Purrello, F, Di Pino, A, Piro, S, Mancuso, G, Calipari, D, Bartone, M, Gullo, F, Cortellaro, M, Magenta, M, Perego, F, Meroni, M, Cicardi, M, Magenta, A, Sacco, A, Bonelli, A, Dentamaro, G, Rozzini, R, Falanga, L, Giordano, A, Perin, P, Lorenzati, B, Gruden, G, Bruno, G, Montrucchio, G, Greco, E, Tizzani, P, Fera, G, Di Luca, M, Renna, D, Perciccante, A, Coralli, A, Tassara, R, Melis, D, Rebella, L, Menardo, G, Bottone, S, Sferrazzo, E, Ferri, C, Striuli, R, Scipioni, R, Salmi, R, Gaudenzi, P, Gamberini, S, Ricci, F, Morabito, C, Fava, R, Semplicini, A, Gottardo, L, Vendemiale, G, Serviddio, G, Forlano, R, Bolondi, L, Rasciti, L, Serio, I, Masala, C, Mammarella, A, Raparelli, V, Rossi Fanelli, F, Delfino, M, Amoroso, A, Violi, F, Basili, S, Perri, L, Serra, P, Fontana, V, Falcone, M, Landolfi, R, Grieco, A, Gallo, A, Zuccalà, G, Franceschi, F, De Marco, G, Chiara, C, Marta, S, Bellusci, M, Setti, D, Pedrazzoli, F, Romanelli, G, Pirali, C, Amolini, C, Rosei, E, Rizzoni, D, Castoldi, L, Picardi, A, Gentilucci, U, Mazzarelli, C, Gallo, P, Guasti, L, Castiglioni, L, Maresca, A, Squizzato, A, Contini, S, Molaro, M, Annoni, G, Corsi, M, Zazzetta, S, Bertolotti, M, Mussi, C, Scotto, R, Ferri, M, Veltri, F, Arturi, F, Succurro, E, Sesti, G, Gualtieri, U, Perticone, F, Sciacqua, A, Quero, M, Bagnato, C, Loria, P, Becchi, M, Martucci, G, Fantuzzi, A, Maurantonio, M, Corinaldesi, R, De Giorgio, R, Grasso, V, Ruggeri, E, Carozza, L, Pignatti, F, Corrao, S., Santalucia, P., Djade, C.D., Mannucci, P.M., Sparacio, Eleonora, Alborghetti, Stefania, Di Costanzo, Rosa, Prisco, Domenico, Silvestri, Elena, Cenci, Caterina, Barnini, Tommaso, Delitala, Giuseppe, Carta, Stefano, Atzori, Sebastiana, Guarnieri, Gianfranco, Spalluti, Annalisa, Serra, Maria Grazia, Bleve, Maria Antonietta, Vanoli, Massimo, Grignani, Giulia, Casella, Gianluca, Gasbarrone, Laura, Maniscalco, Giorgio, Gunelli, Massimo, Tirotta, Daniela, Brucato, Antonio, Ghidoni, Silvia, Di Corato, Paola, Bernardi, Mauro, Li Bassi, Silvia, Santi, Luca, Agnelli, Giancarlo, Iorio, Alfonso, Marchesini, Emanuela, Mannarino, Elmo, Lupattelli, Graziana, Rondelli, Pamela, Paciullo, Francesco, Fabris, Fabrizio, Carlon, Michela, Turatto, Francesca, Baroni, Maria Cristina, Zardo, Marianna, Manfredini, Roberto, Molino, Christian, Pala, Marco, Fabbian, Fabio, Nuti, Ranuccio, Valenti, Roberto, Ruvio, Martina, Cappelli, Silvia, Paolisso, Giuseppe, Rizzo, Maria Rosaria, Laieta, Maria Teresa, Salvatore, Teresa, Sasso, Ferdinando Carlo, Utili, Riccardo, Mangoni, Emanuele Durante, Pinto, Daniela, Olivieri, Oliviero, Stanzial, Anna Maria, Fellin, Renato, Volpato, Stefano, Fotini, Siouli, Barbagallo, Mario, Dominguez, Ligia, Plances, Lidia, D'Angelo, Daniela, Rini, Giovanbattista, Mansueto, Pasquale, Pepe, Ilenia, Licata, Giuseppe, Calvo, Luigi, Valenti, Maria, Borghi, Claudio, Strocchi, Enrico, Rinaldi, Elisa Rebecca, Zoli, Marco, Fabbri, Elisa, Magalotti, Donatella, Auteri, Alberto, Pasqui, Anna Laura, Puccetti, Luca, Pasini, Franco Laghi, Capecchi, Pier Leopoldo, Bicchi, Maurizio, Sabbà, Carlo, Vella, Francesco Saverio, Marseglia, Alessandro, Luglio, Chiara Valentina, Palasciano, Giuseppe, Modeo, Maria Ester, Aquilino, Annamaria, Raffaele, Pallante, Pugliese, Stefania, Capobianco, Caterina, Postiglione, Alfredo, Barbella, Maria Rosaria, De Stefano, Francesco, Fenoglio, Luigi, Brignone, Chiara, Bracco, Christian, Giraudo, Alessia, Musca, Giuseppe, Cuccurullo, Olga, Cricco, Luigi, Fiorentini, Alessandra, Cappellini, Maria Domenica, Fabio, Giovanna, Seghezzi, Sonia, De Amicis, Margherita Migone, Fargion, Silvia, Bonara, Paola, Bulgheroni, Mara, Lombardi, Rosa, Magrini, Fabio, Massari, Ferdinando, Tonella, Tatiana, Peyvandi, Flora, Tedeschi, Alberto, Rossio, Raffaella, Moreo, Guido, Ferrari, Barbara, Roncari, Luisa, Monzani, Valter, Savojardo, Valeria, Folli, Christian, Magnini, Maria, Mari, Daniela, Rossi, Paolo Dionigi, Damanti, Sarah, Prolo, Silvia, Lilleri, Maria Sole, Micale, Giuliana, Podda, Mauro, Selmi, Carlo, Meda, Francesca, Accordino, Silvia, Conca, Alessio, Monti, Valentina, Corazza, Gino Roberto, Miceli, Emanuela, Lenti, Marco Vincenzo, Padula, Donatella, Balduini, Carlo L., Bertolino, Giampiera, Provini, Stella, Quaglia, Federica, Murialdo, Giovanni, Bovio, Marta, Dallegri, Franco, Ottonello, Luciano, Quercioli, Alessandra, Barreca, Alessandra, Secchi, Maria Beatrice, Ghelfi, Davide, Chin, Wu Sheng, Carassale, Laura, Caporotundo, Silvia, Anastasio, Luigi, Sofia, Lucia, Carbone, Maria, Traisci, Giancarlo, De Feudis, Lucrezia, Di Carlo, Silvia, Davì, Giovanni, Guagnano, Maria Teresa, Sestili, Simona, Bergami, Elisabetta, Rizzioli, Emanuela, Cagnoni, Carlo, Bertone, Luca, Manucra, Antonio, Buratti, Alberto, Tognin, Tiziana, Liberato, Nicola Lucio, Bernasconi, Giordano, Nardo, Barbara, Bianchi, Giovanni Battista, Benetti, Giampiero, Quagliolo, Michela, Centenaro, Giuseppe Riccardo, Purrello, Francesco, Di Pino, Antonino, Piro, Salvatore, Mancuso, Gerardo, Calipari, Daniela, Bartone, Mosè, Gullo, Francesco, Cortellaro, Michele, Magenta, Marina, Perego, Francesca, Meroni, Maria Rachele, Cicardi, Marco, Magenta, Antonio Gidaro Marina, Sacco, Andrea, Bonelli, Antonio, Dentamaro, Gaetano, Rozzini, Renzo, Falanga, Lina, Giordano, Alessandro, Perin, Paolo Cavallo, Lorenzati, Bartolomeo, Gruden, Gabriella, Bruno, Graziella, Montrucchio, Giuseppe, Greco, Elisabetta, Tizzani, Pietro, Fera, Giacomo, Di Luca, Maria Loreta, Renna, Donatella, Perciccante, Antonio, Coralli, Alessia, Tassara, Rodolfo, Melis, Deborah, Rebella, Lara, Menardo, Giorgio, Bottone, Stefania, Sferrazzo, Elsa, Ferri, Claudio, Striuli, Rinaldo, Scipioni, Rosa, Salmi, Raffaella, Gaudenzi, Piergiorgio, Gamberini, Susanna, Ricci, Franco, Morabito, Cosimo, Fava, Roberto, Semplicini, Andrea, Gottardo, Lucia, Vendemiale, Gianluigi, Serviddio, Gaetano, Forlano, Roberta, Bolondi, Luigi, Rasciti, Leonardo, Serio, Ilaria, Masala, Cesare, Mammarella, Antonio, Raparelli, Valeria, Fanelli, Filippo Rossi, Delfino, Massimo, Amoroso, Antonio, Violi, Francesco, Basili, Stefania, Perri, Ludovica, Serra, Pietro, Fontana, Vincenzo, Falcone, Marco, Landolfi, Raffaele, Grieco, Antonio, Gallo, Antonella, Zuccalà, Giuseppe, Franceschi, Francesco, De Marco, Guido, Chiara, Cordischi, Marta, Sabbatini, Bellusci, Martino, Setti, Donatella, Pedrazzoli, Filippo, Romanelli, Giuseppe, Pirali, Caterina, Amolini, Claudia, Rosei, Enrico Agabiti, Rizzoni, Damiano, Castoldi, Luana, Picardi, Antonio, Gentilucci, Umberto Vespasiani, Mazzarelli, Chiara, Gallo, Paolo, Guasti, Luigina, Castiglioni, Luana, Maresca, Andrea, Squizzato, Alessandro, Contini, Sara, Molaro, Marta, Annoni, Giorgio, Corsi, Maurizio, Zazzetta, Sara, Bertolotti, Marco, Mussi, Chiara, Scotto, Roberto, Ferri, Maria Alice, Veltri, Francesca, Arturi, Franco, Succurro, Elena, Sesti, Giorgio, Gualtieri, Umberto, Perticone, Francesco, Sciacqua, Angela, Quero, Michele, Bagnato, Chiara, Loria, Paola, Becchi, Maria Angela, Martucci, Gianfranco, Fantuzzi, Alessandra, Maurantonio, Mauro, Corinaldesi, Roberto, De Giorgio, Roberto, Serra, Mauro, Grasso, Valentina, Ruggeri, Eugenio, Carozza, Lorenzo Mauro, Pignatti, Fabio, DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE MEDICHE E CHIRURGICHE, and Facolta' di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA

Subjects
Gerontology, Male, Activities of daily living, Settore MED/09 - Medicina Interna, Geriatric Medicine, Comorbidity, Disease distribution, Elderly, Sex-gender difference, In-hospital mortality, Retrospective Studie, Activities of Daily Living, gender, 80 and over, Depression (differential diagnoses), Aged, 80 and over, education.field_of_study, hospitalized elderly, Depression, Mortality rate, Medicine (all), gender, hospitalization, elderly, Hospitalization, Italy, outcome, Geriatric Depression Scale, Female, Inpatient, Human, Population, Gender-difference, sex-gender differences, Follow-Up Studie, Cognition Disorder, medicine, Internal Medicine, Aged, Chronic Disease, Cognition Disorders, Follow-Up Studies, Geriatric Assessment, Humans, Morbidity, Retrospective Studies, Sex Distribution, Inpatients, education, business.industry, Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA, Retrospective cohort study, medicine.disease, Gender-differences, disease distribution, Mood disorders, elderly, in-hospital mortality, business
Abstract

none 330 Women live longer and outnumber men. On the other hand, older women develop more chronic diseases and conditions such as arthritis, osteoporosis and depression, leading to a greater number of years of living with disabilities. The aim of this study was to describe whether or not there are gender differences in the demographic profile, disease distribution and outcome in a population of hospitalized elderly people.Retrospective observational study including all patients recruited for the REPOSI study in the year 2010. Analyses are referred to the whole group and gender categorization was applied.A total of 1380 hospitalized elderly subjects, 50.5\% women and 49.5\% men, were considered. Women were older than men, more often widow and living alone or in nursing homes. Disease distribution showed that malignancy, diabetes, coronary artery disease, chronic kidney disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were more frequent in men, but hypertension, osteoarthritis, anemia and depression were more frequent in women. Severity and comorbidity indexes according to the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (CIRS-s and CIRS-c) were higher in men, while cognitive impairment evaluated by the Short Blessed Test (SBT), mood disorders by the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and disability in daily life measured by Barthel Index (BI) were worse in women. In-hospital and 3-month mortality rates were higher in men.Our study showed a gender dimorphism in the demographic and morbidity profiles of hospitalized elderly people, emphasizing once more the need for a personalized process of healthcare. none S. Corrao;P. Santalucia;C. Argano;C. D. Djade;E. Barone;M. Tettamanti;L. Pasina;C. Franchi;T. K. Eldin;A. Marengoni;F. Salerno;M. Marcucci;P. M. Mannucci;A. Nobili; and R. E. P. collaborators; Mannucci M; Nobili A; Tettamanti M; Pasina L; Franchi C; Salerno F; Corrao S; Marengoni A; Marcucci M; Sparacio E; Alborghetti S; Di Costanzo R; Tettamanti M; Djignefa Djade C; Prisco D; Silvestri E; Cenci C; Barnini T; Delitala G; Carta S; Atzori S; Guarnieri G; Zanetti M; Spalluti A; Serra MG; Bleve MA; Vanoli M; Grignani G; Casella G; Gasbarrone L; Maniscalco G; Gunelli M; Tirotta D; Brucato A; Ghidoni S; Bernardi M; Bassi SL; Santi L; Agnelli G; Iorio A; Marcucci M; Marchesini E; Mannarino E; Lupattelli G; Rondelli P; Paciullo F; Fabris F; Carlon M; Turatto F; Baroni MC; Zardo M; Manfredini R; Molino C; Pala M; Fabbian F; Nuti R; Valenti R; Ruvio M; Cappelli S; Paolisso G; Rizzo MR; Laieta MT; Salvatore T; Sasso FC; Utili R; Durante Mangoni E; Pinto D; Olivieri O; Stanzial AM; Fellin R; Volpato S; Fotini S; Barbagallo M; Dominguez L; Plances L; D'Angelo D; Rini G; Mansueto P; Pepe I; Licata G; Calvo L; Valenti M; Borghi C; Strocchi E; Rinaldi ER; Zoli M; Fabbri E; Magalotti D; Auteri A; Pasqui AL; Puccetti L; Laghi Pasini F; Capecchi PL; Bicchi M; Sabbà C; Vella FS; Marseglia A; Luglio CV; Palasciano G; Modeo ME; Aquilino A; Raffaele P; Pugliese S; Capobianco C; Postiglione A; Barbella MR; De Stefano F; Fenoglio L; Brignone C; Bracco C; Giraudo A; Musca G; Cuccurullo O; Cricco L; Fiorentini A; Cappellini MD; Fabio G; Seghezzi S; De Amicis MM; Fargion S; Bonara P; Bulgheroni M; Lombardi R; Magrini F; Massari F; Tonella T; Peyvandi F; Tedeschi A; Rossio R; Moreo G; Ferrari B; Roncari L; Monzani V; Savojardo V; Folli C; Magnini M; Mari D; Rossi PD; Damanti S; Prolo S; Lilleri MS; Cricco L; Fiorentini A; Micale G; Podda M; Selmi C; Meda F; Salerno F; Accordino S; Conca A; Monti V; Corazza GR; Miceli E; Lenti MV; Padula D; Balduini CL; Bertolino G; Provini S; Quaglia F; Murialdo G; Bovio M; Dallegri F; Ottonello L; Quercioli A; Barreca A; Secchi MB; Ghelfi D; Chin WS; Carassale L; Caporotundo S; Anastasio L; Carbone M; Traisci G; De Feudis L; Davì G; Guagnano MT; Sestili S; Bergami E; Rizzioli E; Cagnoni C; Bertone L; Manucra A; Buratti A; Tognin T; Liberato NL; Bernasconi G; Nardo B; Bianchi GB; Benetti G; Quagliolo M; Centenaro GR; Purrello F; Di Pino A; Piro S; Mancuso G; Calipari D; Bartone M; Gullo F; Cortellaro M; Magenta M; Perego F; Meroni MR; Cicardi M; Magenta AG; Sacco A; Bonelli A; Dentamaro G; Rozzini R; Falanga L; Giordano A; Perin PC; Lorenzati B; Gruden G; Bruno G; Montrucchio G; Greco E; Tizzani P; Fera G; Di Luca ML; Renna D; Perciccante A; Coralli A; Tassara R; Melis D; Rebella L; Menardo G; Bottone S; Sferrazzo E; Ferri C; Striuli R; Scipioni R; Salmi R; Gaudenzi P; Gamberini S; Ricci F; Morabito C; Fava R; Semplicini A; Gottardo L; Delitala G; Carta S; Atzori S; Vendemiale G; Serviddio G; Forlano R; Bolondi L; Rasciti L; Serio I; Masala C; Mammarella A; Raparelli V; Rossi Fanelli F; Delfino M; Amoroso A; Violi F; Basili S; Perri L; Serra P; Fontana V; Falcone M; Landolfi R; Grieco A; Gallo A; Zuccalà G; Franceschi F; De Marco G; Chiara C; Marta S; Bellusci M; Setti D; Pedrazzoli F; Romanelli G; Pirali C; Amolini C; Rosei EA; Rizzoni D; Castoldi L; Picardi A; Gentilucci UV; Mazzarelli C; Gallo P; Guasti L; Castiglioni L; Maresca A; Squizzato A; Contini S; Molaro M; Annoni G; Corsi M; Zazzetta S; Bertolotti M; Mussi C; Scotto R; Ferri MA; Veltri F; Arturi F; Succurro E; Sesti G; Gualtieri U; Perticone F; Sciacqua A; Quero M; Bagnato C; Loria P; Becchi MA; Martucci G; Fantuzzi A; Maurantonio M; Corinaldesi R; De Giorgio R; Serra M; Grasso V; Ruggeri E; Carozza LM; Pignatti F) S. Corrao;P. Santalucia;C. Argano;C. D. Djade;E. Barone;M. Tettamanti;L. Pasina;C. Franchi;T. K. Eldin;A. Marengoni;F. Salerno;M. Marcucci;P. M. Mannucci;A. Nobili; and R. E. P. collaborators; Mannucci M; Nobili A; Tettamanti M; Pasina L; Franchi C; Salerno F; Corrao S; Marengoni A; Marcucci M; Sparacio E; Alborghetti S; Di Costanzo R; Tettamanti M; Djignefa Djade C; Prisco D; Silvestri E; Cenci C; Barnini T; Delitala G; Carta S; Atzori S; Guarnieri G; Zanetti M; Spalluti A; Serra MG; Bleve MA; Vanoli M; Grignani G; Casella G; Gasbarrone L; Maniscalco G; Gunelli M; Tirotta D; Brucato A; Ghidoni S; Bernardi M; Bassi SL; Santi L; Agnelli G; Iorio A; Marcucci M; Marchesini E; Mannarino E; Lupattelli G; Rondelli P; Paciullo F; Fabris F; Carlon M; Turatto F; Baroni MC; Zardo M; Manfredini R; Molino C; Pala M; Fabbian F; Nuti R; Valenti R; Ruvio M; Cappelli S; Paolisso G; Rizzo MR; Laieta MT; Salvatore T; Sasso FC; Utili R; Durante Mangoni E; Pinto D; Olivieri O; Stanzial AM; Fellin R; Volpato S; Fotini S; Barbagallo M; Dominguez L; Plances L; D'Angelo D; Rini G; Mansueto P; Pepe I; Licata G; Calvo L; Valenti M; Borghi C; Strocchi E; Rinaldi ER; Zoli M; Fabbri E; Magalotti D; Auteri A; Pasqui AL; Puccetti L; Laghi Pasini F; Capecchi PL; Bicchi M; Sabbà C; Vella FS; Marseglia A; Luglio CV; Palasciano G; Modeo ME; Aquilino A; Raffaele P; Pugliese S; Capobianco C; Postiglione A; Barbella MR; De Stefano F; Fenoglio L; Brignone C; Bracco C; Giraudo A; Musca G; Cuccurullo O; Cricco L; Fiorentini A; Cappellini MD; Fabio G; Seghezzi S; De Amicis MM; Fargion S; Bonara P; Bulgheroni M; Lombardi R; Magrini F; Massari F; Tonella T; Peyvandi F; Tedeschi A; Rossio R; Moreo G; Ferrari B; Roncari L; Monzani V; Savojardo V; Folli C; Magnini M; Mari D; Rossi PD; Damanti S; Prolo S; Lilleri MS; Cricco L; Fiorentini A; Micale G; Podda M; Selmi C; Meda F; Salerno F; Accordino S; Conca A; Monti V; Corazza GR; Miceli E; Lenti MV; Padula D; Balduini CL; Bertolino G; Provini S; Quaglia F; Murialdo G; Bovio M; Dallegri F; Ottonello L; Quercioli A; Barreca A; Secchi MB; Ghelfi D; Chin WS; Carassale L; Caporotundo S; Anastasio L; Carbone M; Traisci G; De Feudis L; Davì G; Guagnano MT; Sestili S; Bergami E; Rizzioli E; Cagnoni C; Bertone L; Manucra A; Buratti A; Tognin T; Liberato NL; Bernasconi G; Nardo B; Bianchi GB; Benetti G; Quagliolo M; Centenaro GR; Purrello F; Di Pino A; Piro S; Mancuso G; Calipari D; Bartone M; Gullo F; Cortellaro M; Magenta M; Perego F; Meroni MR; Cicardi M; Magenta AG; Sacco A; Bonelli A; Dentamaro G; Rozzini R; Falanga L; Giordano A; Perin PC; Lorenzati B; Gruden G; Bruno G; Montrucchio G; Greco E; Tizzani P; Fera G; Di Luca ML; Renna D; Perciccante A; Coralli A; Tassara R; Melis D; Rebella L; Menardo G; Bottone S; Sferrazzo E; Ferri C; Striuli R; Scipioni R; Salmi R; Gaudenzi P; Gamberini S; Ricci F; Morabito C; Fava R; Semplicini A; Gottardo L; Delitala G; Carta S; Atzori S; Vendemiale G; Serviddio G; Forlano R; Bolondi L; Rasciti L; Serio I; Masala C; Mammarella A; Raparelli V; Rossi Fanelli F; Delfino M; Amoroso A; Violi F; Basili S; Perri L; Serra P; Fontana V; Falcone M; Landolfi R; Grieco A; Gallo A; Zuccalà G; Franceschi F; De Marco G; Chiara C; Marta S; Bellusci M; Setti D; Pedrazzoli F; Romanelli G; Pirali C; Amolini C; Rosei EA; Rizzoni D; Castoldi L; Picardi A; Gentilucci UV; Mazzarelli C; Gallo P; Guasti L; Castiglioni L; Maresca A; Squizzato A; Contini S; Molaro M; Annoni G; Corsi M; Zazzetta S; Bertolotti M; Mussi C; Scotto R; Ferri MA; Veltri F; Arturi F; Succurro E; Sesti G; Gualtieri U; Perticone F; Sciacqua A; Quero M; Bagnato C; Loria P; Becchi MA; Martucci G; Fantuzzi A; Maurantonio M; Corinaldesi R; De Giorgio R; Serra M; Grasso V; Ruggeri E; Carozza LM; Pignatti F)

Published
2014

31. Brain and kidney, victims of atrial microembolism in elderly hospitalized patients? Data from the REPOSI study

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Corrao, S, Argano, C, Nobili, A, Marcucci, M, Djade, Cd, Tettamanti, M, Pasina, L, Franchi, C, Marengoni, A, Salerno, F, Violi, F, Mannucci, Pm, Perticone, F, Sparacio, E, Alborghetti, S, Di Costanzo, R, Prisco, D, Silvestri, E, Cenci, C, Barnini, T, Delitala, G, Carta, S, Atzori, S, Guarnieri, G, Zanetti, M, Spalluti, A, Serra, Mg, Bleve, Ma, Vanoli, M, Grignani, G, Casella, G, Gasbarrone, L, Maniscalco, G, Gunelli, M, Tirotta, D, Brucato, A, Ghidoni, S, Di Corato, P, Bernardi, M, Li Bassi, S, Santi, L, Agnelli, G, Iorio, A, Marchesini, E, Mannarino, E, Lupattelli, G, Rondelli, P, Paciullo, F, Fabris, F, Carlon, M, Turatto, F, Baroni, Mc, Zardo, M, Manfredini, R, Molino, C, Pala, M, Fabbian, F, Nuti, R, Valenti, R, Ruvio, M, Cappelli, S, Paolisso, G, Rizzo, Mr, Laieta, Mt, Salvatore, T, Sasso, Fc, Utili, R, Durante Mangoni, E, Pinto, D, Olivieri, O, Stanzial, Am, Fellin, R, Volpato, S, Fotini, S, Barbagallo, M, Dominguez, L, Plances, L, D'Angelo, D, Rini, G, Mansueto, P, Pepe, I, Licata, G, Calvo, L, Valenti, M, Borghi, C, Strocchi, E, Rinaldi, Er, Zoli, M, Fabbri, E, Magalotti, D, Auteri, A, Pasqui, Al, Puccetti, L, Pasini, Fl, Capecchi, Pl, Bicchi, M, Sabbà, C, Vella, Fs, Marseglia, A, Luglio, Cv, Palasciano, G, Modeo, Me, Aquilino, A, Raffaele, P, Pugliese, S, Capobianco, C, Postiglione, A, Barbella, Mr, De Stefano, F, Fenoglio, L, Brignone, C, Bracco, C, Giraudo, A, Musca, G, Cuccurullo, O, Cricco, L, Fiorentini, A, Cappellini, Md, Fabio, G, Seghezzi, S, De Amicis, Mm, Fargion, S, Bonara, P, Bulgheroni, M, Lombardi, R, Magrini, F, Massari, F, Tonella, T, Peyvandi, F, Tedeschi, A, Rossio, R, Moreo, G, Ferrari, B, Roncari, L, Monzani, V, Savojardo, V, Folli, C, Magnini, M, Mari, D, Rossi, Pd, Damanti, S, Prolo, S, Lilleri, Ms, Micale, G, Podda, M, Selmi, C, Meda, F, Accordino, S, Conca, A, Monti, V, Corazza, Gr, Miceli, E, Lenti, Mv, Padula, D, Balduini, Cl, Bertolino, G, Provini, S, Quaglia, F, Murialdo, G, Bovio, M, Dallegri, F, Ottonello, L, Quercioli, A, Barreca, A, Secchi, Mb, Ghelfi, D, Chin, Ws, Carassale, L, Caporotundo, S, Anastasio, L, Sofia, L, Carbone, M, Traisci, G, De Feudis, L, Di Carlo, S, Davì, G, Guagnano, Mt, Sestili, S, Bergami, E, Rizzioli, E, Cagnoni, C, Bertone, L, Manucra, A, Buratti, A, Tognin, T, Liberato, Nl, Bernasconi, G, Nardo, B, Bianchi, Gb, Giaquinto, S, Benetti, G, Quagliolo, M, Centenaro, Gr, Purrello, F, Di Pino, A, Piro, S, Mancuso, G, Calipari, D, Bartone, M, Gullo, F, Cortellaro, M, Magenta, M, Perego, F, Meroni, Mr, Cicardi, M, Magenta, Ag, Sacco, A, Bonelli, A, Dentamaro, G, Rozzini, R, Falanga, L, Giordano, A, Perin, Pc, Lorenzati, B, Gruden, G, Bruno, G, Montrucchio, G, Greco, E, Tizzani, P, Fera, G, Di Luca, Ml, Renna, D, Perciccante, A, Coralli, A, Tassara, R, Melis, D, Rebella, L, Menardo, G, Bottone, S, Sferrazzo, E, Ferri, C, Striuli, R, Scipioni, R, Salmi, R, Gaudenzi, P, Gamberini, S, Ricci, F, Morabito, C, Fava, R, Semplicini, A, Gottardo, L, Vendemiale, G, Serviddio, G, Forlano, R, Bolondi, L, Rasciti, L, Serio, I, Masala, C, Mammarella, A, Raparelli, V, Rossi Fanelli, F, Delfino, M, Amoroso, A, Basili, S, Perri, L, Serra, P, Fontana, V, Falcone, M, Landolfi, R, Grieco, A, Gallo, A, Zuccalà, G, Franceschi, F, De Marco, G, Chiara, C, Marta, S, Bellusci, M, Setti, D, Pedrazzoli, F, Romanelli, G, Pirali, C, Amolini, C, Rosei, Ea, Rizzoni, D, Castoldi, L, Picardi, A, Gentilucci, Uv, Mazzarelli, C, Gallo, P, Guasti, Luigina, Castiglioni, Luana, Maresca, ANDREA MARIA, Squizzato, Alessandro, Contini, Sara, Molaro, Marta, Annoni, G, Corsi, M, Zazzetta, S, Bertolotti, M, Mussi, C, Scotto, R, Ferri, Ma, Veltri, F, Arturi, F, Succurro, E, Sesti, G, Gualtieri, U, Sciacqua, A, Quero, M, Bagnato, C, Loria, P, Becchi, Ma, Martucci, G, Fantuzzi, A, Maurantonio, M, Corinaldesi, R, De Giorgio, R, Serra, M, Grasso, V, Ruggeri, E, Carozza, Lm, Pignatti, F., Corrao S, Argano C, Nobili A, Marcucci M, Djade CD, Tettamanti M, Pasina L, Franchi C, Marengoni A, Salerno F, Violi F, Mannucci PM, Perticone F, REPOSI Investigator, Bernardi M, Borghi,C, Strocchi E, Rinaldi ER, Zoli M, Bolondi L, Corrao, S, Argano, C, Nobili, A, Marcucci, M, Djade, C. D, Tettamanti, M, Pasina, L, Franchi, C, Marengoni, A, Salerno, F, Violi, F, Mannucci, P. M, Perticone, F, Reposi, Investigator, Zanetti, Michela, Djade, CD, Mannucci, PM, Perticone, F. Mansueto, P, REPOSI Investigators, Corrao, S., Argano, C., Nobili, A., Marcucci, M., Djade, C. D., Tettamanti, M., Pasina, L., Franchi, C., Marengoni, A., Salerno, F., Violi, F., Mannucci, P. M., Rizzo, Mr, Paolisso, G, Mannucci, P, Sparacio, E, Alborghetti, S, Di Costanzo, R, Djade, C, Prisco, D, Silvestri, E, Cenci, C, Barnini, T, Delitala, G, Carta, S, Atzori, S, Guarnieri, G, Zanetti, M, Spalluti, A, Serra, M, Bleve, M, Vanoli, M, Grignani, G, Casella, G, Gasbarrone, L, Maniscalco, G, Gunelli, M, Tirotta, D, Brucato, A, Ghidoni, S, Di Corato, P, Bernardi, M, Li Bassi, S, Santi, L, Agnelli, G, Iorio, A, Marchesini, E, Mannarino, E, Lupattelli, G, Rondelli, P, Paciullo, F, Fabris, F, Carlon, M, Turatto, F, Baroni, M, Zardo, M, Manfredini, R, Molino, C, Pala, M, Fabbian, F, Nuti, R, Valenti, R, Ruvio, M, Cappelli, S, Rizzo, M, Laieta, M, Salvatore, T, Sasso, F, Utili, R, Durante Mangoni, E, Pinto, D, Olivieri, O, Stanzial, A, Fellin, R, Volpato, S, Fotini, S, Barbagallo, M, Dominguez, L, Plances, L, D'Angelo, D, Rini, G, Mansueto, P, Pepe, I, Licata, G, Calvo, L, Valenti, M, Borghi, C, Strocchi, E, Rinaldi, E, Zoli, M, Fabbri, E, Magalotti, D, Auteri, A, Pasqui, A, Puccetti, L, Pasini, F, Capecchi, P, Bicchi, M, Sabbà, C, Vella, F, Marseglia, A, Luglio, C, Palasciano, G, Modeo, M, Aquilino, A, Raffaele, P, Pugliese, S, Capobianco, C, Postiglione, A, Barbella, M, De Stefano, F, Fenoglio, L, Brignone, C, Bracco, C, Giraudo, A, Musca, G, Cuccurullo, O, Cricco, L, Fiorentini, A, Cappellini, M, Fabio, G, Seghezzi, S, De Amicis, M, Fargion, S, Bonara, P, Bulgheroni, M, Lombardi, R, Magrini, F, Massari, F, Tonella, T, Peyvandi, F, Tedeschi, A, Rossio, R, Moreo, G, Ferrari, B, Roncari, L, Monzani, V, Savojardo, V, Folli, C, Magnini, M, Mari, D, Rossi, P, Damanti, S, Prolo, S, Lilleri, M, Micale, G, Podda, M, Selmi, C, Meda, F, Accordino, S, Conca, A, Monti, V, Corazza, G, Miceli, E, Lenti, M, Padula, D, Balduini, C, Bertolino, G, Provini, S, Quaglia, F, Murialdo, G, Bovio, M, Dallegri, F, Ottonello, L, Quercioli, A, Barreca, A, Secchi, M, Ghelfi, D, Chin, W, Carassale, L, Caporotundo, S, Anastasio, L, Sofia, L, Carbone, M, Traisci, G, De Feudis, L, Di Carlo, S, Davì, G, Guagnano, M, Sestili, S, Bergami, E, Rizzioli, E, Cagnoni, C, Bertone, L, Manucra, A, Buratti, A, Tognin, T, Liberato, N, Bernasconi, G, Nardo, B, Bianchi, G, Giaquinto, S, Benetti, G, Quagliolo, M, Centenaro, G, Purrello, F, Di Pino, A, Piro, S, Mancuso, G, Calipari, D, Bartone, M, Gullo, F, Cortellaro, M, Magenta, M, Perego, F, Meroni, M, Cicardi, M, Magenta, A, Sacco, A, Bonelli, A, Dentamaro, G, Rozzini, R, Falanga, L, Giordano, A, Perin, P, Lorenzati, B, Gruden, G, Bruno, G, Montrucchio, G, Greco, E, Tizzani, P, Fera, G, Di Luca, M, Renna, D, Perciccante, A, Coralli, A, Tassara, R, Melis, D, Rebella, L, Menardo, G, Bottone, S, Sferrazzo, E, Ferri, C, Striuli, R, Scipioni, R, Salmi, R, Gaudenzi, P, Gamberini, S, Ricci, F, Morabito, C, Fava, R, Semplicini, A, Gottardo, L, Vendemiale, G, Serviddio, G, Forlano, R, Bolondi, L, Rasciti, L, Serio, I, Masala, C, Mammarella, A, Raparelli, V, Rossi Fanelli, F, Delfino, M, Amoroso, A, Basili, S, Perri, L, Serra, P, Fontana, V, Falcone, M, Landolfi, R, Grieco, A, Gallo, A, Zuccalà, G, Franceschi, F, De Marco, G, Chiara, C, Marta, S, Bellusci, M, Setti, D, Pedrazzoli, F, Romanelli, G, Pirali, C, Amolini, C, Rosei, E, Rizzoni, D, Castoldi, L, Picardi, A, Gentilucci, U, Mazzarelli, C, Gallo, P, Guasti, L, Castiglioni, L, Maresca, A, Squizzato, A, Contini, S, Molaro, M, Annoni, G, Corsi, M, Zazzetta, S, Bertolotti, M, Mussi, C, Scotto, R, Ferri, M, Veltri, F, Arturi, F, Succurro, E, Sesti, G, Gualtieri, U, Sciacqua, A, Quero, M, Bagnato, C, Loria, P, Becchi, M, Martucci, G, Fantuzzi, A, Maurantonio, M, Corinaldesi, R, De Giorgio, R, Grasso, V, Ruggeri, E, Carozza, L, and Pignatti, F

Subjects
Male, Settore MED/09 - Medicina Interna, REPOSI study, Kidney, Disability Evaluation, Retrospective Studie, Risk Factors, hospitalized patient, Atrial Fibrillation, 80 and over, Odds Ratio, LS4_4, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic, Multivariate Analysi, Stroke, Aged, 80 and over, Medicine (all), Brain, Atrial fibrillation, Female, atrial microembolism, Human, Glomerular Filtration Rate, medicine.medical_specialty, Socio-culturale, Renal function, elderly, Cognition Disorder, Internal medicine, Thromboembolism, medicine, Internal Medicine, Humans, Renal insufficiency, chronic, Heart Atria, Intensive care medicine, Aged, Anticoagulants, Dementia, Cognition Disorders, Multivariate Analysis, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic, Retrospective Studies, business.industry, Risk Factor, Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA, Anticoagulant, Retrospective cohort study, Odds ratio, medicine.disease, Blood pressure, Heart failure, Aged, Anticoagulants, Atrial fibrillation, Dementia, Renal insufficiency, chronic, Stroke, hospitalized patients, business, Kidney disease
Abstract

Background It is well known that atrial fibrillation (AF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are associated with a higher risk of stroke, and new evidence links AF to cognitive impairment, independently from an overt stroke (CI). Our aim was to investigate, assuming an underlying role of atrial microembolism, the impact of CI and CKD in elderly hospitalized patients with AF. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the data collected on elderly patients in 66 Italian hospitals, in the frame of the REPOSI project. We analyzed the clinical characteristics of patients with AF and different degrees of CI. Multivariate logistic analysis was used to explore the relationship between variables and mortality. Results Among the 1384 patients enrolled, 321 had AF. Patients with AF were older, had worse CI and disability and higher rates of stroke, hypertension, heart failure, and CKD, and less than 50% were on anticoagulant therapy. Among patients with AF, those with worse CI and those with lower estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) had a higher mortality risk (odds ratio 1.13, p = 0.006). Higher disability levels, older age, higher systolic blood pressure, and higher eGFR were related to lower probability of oral anticoagulant prescription. Lower mortality rates were found in patients on oral anticoagulant therapy. Conclusions Elderly hospitalized patients with AF are more likely affected by CI and CKD, two conditions that expose them to a higher mortality risk. Oral anticoagulant therapy, still underused and not optimally enforced, may afford protection from thromboembolic episodes that probably concur to the high mortality.

Published
2015

32. Prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in elderly patients with multimorbidity

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Marcucci, M., Iorio, A., Nobili, A., Tettamanti, M., Pasina, L., Djade, Cd, Marengoni, A., Salerno, F., Corrao, S., Mannucci, Pm, Reposi, Investigators, Mannucci, M., Franchi, C., Sparacio, E., Alborghetti, S., Di Costanzo, R., Prisco, D., Silvestri, E., Cenci, C., Barnini, T., Delitala, G., Carta, S., Atzori, S., Guarnieri, G., Zanetti, M., Spalluti, A., Serra, Mg, Bleve, Ma, Di Corato, P., Vanoli, M., Grignani, G., Casella, G., Gasbarrone, L., Maniscalco, G., Gunelli, M., Tirotta, D., Brucato, A., Ghidoni, S., Bernardi, M., Li Bassi, S., Santi, L., Agnelli, G., Marchesini, E., Mannarino, E., Lupattelli, G., Rondelli, P., Paciullo, F., Fabris, F., Carlon, M., Turatto, F., Baroni, Mc, Zardo, M., Manfredini, R., Molino, C., Pala, M., Fabbian, F., Nuti, R., Valenti, R., Ruvio, M., Cappelli, S., Paolisso, G., Rizzo, MR, Laieta, Mt, Salvatore Piro, Sasso, Fc, Utili, R., Durante Mangoni, E., Pinto, D., Olivieri, O., Stanzial, Am, Fellin, R., Volpato, S., Fotini, S., Barbagallo, M., Dominguez, L., Plances, L., Dangelo, D., Rini, G., Mansueto, P., Pepe, I., Licata, G., Calvo, L., Valenti, M., Borghi, C., Strocchi, E., Rinaldi, Er, Zoli, M., Fabbri, E., Magalotti, D., Auteri, A., Pasqui, Al, Puccetti, L., Pasini, Fl, Capecchi, Pl, Bicchi, M., Sabbà, C., Vella, Fs, Marseglia, A., Luglio, Cv, Palasciano, G., Modeo, Me, Aquilino, A., Raffaele, P., Pugliese, S., Capobianco, C., Postiglione, A., Barbella, MR, Stefano, F., Fenoglio, L., Brignone, C., Bracco, C., Giraudo, A., Musca, G., Cuccurullo, O., Cricco, L., Fiorentini, A., Cappellini, Md, Fabio, G., Seghezzi, S., De Amicis MM, Fargion, S., Bonara, P., Bulgheroni, M., Lombardi, R., Magrini, F., Massari, F., Tonella, T., Peyvandi, F., Tedeschi, A., Rossio, R., Moreo, G., Ferrari, B., Roncari, L., Monzani, V., Savojardo, V., Folli, C., Magnini, M., Mari, D., Rossi, Pd, Damanti, S., Prolo, S., Lilleri, Ms, Micale, G., Podda, M., Selmi, C., Meda, F., Accordino, S., Conca, A., Monti, V., Corazza, Gr, Miceli, E., Lenti, Mv, Padula, D., Balduini, Cl, Bertolino, G., Provini, S., Quaglia, F., Murialdo, G., Bovio, M., Dallegri, F., Ottonello, L., Quercioli, A., Barreca, A., Secchi, Mb, Ghelfi, D., Chin, Ws, Carassale, L., Caporotundo, S., Sofia, L., Anastasio, L., Carbone, M., Di Carlo, S., Traisci, G., Feudis, L., Davì, G., Guagnano, Mt, Sestili, S., Bergami, E., Rizzioli, E., Cagnoni, C., Bertone, L., Manucra, A., Buratti, A., Tognin, T., Liberato, Nl, Bernasconi, G., Nardo, B., Bianchi, Gb, Benetti, G., Quagliolo, M., Centenaro, Gr, Purrello, Francesco Salvatore, Antonino Di Pino, Piro S., Mancuso, G., Calipari, D., Bartone, M., Gullo, F., Cortellaro, M., Magenta, M., Perego, F., Meroni, MR, Cicardi, M., Magenta, Ag, Sacco, A., Bonelli, A., Dentamaro, G., Rozzini, R., Falanga, L., Giordano, A., Perin, Pc, Lorenzati, B., Gruden, G., Bruno, G., Montrucchio, G., Greco, E., Tizzani, P., Fera, G., Di Luca ML, Renna, D., Perciccante, A., Coralli, A., Tassara, R., Melis, D., Rebella, L., Menardo, G., Bottone, S., Sferrazzo, E., Ferri, C., Striuli, R., Scipioni, R., Salmi, R., Gaudenzi, P., Gamberini, S., Ricci, F., Morabito, C., Fava, R., Semplicini, A., Gottardo, L., Vendemiale, G., Serviddio, G., Forlano, R., Bolondi, L., Rasciti, L., Serio, I., Masala, C., Mammarella, A., Raparelli, V., Rossi Fanelli, F., Delfino, M., Amoroso, A., Violi, F., Basili, S., Perri, L., Serra, P., Fontana, V., Falcone, M., Landolfi, R., Grieco, A., Gallo, A., Zuccalà, G., Franceschi, F., Marco, G., Chiara, C., Marta, S., Bellusci, M., Setti, D., Pedrazzoli, F., Romanelli, G., Pirali, C., Amolini, C., Rosei, Ea, Rizzoni, D., Castoldi, L., Picardi, A., Gentilucci, Uv, Mazzarelli, C., Gallo, P., Guasti, L., Castiglioni, L., Maresca, A., Squizzato, A., Contini, S., Molaro, M., Annoni, G., Zazzetta, Mc, Bertolotti, M., Scotto, Cm, Ferri, Ma, Veltri, F., Arturi, F., Succurro, E., Sesti, G., Gualtieri, U., Perticone, F., Sciacqua, A., Quero, M., Bagnato, C., Loria, P., Becchi, Ma, Martucci, G., Fantuzzi, A., Maurantonio, M., Corinaldesi, R., Giorgio, R., Serra, M., Grasso, V., Ruggeri, E., Carozza, Lm, Pignatti, F., Maura, Marcucci, Alfonso, Iorio, Alessandro, Nobili, Mauro, Tettamanti, Luca, Pasina, Codjo Djignefa, Djade, Alessandra, Marengoni, Francesco, Salerno, Salvatore, Corrao, Pier Mannuccio, Mannucci, Zanetti, Michela, DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE MEDICHE E CHIRURGICHE, Facolta' di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA, Da definire, AREA MIN. 06 - Scienze mediche, Mannucci, M, Nobili, A, Tettamanti, M, Pasina, L, Franchi, C, Salerno, F, Corrao, S, Marengoni, A, Iorio, A, Marcucci, M, Sparacio, E, Alborghetti, S, Di Costanzo, R, Djade, C, Prisco, D, Silvestri, E, Cenci, C, Barnini, T, Delitala, G, Carta, S, Atzori, S, Guarnieri, G, Zanetti, M, Spalluti, A, Serra, M, Bleve, M, Di Corato, P, Vanoli, M, Grignani, G, Casella, G, Gasbarrone, L, Maniscalco, G, Gunelli, M, Tirotta, D, Brucato, A, Ghidoni, S, Bernardi, M, Li Bassi, S, Santi, L, Agnelli, G, Marchesini, E, Mannarino, E, Lupattelli, G, Rondelli, P, Paciullo, F, Fabris, F, Carlon, M, Turatto, F, Baroni, M, Zardo, M, Manfredini, R, Molino, C, Pala, M, Fabbian, F, Nuti, R, Valenti, R, Ruvio, M, Cappelli, S, Paolisso, G, Rizzo, M, Laieta, M, Salvatore, T, Sasso, F, Utili, R, Durante Mangoni, E, Pinto, D, Olivieri, O, Stanzial, A, Fellin, R, Volpato, S, Fotini, S, Barbagallo, M, Dominguez, L, Plances, L, Dangelo, D, Rini, G, Mansueto, P, Pepe, I, Licata, G, Calvo, L, Valenti, M, Borghi, C, Strocchi, E, Rinaldi, E, Zoli, M, Fabbri, E, Magalotti, D, Auteri, A, Pasqui, A, Puccetti, L, Pasini, F, Capecchi, P, Bicchi, M, Sabbà, C, Vella, F, Marseglia, A, Luglio, C, Palasciano, G, Modeo, M, Aquilino, A, Raffaele, P, Pugliese, S, Capobianco, C, Postiglione, A, Barbella, M, De Stefano, F, Fenoglio, L, Brignone, C, Bracco, C, Giraudo, A, Musca, G, Cuccurullo, O, Cricco, L, Fiorentini, A, Cappellini, M, Fabio, G, Seghezzi, S, De Amicis, M, Fargion, S, Bonara, P, Bulgheroni, M, Lombardi, R, Magrini, F, Massari, F, Tonella, T, Peyvandi, F, Tedeschi, A, Rossio, R, Moreo, G, Ferrari, B, Roncari, L, Monzani, V, Savojardo, V, Folli, C, Magnini, M, Mari, D, Rossi, P, Damanti, S, Prolo, S, Lilleri, M, Micale, G, Podda, M, Selmi, C, Meda, F, Accordino, S, Conca, A, Monti, V, Corazza, G, Miceli, E, Lenti, M, Padula, D, Balduini, C, Bertolino, G, Provini, S, Quaglia, F, Murialdo, G, Bovio, M, Dallegri, F, Ottonello, L, Quercioli, A, Barreca, A, Secchi, M, Ghelfi, D, Chin, W, Carassale, L, Caporotundo, S, Sofia, L, Anastasio, L, Carbone, M, Di Carlo, S, Traisci, G, De Feudis, L, Davì, G, Guagnano, M, Sestili, S, Bergami, E, Rizzioli, E, Cagnoni, C, Bertone, L, Manucra, A, Buratti, A, Tognin, T, Liberato, N, Bernasconi, G, Nardo, B, Bianchi, G, Benetti, G, Quagliolo, M, Centenaro, G, Purrello, F, Di Pino, A, Piro, S, Mancuso, G, Calipari, D, Bartone, M, Gullo, F, Cortellaro, M, Magenta, M, Perego, F, Meroni, M, Cicardi, M, Magenta, A, Sacco, A, Bonelli, A, Dentamaro, G, Rozzini, R, Falanga, L, Giordano, A, Perin, P, Lorenzati, B, 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Perticone, F, Sciacqua, A, Quero, M, Bagnato, C, Loria, P, Becchi, M, Martucci, G, Fantuzzi, A, Maurantonio, M, Corinaldesi, R, De Giorgio, R, Grasso, V, Ruggeri, E, Carozza, L, Pignatti, F, Marcucci, M., Iorio, A., Nobili, A., Tettamanti, M., Pasina, L., Djade, C., Marengoni, A., Salerno, F., Corrao, S., Mannucci, P., Mansueto, P., Djade, Cd, Mannucci, Pm, Reposi, Investigator, Postiglione, Alfredo, Marcucci M, Iorio A, Nobili A, Tettamanti M, Pasina L, Djade CD, Marengoni A, Salerno F, Corrao S, Mannucci PM, Mannucci M, Franchi C, Sparacio E, Alborghetti S, Di Costanzo R, Prisco D, Silvestri E, Cenci C, Barnini T, Delitala G, Carta S, Atzori S, Guarnieri G, Zanetti M, Spalluti A, Serra MG, Bleve MA, Di Corato P, Vanoli M, Grignani G, Casella G, Gasbarrone L, Maniscalco G, Gunelli M, Tirotta D, Brucato A, Ghidoni S, Bernardi M, Li Bassi S, Santi L, Agnelli G, Marchesini E, Mannarino E, Lupattelli G, Rondelli P, Paciullo F, Fabris F, Carlon M, Turatto F, Baroni MC, Zardo M, Manfredini R, Molino C, Pala M, Fabbian F, Nuti R, Valenti R, Ruvio M, Cappelli S, Paolisso G, Rizzo MR, Laieta MT, Salvatore T, Sasso FC, Utili R, Durante Mangoni E, Pinto D, Olivieri O, Stanzial AM, Fellin R, Volpato S, Fotini S, Barbagallo M, Dominguez L, Plances L, DAngelo D, Rini G, Mansueto P, Pepe I, Licata G, Calvo L, Valenti M, Borghi C, Strocchi E, Rinaldi ER, Zoli M, Fabbri E, Magalotti D, Auteri A, Pasqui AL, Puccetti L, Pasini FL, Capecchi PL, Bicchi M, Sabbà C, Vella FS, Marseglia A, Luglio CV, Palasciano G, Modeo ME, Aquilino A, Raffaele P, Pugliese S, Capobianco C, Postiglione A, Barbella MR, De Stefano F, Fenoglio L, Brignone C, Bracco C, Giraudo A, Musca G, Cuccurullo O, Cricco L, Fiorentini A, Cappellini MD, Fabio G, Seghezzi S, De Amicis MM, Fargion S, Bonara P, Bulgheroni M, Lombardi R, Magrini F, Massari F, Tonella T, Peyvandi F, Tedeschi A, Rossio R, Moreo G, Ferrari B, Roncari L, Monzani V, Savojardo V, Folli C, Magnini M, Mari D, Rossi PD, Damanti S, Prolo S, Lilleri MS, Micale G, Podda M, Selmi C, Meda F, Accordino S, Conca A, Monti V, Corazza GR, Miceli E, Lenti MV, Padula D, Balduini CL, Bertolino G, Provini S, Quaglia F, Murialdo G, Bovio M, Dallegri F, Ottonello L, Quercioli A, Barreca A, Secchi MB, Ghelfi D, Chin WS, Carassale L, Caporotundo S, Sofia L, Anastasio L, Carbone M, Di Carlo S, Traisci G, De Feudis L, Davì G, Guagnano MT, Sestili S, Bergami E, Rizzioli E, Cagnoni C, Bertone L, Manucra A, Buratti A, Tognin T, Liberato NL, Bernasconi G, Nardo B, Bianchi GB, Benetti G, Quagliolo M, Centenaro GR, Purrello F, Di Pino A, Piro S, Mancuso G, Calipari D, Bartone M, Gullo F, Cortellaro M, Magenta M, Perego F, Meroni MR, Cicardi M, Magenta AG, Sacco A, Bonelli A, Dentamaro G, Rozzini R, Falanga L, Giordano A, Perin PC, Lorenzati B, Gruden G, Bruno G, Montrucchio G, Greco E, Tizzani P, Fera G, Di Luca ML, Renna D, Perciccante A, Coralli A, Tassara R, Melis D, Rebella L, Menardo G, Bottone S, Sferrazzo E, Ferri C, Striuli R, Scipioni R, Salmi R, 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Male, TVP, Settore MED/09 - Medicina Interna, Comorbidity, Logistic regression, Fondaparinux, VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM, THROMBOPROPHYLAXIS, Medical Patients, Medical patients, Thromboprophylaxis, Venous thromboembolism, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Area Under Curve, Female, Hospital Mortality, Hospitalization, Humans, Logistic Models, Propensity Score, Venous Thromboembolism, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Thromboprophylaxis, Venous thromboembolism, Medical patients, 80 and over, Settore MED/45 - Scienze Infermieristiche Generali, Cliniche E Pediatriche, prophylaxis, venous thromboembolism, elderly, medicine.drug, medicine.medical_specialty, multimorbidity, Barthel index, MEDLINE, elderly patients, Internal medicine, medicine, Medical prescription, Intensive care medicine, business.industry, prophylaxi, Elderly, medical patients, thromboprophylaxis, medicine.disease, Propensity score matching, business
Abstract

none 327 si Pharmacological thromboprophylaxis (TP) is known to reduce venous thromboembolism (VTE) in medical inpatients, but the criteria for risk-driven prescription, safety and impact on mortality are still debated. We analyze data on elderly patients with multimorbidities admitted in the year 2010 to the Italian internal medicine wards participating in the REPOSI registry to investigate the rate of TP during the hospital stay, and analyze the factors that are related to its prescription. Multivariate logistic regression, area under the ROC curve and CART analysis were performed to look for independent predictors of TP prescription. Association between TP and VTE, bleeding and death in hospital and during the 3-month post-discharge follow-up were explored by logistic regression and propensity score analysis. Among the 1,380 patients enrolled, 171 (15.2 %) were on TP during the hospital stay (162 on low molecular weight heparins, 9 on fondaparinux). The disability Barthel index was the main independent predictor of TP prescription. Rate of fatal and non-fatal VTE and bleeding during and after hospitalization did not differ between TP and non-TP patients. In-hospital and post-discharge mortality was significantly higher in patients on TP, that however was not an independent predictor of mortality. Among elderly medical patients there was a relatively low rate of TP, that was more frequently prescribed to patients with a higher degree of disability and who had an overall higher mortality. mixed Marcucci M; Iorio A; Nobili A; Tettamanti M; Pasina L; Djade CD; Marengoni A; Salerno F; Corrao S; Mannucci PM; Mannucci M; Nobili A; Tettamanti M; Pasina L; Franchi C; Salerno F; Corrao S; Marengoni A; Iorio A; Marcucci M; Sparacio E; Alborghetti S; Di Costanzo R; Tettamanti M; Djade CD; Prisco D; Silvestri E; Cenci C; Barnini T; Delitala G; Carta S; Atzori S; Guarnieri G; Zanetti M; Spalluti A; Serra MG; Bleve MA; Di Corato P; Vanoli M; Grignani G; Casella G; Gasbarrone L; Maniscalco G; Gunelli M; Tirotta D; Brucato A; Ghidoni S; Bernardi M; Li Bassi S; Santi L; Agnelli G; Iorio A; Marcucci M; Marchesini E; Mannarino E; Lupattelli G; Rondelli P; Paciullo F; Fabris F; Carlon M; Turatto F; Baroni MC; Zardo M; Manfredini R; Molino C; Pala M; Fabbian F; Nuti R; Valenti R; Ruvio M; Cappelli S; Paolisso G; Rizzo MR; Laieta MT; Salvatore T; Sasso FC; Utili R; Durante Mangoni E; Pinto D; Olivieri O; Stanzial AM; Fellin R; Volpato S; Fotini S; Barbagallo M; Dominguez L; Plances L; DAngelo D; Rini G; Mansueto P; Pepe I; Licata G; Calvo L; Valenti M; Borghi C; Strocchi E; Rinaldi ER; Zoli M; Fabbri E; Magalotti D; Auteri A; Pasqui AL; Puccetti L; Pasini FL; Capecchi PL; Bicchi M; Sabbà C; Vella FS; Marseglia A; Luglio CV; Palasciano G; Modeo ME; Aquilino A; Raffaele P; Pugliese S; Capobianco C; Postiglione A; Barbella MR; De Stefano F; Fenoglio L; Brignone C; Bracco C; Giraudo A; Musca G; Cuccurullo O; Cricco L; Fiorentini A; Cappellini MD; Fabio G; Seghezzi S; De Amicis MM; Fargion S; Bonara P; Bulgheroni M; Lombardi R; Magrini F; Massari F; Tonella T; Peyvandi F; Tedeschi A; Rossio R; Moreo G; Ferrari B; Roncari L; Monzani V; Savojardo V; Folli C; Magnini M; Mari D; Rossi PD; Damanti S; Prolo S; Lilleri MS; Cricco L; Fiorentini A; Micale G; Podda M; Selmi C; Meda F; Salerno F; Accordino S; Conca A; Monti V; Corazza GR; Miceli E; Lenti MV; Padula D; Balduini CL; Bertolino G; Provini S; Quaglia F; Murialdo G; Bovio M; Dallegri F; Ottonello L; Quercioli A; Barreca A; Secchi MB; Ghelfi D; Chin WS; Carassale L; Caporotundo S; Sofia L; Anastasio L; Carbone M; Di Carlo S; Traisci G; De Feudis L; Davì G; Guagnano MT; Sestili S; Bergami E; Rizzioli E; Cagnoni C; Bertone L; Manucra A; Buratti A; Tognin T; Liberato NL; Bernasconi G; Nardo B; Bianchi GB; Benetti G; Quagliolo M; Centenaro GR; Purrello F; Di Pino A; Piro S; Mancuso G; Calipari D; Bartone M; Gullo F; Cortellaro M; Magenta M; Perego F; Meroni MR; Cicardi M; Magenta AG; Sacco A; Bonelli A; Dentamaro G; Rozzini R; Falanga L; Giordano A; Perin PC; Lorenzati B; Gruden G; Bruno G; Montrucchio G; Greco E; Tizzani P; Fera G; Di Luca ML; Renna D; Perciccante A; Coralli A; Tassara R; Melis D; Rebella L; Menardo G; Bottone S; Sferrazzo E; Ferri C; Striuli R; Scipioni R; Salmi R; Gaudenzi P; Gamberini S; Ricci F; Morabito C; Fava R; Semplicini A; Gottardo L; Delitala G; Carta S; Atzori S; Vendemiale G; Serviddio G; Forlano R; Bolondi L; Rasciti L; Serio I; Masala C; Mammarella A; Raparelli V; Rossi Fanelli F; Delfino M; Amoroso A; Violi F; Basili S; Perri L; Serra P; Fontana V; Falcone M; Landolfi R; Grieco A; Gallo A; Zuccalà G; Franceschi F; De Marco G; Chiara C; Marta S; Bellusci M; Setti D; Pedrazzoli F; Romanelli G; Pirali C; Amolini C; Rosei EA; Rizzoni D; Castoldi L; Picardi A; Gentilucci UV; Mazzarelli C; Gallo P; Guasti L; Castiglioni L; Maresca A; Squizzato A; Contini S; Molaro M; Annoni G; Zazzetta MC; Bertolotti M; Scotto CM; Ferri MA; Veltri F; Arturi F; Succurro E; Sesti G; Gualtieri U; Perticone F; Sciacqua A; Quero M; Bagnato C; Loria P; Becchi MA; Martucci G; Fantuzzi A; Maurantonio M; Corinaldesi R; De Giorgio R; Serra M; Grasso V; Ruggeri E; Carozza LM; Pignatti F Marcucci M; Iorio A; Nobili A; Tettamanti M; Pasina L; Djade CD; Marengoni A; Salerno F; Corrao S; Mannucci PM; Mannucci M; Nobili A; Tettamanti M; Pasina L; Franchi C; Salerno F; Corrao S; Marengoni A; Iorio A; Marcucci M; Sparacio E; Alborghetti S; Di Costanzo R; Tettamanti M; Djade CD; Prisco D; Silvestri E; Cenci C; Barnini T; Delitala G; Carta S; Atzori S; Guarnieri G; Zanetti M; Spalluti A; Serra MG; Bleve MA; Di Corato P; Vanoli M; Grignani G; Casella G; Gasbarrone L; Maniscalco G; Gunelli M; Tirotta D; Brucato A; Ghidoni S; Bernardi M; Li Bassi S; Santi L; Agnelli G; Iorio A; Marcucci M; Marchesini E; Mannarino E; Lupattelli G; Rondelli P; Paciullo F; Fabris F; Carlon M; Turatto F; Baroni MC; Zardo M; Manfredini R; Molino C; Pala M; Fabbian F; Nuti R; Valenti R; Ruvio M; Cappelli S; Paolisso G; Rizzo MR; Laieta MT; Salvatore T; Sasso FC; Utili R; Durante Mangoni E; Pinto D; Olivieri O; Stanzial AM; Fellin R; Volpato S; Fotini S; Barbagallo M; Dominguez L; Plances L; DAngelo D; Rini G; Mansueto P; Pepe I; Licata G; Calvo L; Valenti M; Borghi C; Strocchi E; Rinaldi ER; Zoli M; Fabbri E; Magalotti D; Auteri A; Pasqui AL; 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2013

33. Gender-differences in disease distribution and outcome in hospitalized elderly: Data from the REPOSI study

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Corrao, S, Santalucia, P, Argano, C, Djade, C, Barone, E, Tettamanti, M, Pasina, L, Franchi, C, Kamal Eldin, T, Marengoni, A, Salerno, F, Marcucci, M, Mannucci, P, Nobili, A, Mannucci, M, Sparacio, E, Alborghetti, S, Di Costanzo, R, Djignefa Djade, C, Prisco, D, Silvestri, E, Cenci, C, Barnini, T, Delitala, G, Carta, S, Atzori, S, Guarnieri, G, Zanetti, M, Spalluti, A, Serra, M, Bleve, M, Vanoli, M, Grignani, G, Casella, G, Gasbarrone, L, Maniscalco, G, Gunelli, M, Tirotta, D, Brucato, A, Ghidoni, S, Bernardi, M, Bassi, S, Santi, L, Agnelli, G, Iorio, A, Marchesini, E, Mannarino, E, Lupattelli, G, Rondelli, P, Paciullo, F, Fabris, F, Carlon, M, Turatto, F, Baroni, M, Zardo, M, Manfredini, R, Molino, C, Pala, M, Fabbian, F, Nuti, R, Valenti, R, Ruvio, M, Cappelli, S, Paolisso, G, Rizzo, M, Laieta, M, Salvatore, T, Sasso, F, Utili, R, Durante Mangoni, E, Pinto, D, Olivieri, O, Stanzial, A, Fellin, R, Volpato, S, Fotini, S, Barbagallo, M, Dominguez, L, Plances, L, D'Angelo, D, Rini, G, Mansueto, P, Pepe, I, Licata, G, Calvo, L, Valenti, M, Borghi, C, Strocchi, E, Rinaldi, E, Zoli, M, Fabbri, E, Magalotti, D, Auteri, A, Pasqui, A, Puccetti, L, Laghi Pasini, F, Capecchi, P, Bicchi, M, Sabbà, C, Vella, F, Marseglia, A, Luglio, C, Palasciano, G, Modeo, M, Aquilino, A, Raffaele, P, Pugliese, S, Capobianco, C, Postiglione, A, Barbella, M, De Stefano, F, Fenoglio, L, Brignone, C, Bracco, C, Giraudo, A, Musca, G, Cuccurullo, O, Cricco, L, Fiorentini, A, Cappellini, M, Fabio, G, Seghezzi, S, De Amicis, M, Fargion, S, Bonara, P, Bulgheroni, M, Lombardi, R, Magrini, F, Massari, F, Tonella, T, Peyvandi, F, Tedeschi, A, Rossio, R, Moreo, G, Ferrari, B, Roncari, L, Monzani, V, Savojardo, V, Folli, C, Magnini, M, Mari, D, Rossi, P, Damanti, S, Prolo, S, Lilleri, M, Micale, G, Podda, M, Selmi, C, Meda, F, Accordino, S, Conca, A, Monti, V, Corazza, G, Miceli, E, Lenti, M, Padula, D, Balduini, C, Bertolino, G, Provini, S, Quaglia, F, Murialdo, G, Bovio, M, Dallegri, F, Ottonello, L, 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L, Valenti M, Borghi C, Strocchi E, Rinaldi ER, Zoli M, Fabbri E, Magalotti D, Auteri A, Pasqui AL, Puccetti L, Laghi Pasini F, Capecchi PL, Bicchi M, Sabbà C, Vella FS, Marseglia A, Luglio CV, Palasciano G, Modeo ME, Aquilino A, Raffaele P, Pugliese S, Capobianco C, Postiglione A, Barbella MR, De Stefano F, Fenoglio L, Brignone C, Bracco C, Giraudo A, Musca G, Cuccurullo O, Cricco L, Fiorentini A, Cappellini MD, Fabio G, Seghezzi S, De Amicis MM, Fargion S, Bonara P, Bulgheroni M, Lombardi R, Magrini F, Massari F, Tonella T, Peyvandi F, Tedeschi A, Rossio R, Moreo G, Ferrari B, Roncari L, Monzani V, Savojardo V, Folli C, Magnini M, Mari D, Rossi PD, Damanti S, Prolo S, Lilleri MS, Micale G, Podda M, Selmi C, Meda F, Accordino S, Conca A, Monti V, Corazza GR, Miceli E, Lenti MV, Padula D, Balduini CL, Bertolino G, Provini S, Quaglia F, Murialdo G, Bovio M, Dallegri F, Ottonello L, Quercioli A, Barreca A, Secchi MB, Ghelfi D, Chin WS, Carassale L, Caporotundo S, Anastasio L, Carbone M, Traisci G, De Feudis L, Davì G, Guagnano MT, Sestili S, Bergami E, Rizzioli E, Cagnoni C, Bertone L, Manucra A, Buratti A, Tognin T, Liberato NL, Bernasconi G, Nardo B, Bianchi GB, Benetti G, Quagliolo M, Centenaro GR, Purrello F, Di Pino A, Piro S, Mancuso G, Calipari D, Bartone M, Gullo F, Cortellaro M, Magenta M, Perego F, Meroni MR, Cicardi M, Magenta AG, Sacco A, Bonelli A, Dentamaro G, Rozzini R, Falanga L, Giordano A, Perin PC, Lorenzati B, Gruden G, Bruno G, Montrucchio G, Greco E, Tizzani P, Fera G, Di Luca ML, Renna D, Perciccante A, Coralli A, Tassara R, Melis D, Rebella L, Menardo G, Bottone S, Sferrazzo E, Ferri C, Striuli R, Scipioni R, Salmi R, Gaudenzi P, Gamberini S, Ricci F, Morabito C, Fava R, Semplicini A, Gottardo L, Vendemiale G, Serviddio G, Forlano R, Bolondi L, Rasciti L, Serio I, Masala C, Mammarella A, Raparelli V, Rossi Fanelli F, Delfino M, Amoroso A, Violi F, Basili S, Perri L, Serra P, Fontana V, Falcone M, Landolfi R, Grieco A, Gallo A, Zuccalà G, Franceschi F, De Marco G, Chiara C, Marta S, Bellusci M, Setti D, Pedrazzoli F, Romanelli G, Pirali C, Amolini C, Rosei EA, Rizzoni D, Castoldi L, Picardi A, Gentilucci UV, Mazzarelli C, Gallo P, Guasti L, Castiglioni L, Maresca A, Squizzato A, Contini S, Molaro M, Corsi M, Bertolotti M, Mussi C, Scotto R, Ferri MA, Veltri F, Arturi F, Succurro E, Sesti G, Gualtieri U, Perticone F, Sciacqua A, Quero M, Bagnato C, Loria P, Becchi MA, Martucci G, Fantuzzi A, Maurantonio M, Corinaldesi R, De Giorgio R, Serra M, Grasso V, Ruggeri E, Carozza LM, Pignatti F., ANNONI, GIORGIO, and ZAZZETTA, SARA

Abstract

Background and purpose Women live longer and outnumber men. On the other hand, older women develop more chronic diseases and conditions such as arthritis, osteoporosis and depression, leading to a greater number of years of living with disabilities. The aim of this study was to describe whether or not there are gender differences in the demographic profile, disease distribution and outcome in a population of hospitalized elderly people. Methods Retrospective observational study including all patients recruited for the REPOSI study in the year 2010. Analyses are referred to the whole group and gender categorization was applied. Results A total of 1380 hospitalized elderly subjects, 50.5% women and 49.5% men, were considered. Women were older than men, more often widow and living alone or in nursing homes. Disease distribution showed that malignancy, diabetes, coronary artery disease, chronic kidney disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were more frequent in men, but hypertension, osteoarthritis, anemia and depression were more frequent in women. Severity and comorbidity indexes according to the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (CIRS-s and CIRS-c) were higher in men, while cognitive impairment evaluated by the Short Blessed Test (SBT), mood disorders by the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and disability in daily life measured by Barthel Index (BI) were worse in women. In-hospital and 3-month mortality rates were higher in men. Conclusions Our study showed a gender dimorphism in the demographic and morbidity profiles of hospitalized elderly people, emphasizing once more the need for a personalized process of healthcare. © 2014 European Federation of Internal Medicine.

Published
2014

34. Risk factors for hospital readmission of elderly patients

Author

Franchi, C, Nobili, A, Mari, D, Tettamanti, M, Djade, Cd, Pasina, L, Salerno, F, Corrao, S, Marengoni, A, Iorio, A, Marcucci, M, Mannucci, Pm, Reposi, Investigators, Pier, Mm, Alessandro, N, Salvatore, C, Spirito, V, Noce, D, Bonazzi, J, Lombardo, R, Sparacio, E, Alborghetti, S, De Vittorio, L, Paolisso, G, Rizzo, Mr, Laieta, Mt, Brignone, C, Roberto, T, Persico, Marcello, Salvatore, T, Sasso, Fc, Utili, R, Durante Mangoni, E, Pinto, D, Fenoglio, L, Bracco, C, Gasbarrone, L, Porcari, P, Famularo, G, Sajeva, Mr, Maniscalco, G, Gunelli, M, Tirotta, D, Realdi, G, Baritussio, A, Frassoni, F, Delsignore, R, Baroni, Mc, Zardo, M, Volpato, S, Fotini, S, Manfredini, R, Longhini, C, Molino, C, Incasa, E, Guarnieri, G, Zanetti, M, Spalluti, A, Rini, G, Mansueto, P, Pepe, I, Licata, G, Calvo, L, Valenti, M, Tuttolomondo, A, Di Sciacca, R, Antonaci, S, Vella, F, Marseglia, A, Centonze, V, Modeo, Me, Palasciano, G, Pugliese, S, Capobianco, C, Murialdo, G, Bovio, M, Laghi Pasini, F, Capecchi, Pl, Bicchi, M, Nuti, R, Valenti, R, Capodarca, C, Auteri, A, Pasqui, Al, Puccetti, L, Olivieri, O, Stanzial, Am, Agnelli, G, Macura, A, Mannarino, E, Lupattelli, G, Rondelli, P, Serra, Mg, Musca, G, Cuccurullo, O, Cappellini, Md, Fabio, G, Motta, I, Cantoni, F, Fargion, S, Bonara, P, Bulgheroni, M, Magrini, F, Massari, F, Tonella, T, Peyvandi, F, Tedeschi, A, Rossio, R, Moreo, G, Ferrari, B, Monzani, V, Savojardo, V, Folli, C, Dionigi Rossi, P, Ziglioli, E, Lilleri, Ms, Selmi, C, Meda, F, Cazzaniga, M, Monti, V, Balduini, Cl, Bertolino, G, Dezzani, L, Cavallo, P, Corazza, Gr, Miceli, E, Secchi, Mb, Wu, Sc, Sofia, L, Anastasio, L, Carbone, M, Bertucci, L, De Feudis, L, Traisci, G, Bergami, E, Rizzioli, E, Cagnoni, C, Bertone, L, Manucra, A, Ronchi, E, Buratti, A, Tognin, T, Bertolini, D, Liberato, Nl, Bernasconi, G, Nardo, B, Venco, A, Guasti, L, Maroni, L, Castiglioni, L, Casella, G, Vanoli, M, Grignani, G, Mancuso, G, Tavella, R, Persico, R, Cicardi, M, Sandrone, G, Magenta, M, Perego, F, Meroni, Mr, Rozzini, R, Falanga, L, Giordano, A, Menardo, G, Bottone, S, Sferrazzo, E, Tassara, R, Melis, D, Rebella, L, Ferri, C, Striuli, R, Scipioni, R, Salmi, R, Gaudenzi, P, Di Todaro, F, Nielsen, I, Giusto, L, Semplicini, A, Gottardo, L, Delitala, G, Carta, S, Atzori, S, Rosei, Ea, Rizzoni, D, Castoldi, L, Altomare, E, Serviddio, G, Salvatore, S, Fera, G, Di Luca ML, Renna, D, Picardi, A, Mazzarelli, C, Vespasiani Gentilucci, U, De Vincentis, A, Hila, D, Bernardi, M, Li Bassi, S, Santi, L, Masala, C, Mammarella, A, Raparelli, V, Rossi Fanelli, F, Delfino, M, Amoroso, A, Serra, P, Fontana, V, Falcone, M, Violi, F, Basili, S, Perri, L, Silveri, Ng, De Marco, G, Giupponi, B, Landolfi, R, Grieco, A, Gallo, A, Perticone, F, Sciacqua, A, Quero, M, Bagnato, C, Bonometti, F, Loria, P, Ballestri, S, Becchi, Ma, Bolondi, L, Rasciti, L, Serio, I, Gualandi, S, Romanelli, G, Carulli, N, Rondinella, S, Giannico, I, Dallegri, F, Ottonello, L, Quercioli, A, Barreca, A, Sacco, A, Bonelli, A, Dentamaro, G, Micale, G, Delitalia, G, Deidda, S, Cuccuru, Lm, Benetti, G, Quagliolo, M, Centenaro, Gr, Macchini, L, Perciccante, A, Coralli, A, Realdi, A, Cricco, L, Morabito, C, Fava, R, Fiorentini, A, Tofi, C., Franchi C, Nobili A, Mari D, Tettamanti M, Djade CD, Pasina L, Salerno F, Corrao S, Marengoni A, Iorio A, Marcucci M, Mannucci PM, REPOSI Investigators [.., Bernardi M, Bolondi L, ], Franchi, C, Nobili, A, Mari, D, Tettamanti, M, Djade, CD, Pasina, L, Salerno, F, Corrao, S, Marengoni, A, Iorio, A, Marcucci, M, Mannucci, PM, Tuttolomondo, A, Mansueto, P, Franchi, Carlotta, Nobili, Alessandro, Mari, Daniela, Tettamanti, Mauro, Djade, Codjo D., Pasina, Luca, Salerno, Francesco, Corrao, Salvatore, Marengoni, Alessandra, Iorio, Alfonso, Marcucci, Maura, Mannucci, Pier Mannuccio, Rizzo, Maria Rosaria, Carlotta, Franchi, Alessandro, Nobili, Daniela, Mari, Mauro, Tettamanti, Codjo D., Djade, Luca, Pasina, Francesco, Salerno, Salvatore, Corrao, Alessandra, Marengoni, Alfonso, Iorio, Maura, Marcucci, Pier Mannuccio, Mannucci, and Zanetti, Michela

Subjects
Male, Settore MED/09 - Medicina Interna, Time Factors, Risk factors, internal medicine, Geriatric patient, hospital admission, Logistic regression, Elderly, Hospital readmission, Internal medicine and geriatric wards, 80 and over, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Geriatrics, Hospital Departments, Humans, Internal Medicine, Patient Readmission, Risk Factors, Medical diagnosis, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Geriatrics, Hospital Departments, Humans, Internal Medicine, Male, Patient Readmission, statistics /&/ numerical data, Risk Factors, Time Factors, Univariate analysis, vascular disease, Settore MED/45 - Scienze Infermieristiche Generali, Cliniche E Pediatriche, Ageing, readmission, statistics /&/ numerical data, Hospital Department, liver disease, Human, medicine.medical_specialty, Time Factor, MEDLINE, Hospital readmission, Internal medicine and geriatric wards, Risk factors, Elderly, elderly patients, NO, medicine, Registry Politerapie SIMI (REPOSI), Adverse effect, business.industry, Risk Factor, Univariate, medicine.disease, Comorbidity, elderly, hospital readmission, risk factors, internal medicine and geriatric wards, Internal medicine and geriatric ward, Emergency medicine, business, Geriatric
Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to identify which factors were associated with a risk of hospital readmission within 3 months after discharge of a sample of elderly patients admitted to internal medicine and geriatric wards. Methods: Of the 1178 patients aged 65 years or more and discharged from one of the 66 wards of the 'Registry Politerapie SIMI (REPOSI)' during 2010, 766 were followed up by phone interview 3 months after discharge and were included in this analysis. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were used to evaluate the association of several variables with rehospitalization within 3 months from discharge. Results: Nineteen percent of patients were readmitted at least once within 3 months after discharge. By univariate analysis in-hospital clinical adverse events (AEs), a previous hospital admission, number of diagnoses and drugs, comorbidity and severity index (according to Cumulative Illness Rating Scale-CIRS), vascular and liver diseases with a level of impairment at discharge of 3 or more at CIRS were significantly associated with risk of readmission. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that only AEs during hospitalization, previous hospital admission, and vascular and liver diseases were significantly associated with the likelihood of readmission. Conclusions: The results demonstrate the need for increased medical attention towards elderly patients discharged from hospital with characteristics such as AEs during the hospitalization, previous admission, vascular and liver diseases. © 2012 European Federation of Internal Medicine. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Published
2013

35. Gout, allopurinol intake and clinical outcomes in the hospitalized multimorbid elderly

Author

Franchi, C, Salerno, F, Conca, A, Djade, Cd, Tettamanti, M, Pasina, L, Corrao, S, Marengoni, A, Marcucci, M, Mannucci, Pm, Nobili, A, Reposi, Investigators, Sparacio, E, Alborghetti, S, Di Costanzo, R, Prisco, D, Silvestri, E, Cenci, C, Barnini, T, Delitala, G, Carta, S, Atzori, S, Guarnieri, G, Zanetti, M, Spalluti, A, Serra, Mg, Bleve, Ma, Vanoli, M, Grignani, G, Casella, G, Gasbarrone, L, Maniscalco, G, Gunelli, M, Tirotta, D, Brucato, A, Ghidoni, S, Di Corato, P, Bernardi, M, Li Bassi, S, Santi, L, Agnelli, G, Iorio, A, Marchesini, E, Mannarino, E, Lupattelli, G, Rondelli, P, Paciullo, F, Fabris, F, Carlon, M, Turatto, F, Baroni, Mc, Zardo, M, Manfredini, R, Molino, C, Pala, M, Fabbian, F, Nuti, R, Valenti, R, Ruvio, M, Cappelli, S, Paolisso, G, Rizzo, Mr, Laieta, Mt, Salvatore, T, Sasso, Fc, Utili, R, Durante Mangoni, E, Pinto, D, Olivieri, O, Stanzial, Am, Fellin, R, Volpato, S, Fotini, S, Barbagallo, M, Dominguez, L, Plances, L, D'Angelo, D, Rini, G, Mansueto, P, Pepe, I, Licata, G, Calvo, L, Valenti, M, Borghi, C, Strocchi, E, Rinaldi, Er, Zoli, M, Fabbri, E, Magalotti, D, Auteri, A, Pasqui, Al, Puccetti, L, Pasini, Fl, Capecchi, Pl, Bicchi, M, Sabbà, C, Vella, Fs, Marseglia, A, Luglio, Cv, Palasciano, G, Modeo, Me, Aquilino, A, Raffaele, P, Pugliese, S, Capobianco, C, Postiglione, A, Barbella, Mr, De Stefano, F, Fenoglio, L, Brignone, C, Bracco, C, Giraudo, A, Musca, G, Cuccurullo, O, Cricco, L, Fiorentini, A, Cappellini, Md, Fabio, G, Seghezzi, S, De Amicis MM, Fargion, S, Bonara, P, Bulgheroni, M, Lombardi, R, Magrini, F, Massari, F, Tonella, T, Peyvandi, F, Tedeschi, A, Rossio, R, Moreo, G, Ferrari, B, Roncari, L, Monzani, V, Savojardo, V, Folli, C, Magnini, M, Mari, D, Rossi, Pd, Damanti, S, Prolo, S, Lilleri, Ms, Micale, G, Podda, M, Selmi, C, Meda, F, Accordino, S, Monti, V, Corazza, Gr, Miceli, E, Lenti, Mv, Padula, D, Balduini, Cl, Bertolino, G, Provini, S, Quaglia, F, Murialdo, G, Bovio, M, Dallegri, F, Ottonello, L, Quercioli, A, Barreca, A, Secchi, Mb, Ghelfi, D, Chin, Ws, Carassale, L, Caporotundo, S, Anastasio, L, Sofia, L, Carbone, M, Traisci, G, De Feudis, L, Di Carlo, S, Davì, G, Guagnano, Mt, Sestili, S, Bergami, E, Rizzioli, E, Cagnoni, C, Bertone, L, Manucra, A, Buratti, A, Tognin, T, Liberato, Nl, Bernasconi, G, Nardo, B, Bianchi, Gb, Giaquinto, S, Benetti, G, Quagliolo, M, Centenaro, Gr, Purrello, Francesco, Di Pino, A, Piro, Salvatore, Mancuso, G, Calipari, D, Bartone, M, Gullo, F, Cortellaro, M, Magenta, M, Perego, F, Meroni, Mr, Cicardi, M, Marina Magenta AG, Sacco, A, Bonelli, A, Dentamaro, G, Rozzini, R, Falanga, L, Giordano, A, Perin, Pc, Lorenzati, B, Gruden, G, Bruno, G, Montrucchio, G, Greco, E, Tizzani, P, Fera, G, Di Luca ML, Renna, D, Perciccante, A, Coralli, A, Tassara, R, Melis, D, Rebella, L, Menardo, G, Bottone, S, Sferrazzo, E, Ferri, C, Striuli, R, Scipioni, R, Salmi, R, Gaudenzi, P, Gamberini, S, Ricci, F, Morabito, C, Fava, R, Semplicini, A, Gottardo, L, Vendemiale, G, Serviddio, G, Forlano, R, Bolondi, L, Rasciti, L, Serio, I, Masala, C, Mammarella, A, Raparelli, V, Rossi Fanelli, F, Delfino, M, Amoroso, A, Violi, F, Basili, S, Perri, L, Serra, P, Fontana, V, Falcone, M, Landolfi, R, Grieco, A, Gallo, A, Zuccalà, G, Franceschi, F, De Marco, G, Chiara, C, Marta, S, Bellusci, M, Setti, D, Pedrazzoli, F, Romanelli, G, Pirali, C, Amolini, C, Rosei, Ea, Rizzoni, D, Castoldi, L, Picardi, A, Gentilucci, Uv, Mazzarelli, C, Gallo, P, Guasti, L, Castiglioni, L, Maresca, A, Squizzato, A, Contini, S, Molaro, M, Annoni, G, Corsi, M, Zazzetta, S, Bertolotti, M, Mussi, C, Scotto, R, Ferri, Ma, Veltri, F, Arturi, F, Succurro, E, Sesti, G, Gualtieri, U, Perticone, F, Sciacqua, A, Quero, M, Bagnato, C, Loria, P, Becchi, Ma, Martucci, G, Fantuzzi, A, Maurantonio, M, Corinaldesi, R, De Giorgio, R, Serra, M, Grasso, V, Ruggeri, E, Carozza, Lm, Pignatti, F., 337. Franchi C, Salerno F, Conca A, Djade CD, Tettamanti M, Pasina L, Corrao S, Marengoni A, Marcucci M, Mannucci PM, Nobili A. REPOSI Investigator, Bernardi M, Borghi C, Strocchi E, Zoli M, Bolondi L, Corinaldesi R, De Giorgio R, Franchi C, Salerno F, Conca, A, Djade, Cd, Tettamanti, M, Pasina, L, Corrao, S, Marengoni, A, Marcucci, M, Mannucci, Pm, Nobili, A, Zanetti, Michela, Franchi, Carlotta, Salerno, Francesco, Conca, Alessio, Djade, Codjo D., Tettamanti, Mauro, Pasina, Luca, Corrao, Salvatore, Marengoni, Alessandra, Marcucci, Maura, Mannucci, Pier Mannuccio, Nobili, Alessandro, Sparacio, Eleonora, Alborghetti, Stefania, Di Costanzo, Rosa, Prisco, Domenico, Silvestri, Elena, Cenci, Caterina, Barnini, Tommaso, Delitala, Giuseppe, Carta, Stefano, Atzori, Sebastiana, Guarnieri, Gianfranco, Spalluti, Annalisa, Serra, Maria Grazia, Bleve, Maria Antonietta, Vanoli, Massimo, Grignani, Giulia, Casella, Gianluca, Gasbarrone, Laura, Maniscalco, Giorgio, Gunelli, Massimo, Tirotta, Daniela, Brucato, Antonio, Ghidoni, Silvia, Di Corato, Paola, Bernardi, Mauro, Li Bassi, Silvia, Santi, Luca, Agnelli, Giancarlo, Iorio, Alfonso, Marchesini, Emanuela, Mannarino, Elmo, Lupattelli, Graziana, Rondelli, Pamela, Paciullo, Francesco, Fabris, Fabrizio, Carlon, Michela, Turatto, Francesca, Baroni, Maria Cristina, Zardo, Marianna, Manfredini, Roberto, Molino, Christian, Pala, Marco, Fabbian, Fabio, Nuti, Ranuccio, Valenti, Roberto, Ruvio, Martina, Cappelli, Silvia, Paolisso, Giuseppe, Rizzo, Mr, Laieta, Maria Teresa, Salvatore, Teresa, Sasso, Ferdinando Carlo, Utili, Riccardo, Mangoni, Emanuele Durante, Pinto, Daniela, Olivieri, Oliviero, Stanzial, Anna Maria, Fellin, Renato, Volpato, Stefano, Fotini, Siouli, Barbagallo, Mario, Dominguez, Ligia, Plances, Lidia, D'Angelo, Daniela, Rini, Giovanbattista, Mansueto, Pasquale, Pepe, Ilenia, Licata, Giuseppe, Calvo, Luigi, Valenti, Maria, Borghi, Claudio, Strocchi, Enrico, Rinaldi, Elisa Rebecca, Zoli, Marco, Fabbri, Elisa, Magalotti, Donatella, Auteri, Alberto, Pasqui, Anna Laura, Puccetti, Luca, Pasini, Franco Laghi, Capecchi, Pier Leopoldo, Bicchi, Maurizio, SabbÃ&nbsp, Carlo, Vella, Francesco Saverio, Marseglia, Alessandro, Luglio, Chiara Valentina, Palasciano, Giuseppe, Modeo, Maria Ester, Aquilino, Annamaria, Raffaele, Pallante, Pugliese, Stefania, Capobianco, Caterina, Postiglione, Alfredo, Barbella, Maria Rosaria, De Stefano, Francesco, Fenoglio, Luigi, Brignone, Chiara, Bracco, Christian, Giraudo, Alessia, Musca, Giuseppe, Cuccurullo, Olga, Cricco, Luigi, Fiorentini, Alessandra, Cappellini, Maria Domenica, Fabio, Giovanna, Seghezzi, Sonia, De Amicis, Margherita Migone, Fargion, Silvia, Bonara, Paola, Bulgheroni, Mara, Lombardi, Rosa, Magrini, Fabio, Massari, Ferdinando, Tonella, Tatiana, Peyvandi, Flora, Tedeschi, Alberto, Rossio, Raffaella, Moreo, Guido, Ferrari, Barbara, Roncari, Luisa, Monzani, Valter, Savojardo, Valeria, Folli, Christian, Magnini, Maria, Mari, Daniela, Rossi, Paolo Dionigi, Damanti, Sarah, Prolo, Silvia, Lilleri, Maria Sole, Micale, Giuliana, Podda, Mauro, Selmi, Carlo, Meda, Francesca, Accordino, Silvia, Monti, Valentina, Corazza, Gino Roberto, Miceli, Emanuela, Lenti, Marco Vincenzo, Padula, Donatella, Balduini, Carlo L., Bertolino, Giampiera, Provini, Stella, Quaglia, Federica, Murialdo, Giovanni, Bovio, Marta, Dallegri, Franco, Ottonello, Luciano, Quercioli, Alessandra, Barreca, Alessandra, Secchi, Maria Beatrice, Ghelfi, Davide, Chin, Wu Sheng, Carassale, Laura, Caporotundo, Silvia, Anastasio, Luigi, Sofia, Lucia, Carbone, Maria, Traisci, Giancarlo, De Feudis, Lucrezia, Di Carlo, Silvia, Davã¬, Giovanni, Guagnano, Maria Teresa, Sestili, Simona, Bergami, Elisabetta, Rizzioli, Emanuela, Cagnoni, Carlo, Bertone, Luca, Manucra, Antonio, Buratti, Alberto, Tognin, Tiziana, Liberato, Nicola Lucio, Bernasconi, Giordano, Nardo, Barbara, Bianchi, Giovanni Battista, Benetti, Giampiero, Quagliolo, Michela, Centenaro, Giuseppe Riccardo, Purrello, Francesco, Di Pino, Antonino, Piro, Salvatore, Mancuso, Gerardo, Calipari, Daniela, Bartone, Mosã, Gullo, Francesco, Cortellaro, Michele, Magenta, Marina, Perego, Francesca, Meroni, Maria Rachele, Cicardi, Marco, Magenta, Antonio Gidaro Marina, Sacco, Andrea, Bonelli, Antonio, Dentamaro, Gaetano, Rozzini, Renzo, Falanga, Lina, Giordano, Alessandro, Perin, Paolo Cavallo, Lorenzati, Bartolomeo, Gruden, Gabriella, Bruno, Graziella, Montrucchio, Giuseppe, Greco, Elisabetta, Tizzani, Pietro, Fera, Giacomo, Di Luca, Maria Loreta, Renna, Donatella, Perciccante, Antonio, Coralli, Alessia, Tassara, Rodolfo, Melis, Deborah, Rebella, Lara, Menardo, Giorgio, Bottone, Stefania, Sferrazzo, Elsa, Ferri, Claudio, Striuli, Rinaldo, Scipioni, Rosa, Salmi, Raffaella, Gaudenzi, Piergiorgio, Gamberini, Susanna, Ricci, Franco, Morabito, Cosimo, Fava, Roberto, Semplicini, Andrea, Gottardo, Lucia, Vendemiale, Gianluigi, Serviddio, Gaetano, Forlano, Roberta, Bolondi, Luigi, Rasciti, Leonardo, Serio, Ilaria, Masala, Cesare, Mammarella, Antonio, Raparelli, Valeria, Fanelli, Filippo Rossi, Delfino, Massimo, Amoroso, Antonio, Violi, Francesco, Basili, Stefania, Perri, Ludovica, Serra, Pietro, Fontana, Vincenzo, Falcone, Marco, Landolfi, Raffaele, Grieco, Antonio, Gallo, Antonella, ZuccalÃ&nbsp, Giuseppe, Franceschi, Francesco, De Marco, Guido, Chiara, Cordischi, Marta, Sabbatini, Bellusci, Martino, Setti, Donatella, Pedrazzoli, Filippo, Romanelli, Giuseppe, Pirali, Caterina, Amolini, Claudia, Rosei, Enrico Agabiti, Rizzoni, Damiano, Castoldi, Luana, Picardi, Antonio, Gentilucci, Umberto Vespasiani, Mazzarelli, Chiara, Gallo, Paolo, Guasti, Luigina, Castiglioni, Luana, Maresca, Andrea, Squizzato, Alessandro, Contini, Sara, Molaro, Marta, Annoni, Giorgio, Corsi, Maurizio, Zazzetta, Sara, Bertolotti, Marco, Mussi, Chiara, Scotto, Roberto, Ferri, Maria Alice, Veltri, Francesca, Arturi, Franco, Succurro, Elena, Sesti, Giorgio, Gualtieri, Umberto, Perticone, Francesco, Sciacqua, Angela, Quero, Michele, Bagnato, Chiara, Loria, Paola, Becchi, Maria Angela, Martucci, Gianfranco, Fantuzzi, Alessandra, Maurantonio, Mauro, Corinaldesi, Roberto, De Giorgio, Roberto, Serra, Mauro, Grasso, Valentina, Ruggeri, Eugenio, Carozza, Lorenzo Mauro, Pignatti, Fabio, Franchi, C, Salerno, F, Djade, C, Mannucci, P, Prisco, D, Silvestri, E, Cenci, C, Barnini, T, Delitala, G, Carta, S, Attori, S, Guarnieri, G, Zanetti, M, Spallati, A, Serra, M, Bleve, M, Vanoli, M, Grignani, G, Casella, G, Gasbarrone, L, Maniscalco, G, Gunelli, M, Tirotta, D, Brucato, A, Ghidoni, S, Di Corato, P, Bernardi, M, Li Bassi, S, Santi, L, Agnelli, G, Iorio, A, Marchesini, E, Mannarino, E, Lupattelli, G, Rondelli, P, Maciullo, F, Fabris, F, Carlon, M, Turatto, F, Baroni, M, Zardo, M, Manfredini, R, Molino, C, Pala, M, Fabbian, F, Nuti, R, Valenti, R, Ruvio, M, Cappelli, S, Paolisso, G, Rizzo, M, Laieta, M, Salvatore, T, Sasso, F, Utili, R, Durante Mangoni, E, Pinto, D, Olivieri, O, Stanzial, A, Fellin, R, Volpato, S, Fotini, S, Barbagallo, M, Dominguez, L, Plances, L, D'Angelo, D, Rini, G, Mansueto, P, Pepe, I, Licata, G, Calvo, L, Valenti, M, Borghi, C, Strocchi, E, Rinaldi, E, Zoli, M, Fabbri, E, Magalotti, D, Auteri, A, Pasqui, A, Puccetti, L, Laghi Pasini, F, Capecchi, P, Bicchi, M, Sabbà, C, Vella, F, Marseglia, A, Luglio, C, Palasciano, G, Modeo, M, Aquilino, A, Raffaele, P, Pugliese, S, Capobianco, C, Postiglione, A, Barbella, M, De Stefano, F, Fenoglio, L, Brignone, C, Bracco, C, Girando, A, Musca, G, Cuccurullo, O, Cricco, L, Fiorentini, A, Cappellini, M, Fabio, G, Seghezzi, S, Migone De Amicis, M, Fargion, S, Bonara, P, Bulgheroni, M, Lombardi, R, Magrini, F, Massari, F, Tonella, T, Peyvandi, F, Tedeschi, A, Rossio, R, Moreo, G, Ferrari, B, Roncari, L, Monzani, V, Savojardo, V, Folli, C, Magnini, M, Mari, D, Rossi, P, Damanti, S, Prolo, S, Lilleri, M, Micale, G, Podda, M, Selmi, C, Meda, F, Accordino, S, Monti, A, Corazza, G, Miceli, E, Lenti, M, Padula, D, Balduini, C, Bertolino, G, Provini, S, Quaglia, F, Murialdo, G, Bovio, M, Dallegri, F, Ottonello, L, Quercioli, A, Barreca, A, Secchi, M, Guelfi, D, Chin, W, Carassale, L, Caporotundo, S, Anastasio, L, Sofia, L, Carbone, M, Traisci, G, De Feudis, L, Di Carlo, S, Davì, G, Guagnano, M, Sestili, S, Bergami, E, Rizzioli, E, Cagnoni, C, Bertone, L, Manucra, A, Buratti, A, Tognin, T, Liberato, N, Bernasconi, G, Nardo, B, Bianchi, G, Giaquinto, S, Benetti, G, Quagliolo, M, Centenaro, G, Purrello, F, Di Pino, A, Piro, S, Mancuso, G, Calipari, D, Bartone, M, Gullo, F, Cortellaro, M, Magenta, M, Perego, F, Meroni, M, Cicardi, M, Gigaro, A, Sacco, A, Bonelli, A, Dentamaro, G, Rozzini, R, Falanga, L, Giordano, A, Cavallo Perin, P, Lorenzati, B, Gruden, G, Bruno, G, Montrucchio, G, Greco, E, Tizzoni, P, Fera, G, Di Luca, M, Renna, D, Perciccante, A, Coralli, A, Tassara, R, Melis, D, Rebella, L, Menardo, G, Bottone, S, Sferruzzo, E, Ferri, C, Striuli, R, Scipioni, R, Salmi, R, Gaudenzi, P, Gamberini, S, Ricci, R, Morabito, C, Fava, R, Semplicini, A, Gottardo, L, Vendemiale, G, Serviddio, G, Forlano, R, Bolondi, L, Rasciti, L, Serio, I, Masala, C, Mammarella, A, Raparelli, V, Rossi Fanelli, F, Delfino, M, Amoroso, A, Violi, F, Basili, S, Perri, L, Serra, P, Fontana, V, Falcone, M, Landolfi, R, Grieco, A, Gallo, A, Zuccalà, G, Franceschi, F, De Marco, G, Chiara, C, Marta, S, Bellusci, M, Setti, D, Pedrazzoli, F, Romanelli, G, Pirali, C, Amolini, C, Agabiti Rosei, E, Rizzoni, D, Castoldi, L, Picardi, A, Vespasiani Gentilucci, U, Mazzarelli, C, Gallo, P, Guasti, L, Castiglioni, L, Maresca, A, Squizzato, A, Contini, S, Molaro, M, Annoni, G, Corsi, M, Zazzetta, S, Bertolotti, M, Mussi, C, Scotto, R, Ferri, M, Veltri, F, Arturi, F, Succurro, E, Sesti, G, Gualtieri, U, Perticone, F, Sciacqua, A, Quero, M, Bagnato, C, Loria, P, Becchi, M, Martucci, G, Fantuzzi, A, Maurantonio, M, Corinaldesi, R, De Giorgio, R, Grasso, V, Ruggeri, E, Carozza, L, Pignatti, F, Franchi, C., Salerno, F., Conca, A., Djade, C., Tettamanti, M., Pasina, L., Corrao, S., Marengoni, A., Marcucci, M., Mannucci, P., Nobili, A., and Mansueto, P.

Subjects
Male, Kidney Disease, Settore MED/09 - Medicina Interna, hyperuricemia, Comorbidities, chemistry.chemical_compound, Cardiovascular Disease, gout, elderly, Allopurinol, Elderly, Gout, Hyperuricemia, Outcomes, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cardiovascular Diseases, Chronic Disease, Comorbidity, Female, Hospital Mortality, Hospitalization, Humans, Kidney Diseases, Length of Stay, Treatment Outcome, Uric Acid, Internal Medicine, Medicine (all), 80 and over, Medicine, Age Factor, Outcome, OUTCOMES, comorbidity, Cohort, Comorbiditie, Human, medicine.drug, musculoskeletal diseases, medicine.medical_specialty, congenital, hereditary, and neonatal diseases and abnormalities, allopurinol, NO, gout, Gout, allopurinol, hyperuricemia, comorbidities, outcomes, elderly, Internal medicine, Risk factor, Intensive care medicine, Adverse effect, ELDERLY, gout, allopurinol, hyperuricemia, comorbidities, outcomes, elderly, business.industry, nutritional and metabolic diseases, medicine.disease, chemistry, Uric acid, business
Abstract

Background: Increased serum uric acid has been considered a cardiovascular risk factor but no study has assessed its relation with hospital mortality or length of stay. On the basis of data obtained from a prospective registry, the prevalence of gout/hyperuricemia and its association with these and other clinical parameters was evaluated in an Italian cohort of elderly patients acutely admitted to internal medicine or geriatric wards. Methods: While the prevalence of gout was calculated by counting patients with this diagnosis hyperuricemia was inferred in patients taking allopurinol at hospital admission or discharge, on the assumption that this drug was only prescribed owing to the finding of high serum levels of uric acid. A series of clinical and demographic variables were evaluated for their association with gout/hyperuricemia. Results: Of 1380 patients, 139 (10%) had a diagnosis of gout or were prescribed allopurinol. They had more co-morbidities (7.0 vs 5.6; P < 0.0001) and consumed more drugs (6.8 vs 5.0; < b 0.0001). The CIRS (co-morbidity index) was worse in these patients (OR 1.28 95% CI 1.15-1.41). Multivariable regression analysis showed that only renal and heart failures were independently associated with gout/allopurinol intake. Moreover, this combined event was associated with an increased risk of adverse events during hospitalization (OR 1.66, 95% CI 1.16-2.36), but not with the risk of re-hospitalization, length of hospital stay or death. Conclusions: Gout/allopurinol intake has a high prevalence in elderly patients acutely admitted to hospital and are associated with renal and cardiovascular diseases, an increased rate of adverse events and a high degree of drug consumption. In contrast, this finding did not affect the length of hospitalization nor hospital mortality.

Published
2014

36. Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Use of QT-Prolonging Drugs in Hospitalized Older People

Author

Franchi, C, Ardoino, I, Rossio, R, Nobili, A, Biganzoli, Em, Marengoni, A, Marcucci, M, Pasina, L, Tettamanti, M, Corrao, S, Mannucci, Pm, Salerno, F, Sparacio, E, Alborghetti, S, Di Costanzo, R, Eldin, Tk, Djade, Cd, Prisco, D, Silvestri, E, Cenci, C, Barnini, T, Delitala, G, Carta, S, Atzori, S, Guarnieri, G, Zanetti, M, Spalluti, A, Serra, Mg, Bleve, Ma, Vanoli, M, Grignani, G, Casella, G, Gasbarrone, L, Maniscalco, G, Gunelli, M, Tirotta, D, Brucato, A, Ghidoni, S, Di Corato, P, Bernardi, M, Li Bassi, S, Santi, L, Agnelli, G, Marchesini, E, Mannarino, E, Lupattelli, G, Rondelli, P, Paciullo, F, Fabris, F, Carlon, M, Turatto, F, Baroni, Mc, Zardo, M, Manfredini, R, Molino, C, Pala, M, Fabbian, F, Nuti, R, Valenti, R, Ruvio, M, Cappelli, S, Paolisso, G, Rizzo, Mr, Laieta, Mt, Salvatore, T, Sasso, Fc, Utili, R, Durante Mangoni, E, Pinto, D, Olivieri, O, Stanzial, Am, Fellin, R, Volpato, S, Fotini, S, Barbagallo, M, Dominguez, L, Plances, L, D'Angelo, D, Rini, G, Mansueto, P, Pepe, I, Licata, G, Calvo, L, Valenti, M, Borghi, C, Strocchi, E, Rinaldi, Er, Zoli, M, Fabbri, E, Magalotti, D, Auteri, A, Pasqui, Al, Puccetti, L, Pasini, Fl, Capecchi, Pl, Bicchi, M, Sabbà, C, Vella, Fs, Marseglia, A, Luglio, Cv, Palasciano, G, Modeo, Me, Aquilino, A, Raffaele, P, Pugliese, S, Capobianco, C, Postiglione, A, Barbella, Mr, De Stefano, F, Fenoglio, L, Brignone, C, Bracco, C, Giraudo, A, Musca, G, Cuccurullo, O, Cricco, L, Fiorentini, A, Cappellini, Md, Fabio, G, Seghezzi, S, De Amicis MM, Fargion, S, Bonara, P, Bulgheroni, M, Lombardi, R, Porzio, M, Periti, G, Magrini, F, Massari, F, Tonella, T, Peyvandi, F, Tedeschi, A, Moreo, G, Ferrari, B, Roncari, L, Monzani, V, Savojardo, V, Folli, C, Magnini, M, Mari, D, Rossi, Pd, Damanti, S, Prolo, S, Lilleri, Ms, Micale, G, Podda, M, Selmi, C, Meda, F, Accordino, S, Conca, A, Monti, V, Corazza, Gr, Miceli, E, Lenti, Mv, Padula, D, Balduini, Cl, Bertolino, G, Provini, S, Quaglia, F, Murialdo, G, Bovio, M, Dallegri, F, Ottonello, L, Quercioli, A, Barreca, A, Secchi, Mb, Ghelfi, D, Chin, Ws, Carassale, L, Caporotundo, S, Anastasio, L, Sofia, L, Carbone, M, Traisci, G, De Feudis, L, Di Carlo, S, Davì, G, Guagnano, Mt, Sestili, S, Bergami, E, Rizzioli, E, Cagnoni, C, Bertone, L, Manucra, A, Buratti, A, Tognin, T, Liberato, Nl, Bernasconi, G, Nardo, B, Bianchi, Gb, Giaquinto, S, Benetti, G, Quagliolo, M, Centenaro, Gr, Purrello, Francesco, Di Pino, A, Piro, Salvatore, Mancuso, G, Calipari, D, Bartone, M, Gullo, F, Cortellaro, M, Magenta, M, Perego, F, Meroni, Mr, Cicardi, M, Marina, Ag, Sacco, A, Bonelli, A, Dentamaro, G, Rozzini, R, Falanga, L, Giordano, A, Perin, Pc, Lorenzati, B, Gruden, G, Bruno, G, Montrucchio, G, Greco, E, Tizzani, P, Fera, G, Di Luca ML, Renna, D, Perciccante, A, Coralli, A, Tassara, R, Melis, D, Rebella, L, Menardo, G, Bottone, S, Sferrazzo, E, Ferri, C, Striuli, R, Scipioni, R, Salmi, R, Gaudenzi, P, Gamberini, S, Ricci, F, Morabito, C, Fava, R, Semplicini, A, Gottardo, L, Vendemiale, G, Serviddio, G, Forlano, R, Bolondi, L, Rasciti, L, Serio, I, Masala, C, Mammarella, A, Raparelli, V, Rossi Fanelli, F, Delfino, M, Amoroso, A, Violi, F, Basili, S, Perri, L, Serra, P, Fontana, V, Falcone, M, Landolfi, R, Grieco, A, Gallo, A, Zuccalà, G, Franceschi, F, De Marco, G, Chiara, C, Marta, S, Bellusci, M, Setti, D, Pedrazzoli, F, Romanelli, G, Pirali, C, Amolini, C, Rosei, Ea, Rizzoni, D, Castoldi, L, Picardi, A, Gentilucci, Uv, Mazzarelli, C, Gallo, P, Guasti, L, Castiglioni, L, Maresca, A, Squizzato, A, Contini, S, Molaro, M, Annoni, G, Corsi, M, Zazzetta, S, Bertolotti, M, Mussi, C, Scotto, R, Ferri, Ma, Veltri, F, Arturi, F, Succurro, E, Sesti, G, Gualtieri, U, Perticone, F, Sciacqua, A, Quero, M, Bagnato, C, Loria, P, Becchi, Ma, Martucci, G, Fantuzzi, A, Maurantonio, M, Corinaldesi, R, De Giorgio, R, Serra, M, Grasso, V, Ruggeri, E, Carozza, Lm, Pignatti, F., Franchi, C., Ardoino, I., Rossio, R., Nobili, A., Biganzoli, E. M., Marengoni, A., Marcucci, M., Pasina, L., Tettamanti, M., Corrao, S., Mannucci, P. M, Rizzo, Mr, Mannucci, P. M., Zanetti, M., Reposi, Investigators, Biganzoli, E., Mannucci, P., Mansueto, P., Franchi, Chiara, Nobili, Andrea, Marcucci, Marianna, and Tettamanti, Massimo

Subjects
Male, TORSADES-DE-POINTES, INTERVAL PROLONGATION, PATIENT, CIPROFLOXACIN, COHORT, DEATH, MULTIMORBIDITY, AMIODARONE, MORTALITY, AIFA, Amiodarone, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, CIPROFLOXACIN, Logistic regression, Electrocardiography, 0302 clinical medicine, Risk Factors, Torsades de Pointes, Atrial Fibrillation, 80 and over, Prevalence, Pharmacology (medical), 030212 general & internal medicine, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Humans, Long QT Syndrome, Middle Aged, Patient Discharge, Hospitalization, media_common, Torsades de Pointe, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Medicine (all), DEATH, Cohort, Hospitalized Older People, medicine.drug, Human, Drug, medicine.medical_specialty, media_common.quotation_subject, MULTIMORBIDITY, Torsades de pointes, PATIENT, 03 medical and health sciences, Pharmacotherapy, Internal medicine, INTERVAL PROLONGATION, medicine, TORSADES-DE-POINTES, COHORT, Medical prescription, AIFA, business.industry, MORTALITY, Risk Factor, Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA, Odds ratio, medicine.disease, QT-Prolonging Drug, Physical therapy, business
Abstract

Aims: The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of the prescription of QT-prolonging drugs at hospital admission and discharge and the risk factors associated with their use in older people (aged 65Âyears and older). Methods: Data were obtained from the REPOSI (REgistro POliterapie SIMI [Società Italiana di Medicina Interna]) registry, which enrolled 4035 patients in 2008 (nÂ=Â1332), 2010 (nÂ=Â1380), and 2012 (nÂ=Â1323). Multivariable logistic regression was performed to determine the risk factors independently associated with QT-prolonging drug use. QT-prolonging drugs were classified by the risk of Torsades de Pointes (TdP) (definite, possible, or conditional) according to the Arizona Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics (AzCERT) classification. Specific drug combinations were also assessed. Results: Among 3906 patients prescribed at least one drug at admission, 2156 (55.2Â%) were taking at least one QT-prolonging drug. Risk factors independently associated with the use of any QT-prolonging drugs were increasing age (odds ratio [OR] 1.02, 95Â% CI 1.01–1.03), multimorbidity (OR 2.69, 95Â% CI 2.33–3.10), hypokalemia (OR 2.79, 95Â% CI 1.32–5.89), atrial fibrillation (OR 1.66, 95Â% CI 1.40–1.98), and heart failure (OR 3.17, 95Â% CI 2.49–4.05). Furosemide, alone or in combination, was the most prescribed drug. Amiodarone was the most prescribed drug with a definite risk of TdP. Both the absolute number of QT-prolonging drugs (2890 vs. 3549) and the number of patients treated with them (2456 vs. 2156) increased at discharge. Among 1808 patients not prescribed QT-prolonging drugs at admission, 35.8Â% were prescribed them at discharge. Conclusions: Despite their risk, QT-prolonging drugs are widely prescribed to hospitalized older persons. The curriculum for both practicing physicians and medical students should be strengthened to provide more education on the appropriate use of drugs in order to improve the management of hospitalized older people.

Published
2016

37. Gokyo Khumbu/Ama Dablam Trek 2012

Author

Capelli C, 18., Aloisi, Am, Bruseghini, Paolo, Calabria, E, Caprara, G, Catizone, A, Dal Sacco, L, Di Filippo ES, Di Giulio, C, Doria, C, Fulle, S, Grassi, B, Lanuti, P, Mancinelli, R, Marchisio, M, Mariggiò, Ma, Morabito, C, Paulesu, L, Pietrangelo, T, Pogliaghi, S, Reggiani, C, Ricci, G, Rotini, A, Salvadego, D, Schena, F, Scordella, A, Tam, E, Toniolo, L, Vernillo, G, Verratti, V, and Fanò-Illic, G

Subjects
Settore M-EDF/02 - METODI E DIDATTICHE DELLE ATTIVITÀ SPORTIVE, trekking
Published
2016

39. The stigma of low opioid prescription in the hospitalized multimorbid elderly in Italy

Author

Marengoni, A, Nobili, A, Corli, O, Djade, Cd, Bertoni, D, Tettamanti, M, Pasina, L, Corrao, S, Salerno, F, Marcucci, M, Mannucci, Pm, Mannucci, M, Franchi, C, Negri, M, Sparacio, E, Alborghetti, S, Di Costanzo, R, Prisco, D, Silvestri, E, Cenci, C, Delitala, G, Carta, S, Atzori, S, Spalluti, A, Serra, Mg, Bleve, Ma, Panico, C, Vanoli, M, Gasbarrone, L, Maniscalco, G, Gunelli, M, Tirotta, D, Brucato, A, Ghidoni, S, Bernardi, M, Bassi, Sl, Santi, L, Agnelli, G, Marchesini, E, Mannarino, E, Lupattelli, G, Rondelli, P, Paciullo, F, Fabris, F, Cristina, M, Pala, M, Fabbian, F, Ruvio, M, Cappelli, S, Paolisso, G, Rizzo, Mr, Laieta, T, Salvatore, T, Carlo, F, Durante Mangoni, E, Pinto, D, Olivieri, O, Stanzial, Am, Fellin, R, Volpato, S, Fotini, S, Barbagallo, M, Dominguez, L, Plances, L, Pepe, I, Licata, G, Calvo, L, Valenti, M, Borghi, C, Strocchi, E, Rinaldi, Er, Zoli, M, Fabbri, E, Magalotti, D, Auteri, A, Pasqui, Al, Puccetti, L, Pasini, Fl, Capecchi, Pl, Bicchi, M, Sabba, C, Vella, Fs, Marseglia, A, Luglio, Cv, Palasciano, G, Modeo, Me, Aquilino, A, Raffaele, P, Pugliese, S, Capobianco, C, Murri, Ia, Postiglione, A, Barbella, Mr, De, F, Fenoglio, L, Brignone, C, Bracco, C, Giraudo, A, Musca, G, Cuccurullo, O, Cricco, L, Cappellini, Md, Fabio, G, Seghezzi, S, Fargion, S, Bulgheroni, M, Lombardi, R, Magrini, F, Peyvandi, F, Moreo, G, Ferrari, B, Roncari, L, Monzani, V, Magnini, M, Mari, D, Dionigi, P, Prolo, S, Montefiascone, S, Micale, G, Podda, M, Accordino, S, Monti, V, Corazza, Gr, Miceli, E, Lenti, Mv, Padula, D, Balduini, Cl, Quaglia, F, Murialdo, G, Bovio, M, Dallegri, F, Quercioli, A, Barreca, A, Secchi, Mb, Ghelfi, D, Balsamo, C, Chin, S, Carassale, L, Caporotundo, S, Anastasio, L, Carbone, M, Valentia, V, Traisci, G, De Feudis, L, Davı, G, Teresa, M, Sestili, S, Bergami, E, Rizzioli, E, Cagnoni, C, Bertone, L, Manucra, A, Soccorso, P, Buratti, A, Tognin, T, Liberato, Nl, Bernasconi, G, Bianchi, Gb, Giaquinto, S, Riccardo, G, Predabissi, V, Purrello, F, Di Pino, A, Cortellaro, M, Magenta, M, Perego, F, Meroni, Mr, Cicardi, M, Marina, Ag, Sacco, A, Bonelli, A, Dentamaro, G, Rozzini, R, Falanga, L, Giordano, A, Perin, Pc, Lorenzati, B, Gruden, G, Bruno, G, Montrucchio, G, Greco, E, Tizzani, P, Fera, G, Di Luca, Ml, Renna, D, Perciccante, A, Coralli, A, Tassara, R, Melis, D, Menardo, G, Ferri, C, Striuli, R, Scipioni, R, Salmi, R, Gaudenzi, P, Gamberini, S, Ricci, F, Anna, Us, Morabito, C, Fava, R, Semplicini, A, Gottardo, L, Vendemiale, G, Forlano, R, Bolondi, L, Rasciti, L, Serio, I, Masala, C, Mammarella, A, Rossi Fanelli, F, Delfino, M, Violi, F, Basili, S, Perri, L, Falcone, M, Landolfi, R, Grieco, A, Gallo, A, Gemelli, A, Franceschi, F, De Marco, G, Chiara, C, Marta, S, Bellusci, M, Setti, D, Pedrazzoli, F, Romanelli, G, Pirali, C, Amolini, C, Rosei, Ea, Rizzoni, D, Castoldi, L, Picardi, A, Gentilucci, Uv, Mazzarelli, C, Gallo, P, Guasti, Luigina, Castiglioni, Luana, Maresca, ANDREA MARIA, Squizzato, Alessandro, Contini, Sara, Molaro, Marta, Annoni, G, Corsi, M, Zazzetta, S, Gerardo, S, Bertolotti, M, Mussi, C, Scotto, R, Ferri, Ma, Veltri, F, Arturi, F, Succurro, E, Sesti, G, Gualtieri, U, Grecia, Sm, Perticone, F, Sciacqua, A, Quero, M, Bagnato, C, Loria, P, Becchi, Ma, Martucci, G, Fantuzzi, A, Maurantonio, M, Corinaldesi, R, De Giorgio, R, Serra, M, Grasso, V, Ruggeri, E, Carozza, Lm, Pignatti, F., Marengoni A, Nobili A, Corli O, Djade CD, Bertoni D, Tettamanti M, Pasina L, Corrao S, Salerno F, Marcucci M, Mannucci PM, REPOSI investigator, Bernardi M, Borghi C, Strocchi E, Zoli M, Bolondi L, Corinaldesi R, De Giorgio R., Marengoni, A, Nobili, A, Corli, O, Djignefa Djade, C, Bertoni, D, Tettamanti, M, Pasina, L, Corrao, S, Salerno, F, Marcucci, M, Mannucci, PM, Barbagallo, M, Dominguez Rodriguez, LJ, Marengoni, Alessandra, Nobili, Alessandro, Corli, Oscar, Djade, Codjo Djignefa, Bertoni, Diana, Tettamanti, Mauro, Pasina, Luca, Corrao, Salvatore, Salerno, Francesco, Marcucci, Maura, Mannucci, Pier, Mannuccio, Rizzo, Mr, Djade, C, Mannucci, P, and Annoni, G

Subjects
Registrie, Male, Poison control, Older person, Comorbidity, Practice Patterns, Drug Prescription, Older persons, Pain, Analgesic opioids, 80 and over, Registries, Practice Patterns, Physicians', Pain Measurement, Aged, 80 and over, Analgesics, Analgesic opioids, Older persons, Pain, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Analgesics, Opioid, Hospitalization, Italy, Female, Tramadol, Human, medicine.drug, medicine.medical_specialty, Attitude of Health Personnel, Analgesic, Opioid, elderly, Drug Prescriptions, Injury prevention, medicine, Humans, Medical prescription, Aged, Physicians', business.industry, Codeine, Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA, Analgesic opioid, medicine.disease, Older persons, Pain, Analgesic, opioids, Emergency medicine, business
Abstract

The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of opioid prescriptions in hospitalized geriatric patients. Other aims were to evaluate factors associated with opioid prescription, and whether or not there was consistency between the presence of pain and prescription. Opioid prescriptions were gathered from the REgistro POliterapie Societa` Italiana di Medicina Interna (REPOSI) data for the years 2008, 2010 and 2012. 1,380 in-patients, 65+ years old, were enrolled in the first registry run, 1,332 in the second and 1,340 in the third. The prevalence of opioid prescription was calculated at hospital admission and discharge. In the third run of the registry, the degree of pain was assessed by means of a numerical scale. The prevalence of patients prescribed with opioids at admission was 3.8 % in the first run, 3.6 % in the second and 4.1 % in the third, whereas at discharge rates were slightly higher (5.8, 5.3, and 6.6 %). The most frequently prescribed agents were mild opioids such as codeine and tramadol. The number of total prescribed drugs was positively associated with opioid prescription in the three runs; in the third, dementia and a better functional status were inversely associated with opioid prescription. Finally, as many as 58 % of patients with significant pain at discharge were prescribed no analgesic at all. The conservative attitude of Italian physicians to prescribe opioids in elderly patients changed very little between hospital admission and discharge through a period of 5 years. Reasons for such a low opioid prescription should be sought in physicians’ and patients’ concerns and prejudices.

Published
2015

43. Gokyo Khumbu/Ama Dablam Trek 2012

Author

18., Capelli C, Aloisi, Am, Bruseghini, P, Calabria, E, Caprara, G, Catizone, A, Dal Sacco, L, Di Filippo, E, Di Giulio, C, Doria, C, Fulle, S, Grassi, B, Lanuti, P, Mancinelli, R, Marchisio, M, Mariggiò, Ma, Morabito, C, Paulesu, L, Pietrangelo, T, Pogliaghi, S, Reggiani, C, Ricci, G, Rotini, A, Salvadego, D, Schena, F, Scordella, A, Tam, E, Toniolo, L, Vernillo, G, Verratti, V, Fanò-Illic, G, Bruseghini P (ORCID:0000-0003-0285-5443), 18., Capelli C, Aloisi, Am, Bruseghini, P, Calabria, E, Caprara, G, Catizone, A, Dal Sacco, L, Di Filippo, E, Di Giulio, C, Doria, C, Fulle, S, Grassi, B, Lanuti, P, Mancinelli, R, Marchisio, M, Mariggiò, Ma, Morabito, C, Paulesu, L, Pietrangelo, T, Pogliaghi, S, Reggiani, C, Ricci, G, Rotini, A, Salvadego, D, Schena, F, Scordella, A, Tam, E, Toniolo, L, Vernillo, G, Verratti, V, Fanò-Illic, G, and Bruseghini P (ORCID:0000-0003-0285-5443)

Abstract

In the expedition Gokyo Khumbu/Ama Dablam Trek 2012, we studied the effects of two 12-day training periods performed both at sea level and at high altitude. The main results on adult women have been published in six original articles. In women, high altitude trekking induced CD69 T cell activation and promoted anti-stress effects of the immune responses and the oxidative balance (1). Low-to-moderate exercise training at s.l. improves the regenerative capacity of skeletal muscle and depicted the epigenetic signature of satellite cells. The cell differentiation was favored by increased [Ca2+]i and fusion index (2). On the contrary, the training in hypobaric-hypoxia induced oxidative stress and impaired the regenerative capacity of satellite cells (6). Although training did not significantly modify muscle phenotype , it induced beneficial adaptations of the oxygen transport-utilization systems witnessed by faster VO2 kinetics at exercise onset (3). The two training periods did not influence the postural stability (4). In young adult women, micturition physiological parameters were affected during adaptation to hypoxia; the correlation with SpO2 strongly suggests a role of hypoxia in these changes (5)

Published
2016

44. Factors affecting adherence to guidelines for antithrombotic therapy in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation admitted to internal medicine wards

Author

Marcucci, M, Iorio, A, Nobili, A, Tettamanti, M, Pasina, L, Marengoni, A, Salerno, F, Corrao, S, Mannucci, Pm, Tedeschi A, REPOSI Investigators., Rossio, R, Moreo, G, Ferrari, B, Mammarella, A, Raparelli, V, Rondinella, S, Giannico, I, Rasciti, L, Gualandi, S, Monzani, V, Savojardo, V, Fabio, G, Colombo, S, Quercioli, A, Barreca, A, Durante-Mangoni, E, Pinto, D, Incasa, E, Rizzoli, E, Vanoli, M, Casella, G, Musca, G, Cuccurullo, O, Famularo, G, Sajeva, Mr, Picardi, A, Hila, D, Rozzini, R, Giordano, A, Bonelli, A, Dentamaro, G, Gobbo, G, Cazzaniga, M, Gaudenzi, P, Giusto, L, Rizzoni, D, Castoldi, L, Mari, D, Micale, G, Altomare, E, Serviddio, G, Longhini, C, Molino, C, Deidda, S, Cuccuru, Lm, Quagliolo, M, Centenaro, Gr, Pasqui, Al, Puccetti, L, Bertolino, G, Cavallo, P, Bertolini, D, Liberato, Nl, Perciccante, A, Coralli, A, Anastasio, L, Bertucci, L, Macura, A, Matino, D, Morabito, C, Fava, R, Tuttolomondo, A, Di Sciacca, R, Semplicini, A, Magagnotti, G, Fiorentini, A, Tofi, C, Cagnoni, C, Manucra, A, Romanelli, G, Cortellaro, M, Meroni, Mr, Rossi, Dp, Vergani, C., Marcucci, M, Iorio, A, Nobili, A, Tettamanti, M, Pasina, L, Marengoni, A, Salerno, F, Corrao, S, Mannucci, PM, Tedeschi, A, Rossio, R, Moreo, G, Ferrari, B, Mammarella, A, Raparelli, V, Rondinella, S, Giannico, I, Rasciti, L, Gualandi, S, Monzani, V, Savojardo, V, Fabio, G, Colombo, S, Quercioli, A, Barreca, A, Durante-Mangoni, E, Pinto, D, Incasa, E, Rizzoli, E, Vanoli, M, Casella, G, Musca, G, Cuccurullo, O, Famularo, G, Sajeva, MR, Picardi, A, Hila, D, Rozzini, R, Giordano, A, Bonelli, A, Dentamaro, G, Gobbo, G, Cazzaniga, M, Gaudenzi, P, Giusto, L, Rizzoni, D, Castoldi, L, Mari, D, Micale, G, Altomare, E, Serviddio, G, Longhini, C, Molino, C, Deidda, S, Cuccuru, LM, Quagliolo, M, Centenaro, GR, Pasqui, AL, Puccetti, L, Bertolino, G, Cavallo, P, Bertolini, D, Liberato, NL, Perciccante, A, Coralli, A, Anastasio, L, Bertucci, L, Macura, A, Matino, D, Morabito, C, Fava, R, Tuttolomondo, A, Di Sciacca, R, Semplicini, A, Magagnotti, G, Fiorentini, A, Tofi, C, Cagnoni, C, Manucra, A, Romanelli, G, Cortellaro, M, Meroni, MR, Rossi, DP, and Vergani, C

Subjects
Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Settore MED/09 - Medicina Interna, Vitamin K, antithrombotic therapy, NO, Antithrombotic prophylaxis, Atrial fibrillation, Platelet agents, Vitamin K antagonists, Fibrinolytic Agents, Risk Factors, Internal medicine, Antithrombotic, Internal Medicine, medicine, Humans, atrial fibrillation, Registries, Medical prescription, Stroke, Aged, Retrospective Studies, Aged, 80 and over, Antithrombotic prophylaxis, Atrial fibrillation, Platelet agents, Vitamin K antagonists, guidelines, Aspirin, business.industry, antithrombotic prophylaxis, platelet agents, vitamin k antagonists, Retrospective cohort study, medicine.disease, Intracranial Embolism, Italy, Platelet aggregation inhibitor, Female, Guideline Adherence, business, guideline, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors, Fibrinolytic agent, medicine.drug
Abstract

Introduction Current guidelines for ischemic stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation or flutter (AFF) recommend Vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) for patients at high-intermediate risk and aspirin for those at intermediate-low risk. The cost-effectiveness of these treatments was demonstrated also in elderly patients. However, there are several reports that emphasize the underuse of pharmacological prophylaxis of cardio-embolism in patients with AFF in different health care settings. Aims To evaluate the adherence to current guidelines on cardio-embolic prophylaxis in elderly (> 65 years old) patients admitted with an established diagnosis of AFF to the Italian internal medicine wards participating in REPOSI registry, a project on polypathologies/polytherapies stemming from the collaboration between the Italian Society of Internal Medicine and the Mario Negri Institute of Pharmacological Research; to investigate whether or not hospitalization had an impact on guidelines adherence; to test the role of possible modifiers of VKAs prescription. Methods We retrospectively analyzed registry data collected from January to December 2008 and assessed the prevalence of patients with AFF at admission and the prevalence of risk factors for cardio-embolism. After stratifying the patients according to their CHADS 2 score the percentage of appropriateness of antithrombotic therapy prescription was evaluated both at admission and at discharge. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression models were employed to verify whether or not socio-demographic (age > 80 years, living alone) and clinical features (previous or recent bleeding, cranio-facial trauma, cancer, dementia) modified the frequency and modalities of antithrombotic drugs prescription at admission and discharge. Results Among the 1332 REPOSI patients, 247 were admitted with AFF. At admission, CHADS 2 score was ≥ 2 in 68.4% of patients, at discharge in 75.9%. Among patients with AFF 26.5% at admission and 32.8% at discharge were not on any antithrombotic therapy, and 43.7% at admission and 40.9% at discharge were not taking an appropriate therapy according to the CHADS 2 score. The higher the level of cardio-embolic risk the higher was the percentage of antiplatelet- but not of VKAs-treated patients. At admission or at discharge, both at univariable and at multivariable logistic regression, only an age > 80 years and a diagnosis of cancer, previous or active, had a statistically significant negative effect on VKAs prescription. Moreover, only a positive history of bleeding events (past or present) was independently associated to no VKA prescription at discharge in patients who were on VKA therapy at admission. If heparin was considered as an appropriate therapy for patients with indication for VKAs, the percentage of patients admitted or discharged on appropriate therapy became respectively 43.7% and 53.4%. Conclusion Among elderly patients admitted with a diagnosis of AFF to internal medicine wards, an appropriate antithrombotic prophylaxis was taken by less than 50%, with an underuse of VKAs prescription independently of the level of cardio-embolic risk. Hospitalization did not improve the adherence to guidelines.

Published
2010

45. In-hospital death and adverse clinical events in elderly patients according to disease clustering: the REPOSI study. Marengoni A

Author

Marengoni, A, Bonometti, F, Nobili, A, Tettamanti, M, Salerno, F, Corrao, S, Iorio, A, Marcucci, M, Mannucci, PM, Tedeschi, A, Rossio, R, Moreo, G, Ferrari, B, Mammarella, A, Raparelli, V, Rondinella, S, Giannico, I, Rasciti, L, Gualandi, S, Monzani, V, Savojardo, V, Fabio, G, Colombo, S, Quercioli, A, Barreca, A, Durante Mangoni, E, Pinto, D, Incasa, E, Rizzoli, E, Vanoli, M, Casella, G, Musca, G, Cuccurullo, O, Famularo, G, Sajeva, R, Picardi, A, Hila, D, Rozzini, R, Giordano, A, Bonelli, A, Dentamaro, G, Gobbo, G, Cazzaniga, M, Gaudenzi, P, Giusto, L, Rizzoni, D, Castoldi, L, Mari, D, Micale, G, Altomare, E, Serviddio, G, Longhini, C, Molino, C, Deidda, S, Cuccuru, LM, Quagliolo, M, Centenaro, GR, Pasqui, AL, Puccetti, L, Bertolino, G, Cavallo, P, Bertolini, D, Liberato, NL, Perciccante, A, Coralli, A, Anastasio, L, Bertucci, L, Agnelli, G, Macura, A, Morabito, C, Fava, R, Di Sciacca, R, Macchini, L, Realdi, A, Fiorentini, A, Tofi, C, Cagnoni, C, Manucra, A, Romanelli, G, Cortellaro Meroni, MR, Rossi, DP, Vergani, C., TUTTOLOMONDO, Antonino, Marengoni, A, Bonometti, F, Nobili, A, Tettamanti, M, Salerno, F, Corrao, S, Iorio, A, Marcucci, M, Mannucci, PM, Tedeschi, A, Rossio, R, Moreo, G, Ferrari, B, Mammarella, A, Raparelli, V, Rondinella, S, Giannico, I, Rasciti, L, Gualandi, S, Monzani, V, Savojardo, V, Fabio, G, Colombo, S, Quercioli, A, Barreca, A, Durante Mangoni, E, Pinto, D, Incasa, E, Rizzoli, E, Vanoli, M, Casella, G, Musca, G, Cuccurullo, O, Famularo, G, Sajeva, R, Picardi, A, Hila, D, Rozzini, R, Giordano, A, Bonelli, A, Dentamaro, G, Gobbo, G, Cazzaniga, M, Gaudenzi, P, Giusto, L, Rizzoni, D, Castoldi, L, Mari, D, Micale, G, Altomare, E, Serviddio, G, Longhini, C, Molino, C, Deidda, S, Cuccuru, LM, Quagliolo, M, Centenaro, GR, Pasqui, AL, Puccetti, L, Bertolino, G, Cavallo, P, Bertolini, D, Liberato, NL, Perciccante, A, Coralli, A, Anastasio, L, Bertucci, L, Agnelli, G, Macura, A, Morabito, C, Fava, R, Tuttolomondo, A, Di Sciacca, R, Macchini, L, Realdi, A, Fiorentini, A, Tofi, C, Cagnoni, C, Manucra, A, Romanelli, G, Cortellaro Meroni, MR, Rossi, DP, and Vergani, C

Subjects
Settore MED/09 - Medicina Interna, elderly, in-hospital death
Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to recognize clusters of diseases among hospitalized elderly and to identify groups of patients at risk of in-hospital death and adverse clinical events according to disease clustering. METHOD: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in 38 internal medicine and geriatric wards in Italy participating in the Registro Politerapie SIMI (REPOSI) study during 2008. The subjects were 1,332 inpatients aged 65 years or older. Clusters of diseases (i.e., two or more co-occurrent diseases) were identified using the odds ratios (OR) for the associations between pairs of conditions, followed by cluster analysis. Logistic regression models were used to evaluate the effect of disease clusters on in-hospital death and adverse clinical events. RESULTS: A total of 86.7% of the patients were discharged, 8.3% were transferred to another hospital unit, and 5.0% died during hospitalization; 36.4% of the patients had at least one adverse clinical event. Patients affected by the clusters, including heart failure (HF) and either chronic renal failure (CRF) or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, had a significant association with in-hospital death (OR, 4.3;95% confidence interval [CI], 1.6-11.5; OR, 2.9; 95% CI, 1.1-8.3, respectively), as well as patients affected by CRF and anemia (OR, 6.1; 95% CI, 2.3-16.2). The cluster including HF and CRF was also associated with adverse clinical events (OR, 3.5; 95% CI, 1.5-7.8). The effect of both HF and CRF and anemia and CRF on in-hospital death was additive. CONCLUSION: Several groups of older patients at risk of in-hospital death and adverse clinical events were identified according to disease clustering. Knowledge of the relationship among co-occurring diseases may help developing strategies to improve clinical practice and preventative interventions.

Published
2010

47. Introduzione

Author

Morabito, C

Subjects
Settore M-PSI/01 - Psicologia Generale
Published
2014

49. La Terra è un organismo? Gaia come espediente persuasivo e come generatore di ipotesi scientifiche

Author

Bentivegna, G, Caianiello, S, Donise, A, Fiorito, G, Fogassi, L, Galloni, G, Leone, U, Minelli, A, Morabito, C, Serrelli, E, Simonutti, L, SERRELLI, EMANUELE, Bentivegna, G, Caianiello, S, Donise, A, Fiorito, G, Fogassi, L, Galloni, G, Leone, U, Minelli, A, Morabito, C, Serrelli, E, Simonutti, L, and SERRELLI, EMANUELE

Abstract

In this essay, the history of the “Gaia hypothesis” is used as an example for dilemmas in science communication. James Lovelock invented and developed the idea of Gaia, while Lynn Margulis defended it and worked out a “metatheory” according to which scientific data are exaggerated into the image of the Earth as an organism. Heated reactions to Gaia produced different metatheories, arguing that Gaia was a product of ethical and unscientific choices, superimposed on scientific data. The essay defends the metatheoretical definition of Gaia as a “scientific narrative”, a hypotheses-generator which is part of science but works in an inspirational way. The accessibility of a scientific narrative is, at once, the source of its generative power, the hook to involve lay people in science, and the worrying factor for movements of scientists defending science against pseudoscience and other threats

Published
2015

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