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Pagano E, Pellegrino L, Robella M, Castiglione A, Brunetti F, Giacometti L, Rolfo M, Rizzo A, Palmisano S, Meineri M, Bachini I, Morino M, Allaix ME, Mellano A, Massucco P, Bellomo P, Polastri R, Ciccone G, Borghi F. Implementation of an enhanced recovery after surgery protocol for colorectal cancer in a regional hospital network supported by audit and feedback: a stepped wedge, cluster randomised trial. BMJ Qual Saf 2024:bmjqs-2023-016594. [PMID: 38423752 DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2023-016594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols are known to potentially improve the management and outcomes of patients undergoing colorectal surgery, with limited evidence of their implementation in hospital networks and in a large population. We aimed to assess the impact of the implementation of an ERAS protocol in colorectal cancer surgery in the entire region of Piemonte, Italy, supported by an audit and feedback (A&F) intervention. METHODS A large, stepped wedge, cluster randomised trial enrolled patients scheduled for elective surgery at 29 general surgery units (clusters). At baseline (first 3 months), standard care was continued in all units. Thereafter, four groups of clusters began to adopt the ERAS protocol successively. By the end of the study, each cluster had a period in which standard care was maintained (control) and a period in which the protocol was applied (experimental). ERAS implementation was supported by initial training and A&F initiatives. The primary endpoint was length of stay (LOS) without outliers (>94th percentile), and the secondary endpoints were outliers for LOS, postoperative medical and surgical complications, quality of recovery and compliance with ERAS items. RESULTS Of 2626 randomised patients, 2397 were included in the LOS analysis (1060 in the control period and 1337 in the experimental period). The mean LOS without outliers was 8.5 days during the control period (SD 3.9) and 7.5 (SD 3.5) during the experimental one. The adjusted difference between the two periods was a reduction of -0.58 days (95% CI -1.07, -0.09; p=0.021). The compliance with ERAS items increased from 52.4% to 67.3% (estimated absolute difference +13%; 95% CI 11.4%, 14.7%). No difference in the occurrence of complications was evidenced (OR 1.22; 95% CI 0.89, 1.68). CONCLUSION Implementation of the ERAS protocol for colorectal cancer, supported by A&F approach, led to a substantial improvement in compliance and a reduction in LOS, without meaningful effects on complications.Trial registration number NCT04037787.
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- Eva Pagano
- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Surgical Oncology Department, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Torino, Italy
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- Surgical Oncology Department, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Torino, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- General Surgery and Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Ordine Mauriziano di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, S Croce and Carle Cuneo Hospital Districts, Cuneo, Italy
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- Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, S Croce and Carle Cuneo Hospital Districts, Cuneo, Italy
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- Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Department, Azienda Ospedaliera Ordine Mauriziano di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Digestive and Oncological Surgery, Center for Minimal Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Digestive and Oncological Surgery, Center for Minimal Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Surgical Oncology Department, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Torino, Italy
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- General Surgery and Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Ordine Mauriziano di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- General Surgery, Presidio Sanitario Gradenigo, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, General Surgery Unit, Hospital of Biella, Ponderano, Biella, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Surgical Oncology Department, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Torino, Italy
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Piovano E, Puppo A, Camanni M, Castiglione A, Delpiano EM, Giacometti L, Rolfo M, Rizzo A, Zola P, Ciccone G, Pagano E. Implementing Enhanced Recovery After Surgery for hysterectomy in a hospital network with audit and feedback: A stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial. BJOG 2024. [PMID: 38404145 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.17797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of implementing the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol in patients undergoing elective hysterectomy in a network of regional hospitals, supported by an intensive audit-and-feedback (A&F) approach. DESIGN A multi-centre, stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04063072). SETTING Gynaecological units in the Piemonte region, Italy. POPULATION Patients undergoing elective hysterectomy, either for cancer or for benign conditions. METHODS Twenty-three units (clusters), stratified by surgical volume, were randomised into four sequences. At baseline (first 3 months), standard care was continued in all units. Subsequently, the four sequences implemented the ERAS protocol successively every 3 months, after specific training. By the end of the study, each unit had a period in which standard care was maintained (control) and a period in which the protocol, supported by feedback, was applied (experimental). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Length of hospital stay (LOS), without outliers (>98th percentile). RESULTS Between September 2019 and May 2021, 2086 patients were included in the main analysis with an intention-to-treat approach: 1104 (53%) in the control period and 982 (47%) in the ERAS period. Compliance with the ERAS protocol increased from 60% in the control period to 76% in the experimental period, with an adjusted absolute difference of +13.3% (95% CI 11.6% to 15.0%). LOS, moving from 3.5 to 3.2 days, did not show a significant reduction (-0.12 days; 95% CI -0.30 to 0.07 days). No difference was observed in the occurrence of complications. CONCLUSIONS Implementation of the ERAS protocol for hysterectomy at the regional level, supported by an A&F approach, resulted in a substantial improvement in compliance, but without meaningful effects on LOS and complications. This study confirms the effectiveness of A&F in promoting important innovations in an entire hospital network and suggests the need of a higher compliance with the ERAS protocol to obtain valuable improvements in clinical outcomes.
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- Elisa Piovano
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit 2U, Sant'Anna Hospital, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit, Santa Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit, Martini Hospital, ASL Città di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino and CPO Piemonte, Torino, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit, Martini Hospital, ASL Città di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino and CPO Piemonte, Torino, Italy
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- Healthcare Services Direction, Humanitas Gradenigo, Torino, Italy
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- General Surgery and Oncology Unit, Mauriziano Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Sant'Anna Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino and CPO Piemonte, Torino, Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino and CPO Piemonte, Torino, Italy
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Rosato R, Ferrero A, Mosconi P, Ciccone G, Di Cuonzo D, Evangelista A, Fuso L, Piovano E, Pagano E, Laudani ME, Pace L, Zola P. Impact of different follow-up regimens on health-related quality of life and costs in endometrial cancer patients: Results from the TOTEM randomized trial. Gynecol Oncol 2024; 184:150-159. [PMID: 38309033 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2024.01.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/05/2024]
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PURPOSE To investigate whether intensive follow-up (INT) after surgery for endometrial cancer impact health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and healthcare costs compared to minimalist follow-up (MIN), in the absence of evidence supporting any benefit on 5-year overall survival. METHODS In the TOTEM trial, HRQoL was assessed using the SF-12 and the Psychological General Well-Being (PGWB) questionnaires at baseline, after 6 and 12 months and then annually up to 5 years of follow-up. Costs were analyzed after 4 years of follow-up from a National Health Service perspective, stratified by risk level. The probability of missing data was analyzed for both endpoints. RESULTS 1847 patients were included in the analyses. The probability of missing data was not influenced by the study arms (MIN vs INT OR: 0.97 95%CI: 0.87-1.08). Longitudinal changes in HRQoL scores did not differ between the two follow-up regimens (MIN vs INT SF-12 PCS: -0.573, CI95%: -1.31; 0.16; SF-12 MCS: -0.243, CI95%: -1.08; 0.59; PGWB: -0.057, CI95%: -0,88; 0,77). The mean cost difference between the intensive and minimalist arm was €531 for low-risk patients and €683 for high-risk patients. CONCLUSION In the follow-up of endometrial cancer after surgery, a minimalist treatment regimen did not affect quality of life and was cost-saving in both low-risk and high-risk recurrence patients. As previous results showed no survival benefit, a minimalist approach is justified. The relevant proportion of missing data on secondary outcomes of interest could be a critical point that deserves special attention.
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- Rosalba Rosato
- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Italy; Epidemiologia Clinica e Valutativa, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino e CPO, Piemonte, Torino, Italy.
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- SCDU Ginecologia e Ostetricia, AO Ordine Mauriziano Torino, Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Università degli studi di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milano, Italy
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- Epidemiologia Clinica e Valutativa, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino e CPO, Piemonte, Torino, Italy
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- Epidemiologia Clinica e Valutativa, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino e CPO, Piemonte, Torino, Italy
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- Epidemiologia Clinica e Valutativa, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino e CPO, Piemonte, Torino, Italy
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- SCDU Ginecologia e Ostetricia, AO Ordine Mauriziano Torino, Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Università degli studi di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- SCDU Ginecologia e Ostetricia 2U, Ospedale Sant'Anna, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Epidemiologia Clinica e Valutativa, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino e CPO, Piemonte, Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Università degli studi di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- SCDU Ginecologia e Ostetricia, AO Ordine Mauriziano Torino, Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Università degli studi di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Università degli studi di Torino, Torino, Italy
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Paracchini L, Mannarino L, Romualdi C, Zadro R, Beltrame L, Fuso Nerini I, Zola P, Laudani ME, Pagano E, Giordano L, Fruscio R, Landoni F, Franceschi S, Dalessandro ML, Canzonieri V, Bocciolone L, Lorusso D, Bosetti C, Raspagliesi F, Garassino IMG, D'Incalci M, Marchini S. Genomic instability analysis in DNA from Papanicolaou test provides proof-of-principle early diagnosis of high-grade serous ovarian cancer. Sci Transl Med 2023; 15:eadi2556. [PMID: 38055801 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adi2556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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Late diagnosis and the lack of screening methods for early detection define high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) as the gynecological malignancy with the highest mortality rate. In the work presented here, we investigated a retrospective and multicentric cohort of 250 archival Papanicolaou (Pap) test smears collected during routine gynecological screening. Samples were taken at different time points (from 1 month to 13.5 years before diagnosis) from 113 presymptomatic women who were subsequently diagnosed with HGSOC (pre-HGSOC) and from 77 healthy women. Genome instability was detected through low-pass whole-genome sequencing of DNA derived from Pap test samples in terms of copy number profile abnormality (CPA). CPA values of DNA extracted from Pap test samples from pre-HGSOC women were substantially higher than those in samples from healthy women. Consistently with the longitudinal analysis of clonal pathogenic TP53 mutations, this assay could detect HGSOC presence up to 9 years before diagnosis. This finding confirms the continual shedding of tumor cells from fimbriae toward the endocervical canal, suggesting a new path for the early diagnosis of HGSOC. We integrated the CPA score into the EVA (early ovarian cancer) test, the sensitivity of which was 75% (95% CI, 64.97 to 85.79), the specificity 96% (95% CI, 88.35 to 100.00), and the accuracy 81%. This proof-of-principle study indicates that the early diagnosis of HGSOC is feasible through the analysis of genomic alterations in DNA from endocervical smears.
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- Lara Paracchini
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan 20072, Italy
- Laboratory of Cancer Pharmacology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan 20089, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan 20072, Italy
- Laboratory of Cancer Pharmacology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan 20089, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Padua, Padua 35121, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cancer Pharmacology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan 20089, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cancer Pharmacology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan 20089, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cancer Pharmacology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan 20089, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Science, University of Turin, Turin 10126, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Science, University of Turin, Turin 10126, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, University of Turin and CPO Piemonte, Turin 10126, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, University of Turin and CPO Piemonte, Turin 10126, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Università degli Studi Milano-Bicocca, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza 20900, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Università degli Studi Milano-Bicocca, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza 20900, Italy
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- Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano IRCCS, Aviano, Pordenone 33081, Italy
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan 20132, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cancer Pharmacology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan 20089, Italy
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- Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano IRCCS, Aviano, Pordenone 33081, Italy
- Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste 34149, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan 20132, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome 00168, Italy
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan 20156, Italy
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- Gynecological Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milan 20133, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan 20089, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan 20072, Italy
- Laboratory of Cancer Pharmacology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan 20089, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cancer Pharmacology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan 20089, Italy
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Acampora A, Angioletti C, D'Agostino M, Deroma L, Tullio A, Pagano E, Ciccone G, Marchesini G, Grilli R, Bonomi A, Marenzi G, Giusti A, Venturella R, Ciurleo R, Bramanti P, Davoli M, Agabiti N. [How to optimize Audit&Feedback: experience from the EASY-NET programme]. Epidemiol Prev 2023; 47:379-390. [PMID: 38314546 DOI: 10.19191/ep23.6.a664.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
Abstract
This is the second of a series of papers dedicated to the EASY-NET research programme (NET-2016-02364191). The rationale, structure and methodologies are described in the previous contribution. Scientific literature demonstrated that Audit & Feedback (A&F) is an effective strategy for continuous quality improvement and its effectiveness varies considerably according to factors that are currently little known. Some recent publication pointed out, with the contribution of an international group of experts, 15 suggestions to optimize A&F and developed a tool to evaluate their application. This tool, called REFLECT-52, includes 52 items related to the 15 suggestions and organized into four categories relating to the "Nature of the desired action", to the "Nature of the data available for feedback", to the "Feedback Display" and to the "Intervention delivery". Then, the aim of this work was to evaluate the level of adherence of A&F interventions tested in EASY-NET to suggestions from the literature by using a slightly adapted version of the REFLECT-52 tool, in its original language. In EASY-NET, 14 A&F interventions with different characteristics and in different clinical and organizational contexts were tested in seven Italian regions, each of these was evaluated by the respective research groups. Overall, the level of adherence was high in three of the four categories analysed, with some difficulties reported regarding the nature of the data available for feedback. In fact, contrary to what the literature suggests, it was not possible to send repeated feedback for some interventions and, in some cases, the data available for feedback presented a delay longer than one year. In summary, this analysis has confirmed a high level of compliance of the interventions tested with the suggestions from the literature, but it has also allowed researchers to identify critical aspects that need to be addressed for the future development of these strategies.
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- Anna Acampora
- Dipartimento di epidemiologia del Servizio sanitario regionale del Lazio, Azienda sanitaria locale Roma 1, Roma;
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- UOC di percorsi e valutazione outcome clinici, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli, Roma
- Scuola superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa
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- UOC di percorsi e valutazione outcome clinici, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli, Roma
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- SOC Igiene e sanità pubblica, Dipartimento di prevenzione, Azienda sanitaria universitaria Friuli centrale, Udine
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- SOC Igiene e sanità pubblica, Dipartimento di prevenzione, Azienda sanitaria universitaria Friuli centrale, Udine
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- SSD Epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, SC Epidemiologia dei tumori, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino - CPO Piemonte, Torino
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- SSD Epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, SC Epidemiologia dei tumori, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino - CPO Piemonte, Torino
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- UO Ricerca valutativa e policy servizi sanitari, Azienda USL Romagna, Ravenna
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- Unità di terapia intensiva cardiologica, IRCCS Centro cardiologico Monzino, Milano
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- Unità di terapia intensiva cardiologica, IRCCS Centro cardiologico Monzino, Milano
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- Centro nazionale per la Prevenzione delle malattie e la promozione della Salute - CNaPPS, Istituto superiore di sanità, Roma
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- Unità di ostetricia e ginecologia, Università di Catanzaro "Magna Grecia", Catanzaro
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- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino-Pulejo, Messina
- Facoltà di Psicologia, Università degli Studi eCampus, Novedrate
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- Dipartimento di epidemiologia del Servizio sanitario regionale del Lazio, Azienda sanitaria locale Roma 1, Roma
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- Dipartimento di epidemiologia del Servizio sanitario regionale del Lazio, Azienda sanitaria locale Roma 1, Roma
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Bioletto F, Evangelista A, Ciccone G, Brunani A, Ponzo V, Migliore E, Pagano E, Comazzi I, Merlo FD, Rahimi F, Ghigo E, Bo S. Prediction of Early and Long-Term Hospital Readmission in Patients with Severe Obesity: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Nutrients 2023; 15:3648. [PMID: 37630838 PMCID: PMC10458036 DOI: 10.3390/nu15163648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Adults with obesity have a higher risk of hospitalization and high hospitalization-related healthcare costs. However, a predictive model for the risk of readmission in patients with severe obesity is lacking. We conducted a retrospective cohort study enrolling all patients admitted for severe obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2) between 2009 and 2018 to the Istituto Auxologico Italiano in Piancavallo. For each patient, all subsequent hospitalizations were identified from the regional database by a deterministic record-linkage procedure. A total of 1136 patients were enrolled and followed up for a median of 5.7 years (IQR: 3.1-8.2). The predictive factors associated with hospital readmission were age (HR = 1.02, 95%CI: 1.01-1.03, p < 0.001), BMI (HR = 1.02, 95%CI: 1.01-1.03, p = 0.001), smoking habit (HR = 1.17, 95%CI: 0.99-1.38, p = 0.060), serum creatinine (HR = 1.22, 95%CI: 1.04-1.44, p = 0.016), diabetes (HR = 1.17, 95%CI: 1.00-1.36, p = 0.045), and number of admissions in the previous two years (HR = 1.15, 95%CI: 1.07-1.23, p < 0.001). BMI lost its predictive role when restricting the analysis to readmissions within 90 days. BMI and diabetes lost their predictive roles when further restricting the analysis to readmissions within 30 days. In conclusion, in this study, we identified predictive variables associated with early and long-term hospital readmission in patients with severe obesity. Whether addressing modifiable risk factors could improve the outcome remains to be established.
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- Fabio Bioletto
- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy; (F.B.); (V.P.); (I.C.); (E.G.)
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- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, CPO, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, 10126 Turin, Italy; (A.E.); (G.C.); (E.M.); (E.P.)
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- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, CPO, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, 10126 Turin, Italy; (A.E.); (G.C.); (E.M.); (E.P.)
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- Rehabilitation Medicine Unit, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano Piancavallo, 28824 Oggebbio, Italy;
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy; (F.B.); (V.P.); (I.C.); (E.G.)
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- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, CPO, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, 10126 Turin, Italy; (A.E.); (G.C.); (E.M.); (E.P.)
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- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, CPO, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, 10126 Turin, Italy; (A.E.); (G.C.); (E.M.); (E.P.)
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy; (F.B.); (V.P.); (I.C.); (E.G.)
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- Dietetic Unit, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, 10126 Turin, Italy; (F.D.M.); (F.R.)
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- Dietetic Unit, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, 10126 Turin, Italy; (F.D.M.); (F.R.)
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy; (F.B.); (V.P.); (I.C.); (E.G.)
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy; (F.B.); (V.P.); (I.C.); (E.G.)
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Smitherman EA, Chahine RA, Beukelman T, Lewandowski LB, Rahman AKMF, Wenderfer SE, Curtis JR, Hersh AO, Abulaban K, Adams A, Adams M, Agbayani R, Aiello J, Akoghlanian S, Alejandro C, Allenspach E, Alperin R, Alpizar M, Amarilyo G, Ambler W, Anderson E, Ardoin S, Armendariz S, Baker E, Balboni I, Balevic S, Ballenger L, Ballinger S, Balmuri N, Barbar‐Smiley F, Barillas‐Arias L, Basiaga M, Baszis K, Becker M, Bell‐Brunson H, Beltz E, Benham H, Benseler S, Bernal W, Beukelman T, Bigley T, Binstadt B, Black C, Blakley M, Bohnsack J, Boland J, Boneparth A, Bowman S, Bracaglia C, Brooks E, Brothers M, Brown A, Brunner H, Buckley M, Buckley M, Bukulmez H, Bullock D, Cameron B, Canna S, Cannon L, Carper P, Cartwright V, Cassidy E, Cerracchio L, Chalom E, Chang J, Chang‐Hoftman A, Chauhan V, Chira P, Chinn T, Chundru K, Clairman H, Co D, Confair A, Conlon H, Connor R, Cooper A, Cooper J, Cooper S, Correll C, Corvalan R, Costanzo D, Cron R, Curiel‐Duran L, Curington T, Curry M, Dalrymple A, Davis A, Davis C, Davis C, Davis T, De Benedetti F, De Ranieri D, Dean J, Dedeoglu F, DeGuzman M, Delnay N, Dempsey V, DeSantis E, Dickson T, Dingle J, Donaldson B, Dorsey E, Dover S, Dowling J, Drew J, Driest K, Du Q, Duarte K, Durkee D, Duverger E, Dvergsten J, Eberhard A, Eckert M, Ede K, Edelheit B, Edens C, Edens C, Edgerly Y, Elder M, Ervin B, Fadrhonc S, Failing C, Fair D, Falcon M, Favier L, Federici S, Feldman B, Fennell J, Ferguson I, Ferguson P, Ferreira B, Ferrucho R, Fields K, Finkel T, Fitzgerald M, Fleming C, Flynn O, Fogel L, Fox E, Fox M, Franco L, Freeman M, Fritz K, Froese S, Fuhlbrigge R, Fuller J, George N, Gerhold K, Gerstbacher D, Gilbert M, Gillispie‐Taylor M, Giverc E, Godiwala C, Goh I, Goheer H, Goldsmith D, Gotschlich E, Gotte A, Gottlieb B, Gracia C, Graham T, Grevich S, Griffin T, Griswold J, Grom A, Guevara M, Guittar P, Guzman M, Hager M, Hahn T, Halyabar O, Hammelev E, Hance M, Hanson A, Harel L, Haro S, Harris J, Harry O, Hartigan E, Hausmann J, Hay A, Hayward K, Heiart J, Hekl K, Henderson L, Henrickson M, Hersh A, Hickey K, Hill P, Hillyer S, Hiraki L, Hiskey M, Hobday P, Hoffart C, Holland M, Hollander M, Hong S, Horwitz M, Hsu J, Huber A, Huggins J, Hui‐Yuen J, Hung C, Huntington J, Huttenlocher A, Ibarra M, Imundo L, Inman C, Insalaco A, Jackson A, Jackson S, James K, Janow G, Jaquith J, Jared S, Johnson N, Jones J, Jones J, Jones J, Jones K, Jones S, Joshi S, Jung L, Justice C, Justiniano A, Karan N, Kaufman K, Kemp A, Kessler E, Khalsa U, Kienzle B, Kim S, Kimura Y, Kingsbury D, Kitcharoensakkul M, Klausmeier T, Klein K, Klein‐Gitelman M, Kompelien B, Kosikowski A, Kovalick L, Kracker J, Kramer S, Kremer C, Lai J, Lam J, Lang B, Lapidus S, Lapin B, Lasky A, Latham D, Lawson E, Laxer R, Lee P, Lee P, Lee T, Lentini L, Lerman M, Levy D, Li S, Lieberman S, Lim L, Lin C, Ling N, Lingis M, Lo M, Lovell D, Lowman D, Luca N, Lvovich S, Madison C, Madison J, Manzoni SM, Malla B, Maller J, Malloy M, Mannion M, Manos C, Marques L, Martyniuk A, Mason T, Mathus S, McAllister L, McCarthy K, McConnell K, McCormick E, McCurdy D, Stokes PM, McGuire S, McHale I, McMonagle A, McMullen‐Jackson C, Meidan E, Mellins E, Mendoza E, Mercado R, Merritt A, Michalowski L, Miettunen P, Miller M, Milojevic D, Mirizio E, Misajon E, Mitchell M, Modica R, Mohan S, Moore K, Moorthy L, Morgan S, Dewitt EM, Moss C, Moussa T, Mruk V, Murphy A, Muscal E, Nadler R, Nahal B, Nanda K, Nasah N, Nassi L, Nativ S, Natter M, Neely J, Nelson B, Newhall L, Ng L, Nicholas J, Nicolai R, Nigrovic P, Nocton J, Nolan B, Oberle E, Obispo B, O'Brien B, O'Brien T, Okeke O, Oliver M, Olson J, O'Neil K, Onel K, Orandi A, Orlando M, Osei‐Onomah S, Oz R, Pagano E, Paller A, Pan N, Panupattanapong S, Pardeo M, Paredes J, Parsons A, Patel J, Pentakota K, Pepmueller P, Pfeiffer T, Phillippi K, Marafon DP, Phillippi K, Ponder L, Pooni R, Prahalad S, Pratt S, Protopapas S, Puplava B, Quach J, Quinlan‐Waters M, Rabinovich C, Radhakrishna S, Rafko J, Raisian J, Rakestraw A, Ramirez C, Ramsay E, Ramsey S, Randell R, Reed A, Reed A, Reed A, Reid H, Remmel K, Repp A, Reyes A, Richmond A, Riebschleger M, Ringold S, Riordan M, Riskalla M, Ritter M, Rivas‐Chacon R, Robinson A, Rodela E, Rodriquez M, Rojas K, Ronis T, Rosenkranz M, Rosolowski B, Rothermel H, Rothman D, Roth‐Wojcicki E, Rouster – Stevens K, Rubinstein T, Ruth N, Saad N, Sabbagh S, Sacco E, Sadun R, Sandborg C, Sanni A, Santiago L, Sarkissian A, Savani S, Scalzi L, Schanberg L, Scharnhorst S, Schikler K, Schlefman A, Schmeling H, Schmidt K, Schmitt E, Schneider R, Schollaert‐Fitch K, Schulert G, Seay T, Seper C, Shalen J, Sheets R, Shelly A, Shenoi S, Shergill K, Shirley J, Shishov M, Shivers C, Silverman E, Singer N, Sivaraman V, Sletten J, Smith A, Smith C, Smith J, Smith J, Smitherman E, Soep J, Son M, Spence S, Spiegel L, Spitznagle J, Sran R, Srinivasalu H, Stapp H, Steigerwald K, Rakovchik YS, Stern S, Stevens A, Stevens B, Stevenson R, Stewart K, Stingl C, Stokes J, Stoll M, Stringer E, Sule S, Sumner J, Sundel R, Sutter M, Syed R, Syverson G, Szymanski A, Taber S, Tal R, Tambralli A, Taneja A, Tanner T, Tapani S, Tarshish G, Tarvin S, Tate L, Taxter A, Taylor J, Terry M, Tesher M, Thatayatikom A, Thomas B, Tiffany K, Ting T, Tipp A, Toib D, Torok K, Toruner C, Tory H, Toth M, Tse S, Tubwell V, Twilt M, Uriguen S, Valcarcel T, Van Mater H, Vannoy L, Varghese C, Vasquez N, Vazzana K, Vehe R, Veiga K, Velez J, Verbsky J, Vilar G, Volpe N, von Scheven E, Vora S, Wagner J, Wagner‐Weiner L, Wahezi D, Waite H, Walker J, Walters H, Muskardin TW, Waqar L, Waterfield M, Watson M, Watts A, Weiser P, Weiss J, Weiss P, Wershba E, White A, Williams C, Wise A, Woo J, Woolnough L, Wright T, Wu E, Yalcindag A, Yee M, Yen E, Yeung R, Yomogida K, Yu Q, Zapata R, Zartoshti A, Zeft A, Zeft R, Zhang Y, Zhao Y, Zhu A, Zic C. Childhood-Onset Lupus Nephritis in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Registry: Short-Term Kidney Status and Variation in Care. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2023; 75:1553-1562. [PMID: 36775844 PMCID: PMC10500561 DOI: 10.1002/acr.25002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The goal was to characterize short-term kidney status and describe variation in early care utilization in a multicenter cohort of patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) and nephritis. METHODS We analyzed previously collected prospective data from North American patients with cSLE with kidney biopsy-proven nephritis enrolled in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) Registry from March 2017 through December 2019. We determined the proportion of patients with abnormal kidney status at the most recent registry visit and applied generalized linear mixed models to identify associated factors. We also calculated frequency of medication use, both during induction and ever recorded. RESULTS We identified 222 patients with kidney biopsy-proven nephritis, with 64% class III/IV nephritis on initial biopsy. At the most recent registry visit at median (interquartile range) of 17 (8-29) months from initial kidney biopsy, 58 of 106 patients (55%) with available data had abnormal kidney status. This finding was associated with male sex (odds ratio [OR] 3.88, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 1.21-12.46) and age at cSLE diagnosis (OR 1.23, 95% CI 1.01-1.49). Patients with class IV nephritis were more likely than class III to receive cyclophosphamide and rituximab during induction. There was substantial variation in mycophenolate, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab ever use patterns across rheumatology centers. CONCLUSION In this cohort with predominately class III/IV nephritis, male sex and older age at cSLE diagnosis were associated with abnormal short-term kidney status. We also observed substantial variation in contemporary medication use for pediatric lupus nephritis between pediatric rheumatology centers. Additional studies are needed to better understand the impact of this variation on long-term kidney outcomes.
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Di Blasio N, Angelici L, Bonomi A, Ciurleo R, Deroma L, Giusti A, Pagano E, Marchesini Reggiani G, Acampora A, Il Gruppo di Ricerca Easy-Net P. [A&F: integrating research into practice and practice into research.]. Recenti Prog Med 2023; 118:196-203. [PMID: 36971158 DOI: 10.1701/4009.39887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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This article proposes a focus on Audit & Feedback (A&F)'s sustainability. If on one side, it is essential to ask how to bring A&F interventions out of research programs into clinical practices and contexts of care. On the other, it is fundamental to ensure that the experiences gained within care contexts can inform research, helping to define the research objectives and questions whose development can support paths of change. The reflection starts from two research programs on A&F carried out in the United Kingdom, respectively, at the regional level (Aspire) in the field of primary care and at the national level (Affinitie and Enact) in the field of the transfusion system. Aspire raised awareness of the importance of establishing a primary care implementation laboratory, which randomizes practices to different types of feedback to evaluate the effectiveness, also to improve patient care. The national Affinitie and Enact programs served to 'inform' recommendations to improve the conditions for sustainable collaboration between A&F researchers and audit programs. They represent an example to understand how to incorporate research results within a national clinical audit program. Finally, starting from the complex experience of the Easy-Net research program, the reflection moves on to how it was possible to make A&F interventions sustainable in Italy beyond research projects, in clinical-care contexts in which the resources provisions make continuous and structured interventions difficult and impractical. The Easy-Net program envisages different clinical care settings, study designs, interventions, and recipients, which require different actions to adapt research results to the specific realities to which A&F's interventions are addressed.
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- Dipartimento Epidemiologia del Servizio Sanitario Regionale del Lazio, ASL Roma 1, Roma
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- SOC Igiene e Sanità Pubblica, Dipartimento di Prevenzione, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine
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- Istituto Superiore di Sanità - Centro Nazionale per la Prevenzione delle Malattie e la Promozione della Salute (CNaPPS), Roma
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- SSD Epidemiologia Clinica e Valutativa - CPO, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Torino
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- Dipartimento Epidemiologia del Servizio Sanitario Regionale del Lazio, ASL Roma 1, Roma
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Rosato R, Palazzo V, Borghi F, Camanni M, Puppo A, Delpiano EM, Pellegrino L, Piovano E, Rizzo A, Rolfo M, Morino M, Allaix ME, Testa S, Ciccone G, Pagano E. Factor structure of post-operative quality of recovery questionnaire (QoR-15): An Italian adaptation and validation. Front Psychol 2023; 13:1096579. [PMID: 36817374 PMCID: PMC9936892 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1096579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Background The Quality of Recovery questionnaire (QoR-15) is an English instrument for measuring quality of recovery in surgical patients, not yet translated and validated in Italian when the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Piemonte studies were planned. Objective To produce the Italian version of the QoR-15 questionnaire, to evaluate its factorial structure and to assess the invariance between two types of surgery. Methods The Italian version (QoR-15I) was obtained translating and adapting the original version to the Italian context. The validation was performed suppling the QoR-15I to 3,784 patients enrolled in two parallel stepped wedge cluster randomised trials (ERAS Colon-rectum Piemonte; ERAS Gyneco Piemonte). The factor structure and its invariance between types of surgery was tested using confirmatory bifactor model and multi-group analysis. Comparative fit index (CFI), root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA), and standardized root mean square residual (SRMR) fit indices and their changes between nested models were used to assess the factor structure and the invariance. Results The bifactor model showed good fit (RMSEA = 0.049, CFI =0.957, SRMR = 0.036) and provided a general recovery factor and two specific factors for physical and mental recovery. Eighty-four percent of the common variance is attributable to the general factor, and thus the QoR-15I is sufficiently 'one-dimensional' with an adequate reliability (ωh = 0.70). The ωs values for the physical and mental recovery factors were 0.01 and 0.13, respectively. Multigroup analysis supported configural (RMSEA = 0.053, CFI = 0.950, SRMR = 0.035) and metric invariance (ΔRMSEA = -0.004; ΔCFI = -0.002; ΔSRMR = 0.014), whereas the intercept constraint was removed from item 15 to obtain partial scalar invariance (ΔRMSEA = 0.002; ΔCFI = 0.007; ΔSRMR = 0.004). Construct validity was supported by a negative association of QoR-15I scores with all variables related to worse patient condition and more complex surgery. Conclusion Our results support the use of the QoR-15I as a valid, reliable, and clinically feasible tool for measuring the quality of recovery after surgery. The results of the confirmatory factor analyses suggest that a unique recovery score can be calculated and support measurement invariance of the QOR-15I across the two type of surgery, suggesting that the questionnaire has the same meaning and the same measurement parameters in colorectal and gynaecologic patients.
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- Rosalba Rosato
- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy,Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Torino and CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy,*Correspondence: Rosalba Rosato, ✉
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- Oncological Surgery, Candiolo Cancer Institute-FPO-IRCCS,Turin, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Martini Hospital – ASL Città di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Santa Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Martini Hospital – ASL Città di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Oncological Surgery, Candiolo Cancer Institute-FPO-IRCCS,Turin, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit 3, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Healthcare Services Direction, Humanitas, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Aosta Valley, Aosta, Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Torino and CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Torino and CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy
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Di Blasio N, Acampora A, Angelici L, Pagano E, Ciccone G. [Audit & Feedback: how it works.]. Recenti Prog Med 2022; 113:733-738. [PMID: 36420849 DOI: 10.1701/3914.38975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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This article is the first of a series that aims to describe the Audit & Feedback (A&F) methodology. Some key elements focus on what A&F is and how it works. While it is an effective tool for promoting change in professional behaviour and improving the quality of care, there is still substantial uncertainty concerning how to implement A&F interventions to maximize its effects. The article explains how to design effective A&F on relevant issues, considering the available literature and direct experiences conducted in the National Health System (NHS). A&F interventions should aim to achieve clear, attainable, and evaluable objectives, which concern aspects of care for which there is solid evidence of literature and potential space for improvement. Based on data that measure any distance between what is expected and observed in local practice, the feedback must turn to those who can pursue the proposed change and who must trust the data collection and analysis process. Feedback should be provided more than once, in verbal and written form, and might include explicit objectives and an action plan. When planning A&F interventions, it is essential to provide specific data (e.g., aggregated at the level of a team, department, or individual doctor) rather than general, sending them directly to the professional or department involved rather than generically to the healthcare organization involved. In addition, it is essential to simplify the message so that the staff who receives the feedback can quickly understand the quality of the performance addressed and how to change it. Finally, it is necessary to encourage collaboration between the various healthcare professionals responsible for the quality of care and competence for improvement interventions (health professions, health management, quality expert personnel, and methodologists). Networking between staff improves the knowledge and effectiveness of A&F. This article finally proposes practical examples of two main aspects of A&F planning from the context of the EASY-NET program: how to increase the participation and involvement of the recipients of the intervention and the related pros and cons regarding the choice between the use of routinely available data from health information systems (SIS) and data collected ad hoc.
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- Dipartimento Epidemiologia del Servizio Sanitario Regionale del Lazio, ASL Roma 1
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- Dipartimento Epidemiologia del Servizio Sanitario Regionale del Lazio, ASL Roma 1
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- SSD Epidemiologia Clinica e Valutativa - CPO, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino
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- SSD Epidemiologia Clinica e Valutativa - CPO, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino
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Hahn T, Daymont C, Beukelman T, Groh B, Hays K, Bingham CA, Scalzi L, Abel N, Abulaban K, Adams A, Adams M, Agbayani R, Aiello J, Akoghlanian S, Alejandro C, Allenspach E, Alperin R, Alpizar M, Amarilyo G, Ambler W, Anderson E, Ardoin S, Armendariz S, Baker E, Balboni I, Balevic S, Ballenger L, Ballinger S, Balmuri N, Barbar-Smiley F, Barillas-Arias L, Basiaga M, Baszis K, Becker M, Bell-Brunson H, Beltz E, Benham H, Benseler S, Bernal W, Beukelman T, Bigley T, Binstadt B, Black C, Blakley M, Bohnsack J, Boland J, Boneparth A, Bowman S, Bracaglia C, Brooks E, Brothers M, Brown A, Brunner H, Buckley M, Buckley M, Bukulmez H, Bullock D, Cameron B, Canna S, Cannon L, Carper P, Cartwright V, Cassidy E, Cerracchio L, Chalom E, Chang J, Chang-Hoftman A, Chauhan V, Chira P, Chinn T, Chundru K, Clairman H, Co D, Confair A, Conlon H, Connor R, Cooper A, Cooper J, Cooper S, Correll C, Corvalan R, Costanzo D, Cron R, Curiel-Duran L, Curington T, Curry M, Dalrymple A, Davis A, Davis C, Davis C, Davis T, De Benedetti F, De Ranieri D, Dean J, Dedeoglu F, DeGuzman M, Delnay N, Dempsey V, DeSantis E, Dickson T, Dingle J, Donaldson B, Dorsey E, Dover S, Dowling J, Drew J, Driest K, Du Q, Duarte K, Durkee D, Duverger E, Dvergsten J, Eberhard A, Eckert M, Ede K, Edelheit B, Edens C, Edens C, Edgerly Y, Elder M, Ervin B, Fadrhonc S, Failing C, Fair D, Falcon M, Favier L, Federici S, Feldman B, Fennell J, Ferguson I, Ferguson P, Ferreira B, Ferrucho R, Fields K, Finkel T, Fitzgerald M, Fleming C, Flynn O, Fogel L, Fox E, Fox M, Franco L, Freeman M, Fritz K, Froese S, Fuhlbrigge R, Fuller J, George N, Gerhold K, Gerstbacher D, Gilbert M, Gillispie-Taylor M, Giverc E, Godiwala C, Goh I, Goheer H, Goldsmith D, Gotschlich E, Gotte A, Gottlieb B, Gracia C, Graham T, Grevich S, Griffin T, Griswold J, Grom A, Guevara M, Guittar P, Guzman M, Hager M, Hahn T, Halyabar O, Hammelev E, Hance M, Hanson A, Harel L, Haro S, Harris J, Harry O, Hartigan E, Hausmann J, Hay A, Hayward K, Heiart J, Hekl K, Henderson L, Henrickson M, Hersh A, Hickey K, Hill P, Hillyer S, Hiraki L, Hiskey M, Hobday P, Hoffart C, Holland M, Hollander M, Hong S, Horwitz M, Hsu J, Huber A, Huggins J, Hui-Yuen J, Hung C, Huntington J, Huttenlocher A, Ibarra M, Imundo L, Inman C, Insalaco A, Jackson A, Jackson S, James K, Janow G, Jaquith J, Jared S, Johnson N, Jones J, Jones J, Jones J, Jones K, Jones S, Joshi S, Jung L, Justice C, Justiniano A, Karan N, Kaufman K, Kemp A, Kessler E, Khalsa U, Kienzle B, Kim S, Kimura Y, Kingsbury D, Kitcharoensakkul M, Klausmeier T, Klein K, Klein-Gitelman M, Kompelien B, Kosikowski A, Kovalick L, Kracker J, Kramer S, Kremer C, Lai J, Lam J, Lang B, Lapidus S, Lapin B, Lasky A, Latham D, Lawson E, Laxer R, Lee P, Lee P, Lee T, Lentini L, Lerman M, Levy D, Li S, Lieberman S, Lim L, Lin C, Ling N, Lingis M, Lo M, Lovell D, Lowman D, Luca N, Lvovich S, Madison C, Madison J, Manzoni SM, Malla B, Maller J, Malloy M, Mannion M, Manos C, Marques L, Martyniuk A, Mason T, Mathus S, McAllister L, McCarthy K, McConnell K, McCormick E, McCurdy D, Stokes PMC, McGuire S, McHale I, McMonagle A, McMullen-Jackson C, Meidan E, Mellins E, Mendoza E, Mercado R, Merritt A, Michalowski L, Miettunen P, Miller M, Milojevic D, Mirizio E, Misajon E, Mitchell M, Modica R, Mohan S, Moore K, Moorthy L, Morgan S, Dewitt EM, Moss C, Moussa T, Mruk V, Murphy A, Muscal E, Nadler R, Nahal B, Nanda K, Nasah N, Nassi L, Nativ S, Natter M, Neely J, Nelson B, Newhall L, Ng L, Nicholas J, Nicolai R, Nigrovic P, Nocton J, Nolan B, Oberle E, Obispo B, O’Brien B, O’Brien T, Okeke O, Oliver M, Olson J, O’Neil K, Onel K, Orandi A, Orlando M, Osei-Onomah S, Oz R, Pagano E, Paller A, Pan N, Panupattanapong S, Pardeo M, Paredes J, Parsons A, Patel J, Pentakota K, Pepmueller P, Pfeiffer T, Phillippi K, Marafon DP, Phillippi K, Ponder L, Pooni R, Prahalad S, Pratt S, Protopapas S, Puplava B, Quach J, Quinlan-Waters M, Rabinovich C, Radhakrishna S, Rafko J, Raisian J, Rakestraw A, Ramirez C, Ramsay E, Ramsey S, Randell R, Reed A, Reed A, Reed A, Reid H, Remmel K, Repp A, Reyes A, Richmond A, Riebschleger M, Ringold S, Riordan M, Riskalla M, Ritter M, Rivas-Chacon R, Robinson A, Rodela E, Rodriquez M, Rojas K, Ronis T, Rosenkranz M, Rosolowski B, Rothermel H, Rothman D, Roth-Wojcicki E, Rouster-Stevens K, Rubinstein T, Ruth N, Saad N, Sabbagh S, Sacco E, Sadun R, Sandborg C, Sanni A, Santiago L, Sarkissian A, Savani S, Scalzi L, Schanberg L, Scharnhorst S, Schikler K, Schlefman A, Schmeling H, Schmidt K, Schmitt E, Schneider R, Schollaert-Fitch K, Schulert G, Seay T, Seper C, Shalen J, Sheets R, Shelly A, Shenoi S, Shergill K, Shirley J, Shishov M, Shivers C, Silverman E, Singer N, Sivaraman V, Sletten J, Smith A, Smith C, Smith J, Smith J, Smitherman E, Soep J, Son M, Spence S, Spiegel L, Spitznagle J, Sran R, Srinivasalu H, Stapp H, Steigerwald K, Rakovchik YS, Stern S, Stevens A, Stevens B, Stevenson R, Stewart K, Stingl C, Stokes J, Stoll M, Stringer E, Sule S, Sumner J, Sundel R, Sutter M, Syed R, Syverson G, Szymanski A, Taber S, Tal R, Tambralli A, Taneja A, Tanner T, Tapani S, Tarshish G, Tarvin S, Tate L, Taxter A, Taylor J, Terry M, Tesher M, Thatayatikom A, Thomas B, Tiffany K, Ting T, Tipp A, Toib D, Torok K, Toruner C, Tory H, Toth M, Tse S, Tubwell V, Twilt M, Uriguen S, Valcarcel T, Van Mater H, Vannoy L, Varghese C, Vasquez N, Vazzana K, Vehe R, Veiga K, Velez J, Verbsky J, Vilar G, Volpe N, von Scheven E, Vora S, Wagner J, Wagner-Weiner L, Wahezi D, Waite H, Walker J, Walters H, Muskardin TW, Waqar L, Waterfield M, Watson M, Watts A, Weiser P, Weiss J, Weiss P, Wershba E, White A, Williams C, Wise A, Woo J, Woolnough L, Wright T, Wu E, Yalcindag A, Yee M, Yen E, Yeung R, Yomogida K, Yu Q, Zapata R, Zartoshti A, Zeft A, Zeft R, Zhang Y, Zhao Y, Zhu A, Zic C. Intraarticular steroids as DMARD-sparing agents for juvenile idiopathic arthritis flares: Analysis of the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Registry. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2022; 20:107. [PMID: 36434731 PMCID: PMC9701017 DOI: 10.1186/s12969-022-00770-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who achieve a drug free remission often experience a flare of their disease requiring either intraarticular steroids (IAS) or systemic treatment with disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs). IAS offer an opportunity to recapture disease control and avoid exposure to side effects from systemic immunosuppression. We examined a cohort of patients treated with IAS after drug free remission and report the probability of restarting systemic treatment within 12 months. METHODS We analyzed a cohort of patients from the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) Registry who received IAS for a flare after a period of drug free remission. Historical factors and clinical characteristics and of the patients including data obtained at the time of treatment were analyzed. RESULTS We identified 46 patients who met the inclusion criteria. Of those with follow up data available 49% had restarted systemic treatment 6 months after IAS injection and 70% had restarted systemic treatment at 12 months. The proportion of patients with prior use of a biologic DMARD was the only factor that differed between patients who restarted systemic treatment those who did not, both at 6 months (79% vs 35%, p < 0.01) and 12 months (81% vs 33%, p < 0.05). CONCLUSION While IAS are an option for all patients who flare after drug free remission, it may not prevent the need to restart systemic treatment. Prior use of a biologic DMARD may predict lack of success for IAS. Those who previously received methotrexate only, on the other hand, are excellent candidates for IAS.
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- Timothy Hahn
- Department of Pediatrics, Penn State Children's Hospital, 500 University Dr, Hershey, 90 Hope Drive, P.O. Box 855, Hershey, PA, 17033-0855, USA.
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- grid.240473.60000 0004 0543 9901Department of Pediatrics, Penn State Children’s Hospital, 500 University Dr, Hershey, 90 Hope Drive, P.O. Box 855, Hershey, PA 17033-0855 USA
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- grid.265892.20000000106344187Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, CPPN G10, 1600 7th Ave South, Birmingham, AL 35233 USA
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- grid.240473.60000 0004 0543 9901Department of Pediatrics, Penn State Children’s Hospital, 500 University Dr, Hershey, 90 Hope Drive, P.O. Box 855, Hershey, PA 17033-0855 USA
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- grid.240473.60000 0004 0543 9901Department of Pediatrics, Penn State Children’s Hospital, 500 University Dr, Hershey, 90 Hope Drive, P.O. Box 855, Hershey, PA 17033-0855 USA
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- grid.240473.60000 0004 0543 9901Department of Pediatrics, Penn State Children’s Hospital, 500 University Dr, Hershey, 90 Hope Drive, P.O. Box 855, Hershey, PA 17033-0855 USA
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Zola P, Ciccone G, Piovano E, Fuso L, Di Cuonzo D, Castiglione A, Pagano E, Peirano E, Landoni F, Sartori E, Narducci F, Bertetto O, Ferrero A. Effectiveness of Intensive Versus Minimalist Follow-Up Regimen on Survival in Patients With Endometrial Cancer (TOTEM Study): A Randomized, Pragmatic, Parallel Group, Multicenter Trial. J Clin Oncol 2022; 40:3817-3827. [PMID: 35858170 DOI: 10.1200/jco.22.00471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE In the absence of clear evidence from randomized trials, the intensity of follow-up regimens after surgical treatment of endometrial cancer is highly variable in clinical practice. To reduce this uncertainty, we conducted a randomized trial to test whether an intensive (INT) versus a minimalist (MIN) follow-up regimen improves overall survival (OS) in patients undergoing operation for endometrial cancer. METHODS The TOTEM study was a large, pragmatic randomized trial, conducted in 42 hospitals (in Italy and France) including patients surgically treated for endometrial cancer, in complete clinical remission, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage I-IV. After stratification by center and risk of relapse (low or high), patients were randomly assigned (1:1) to INT or MIN hospital-based follow-up regimens. The study was powered to demonstrate an absolute improvement of 5% of the 5-year OS with the INT regimen. RESULTS In total, 1,871 patients were randomly assigned between November 2008 and July 2018, and 1,847 patients (98.7%) were available for the final analysis (60% low risk). After a median follow-up of 69 months, the 5-year OS was 90.6% in the INT and 91.9% in the MIN arms (hazard ratio, 1.13, 95% CI, 0.86 to 1.50, P = .380). No differences in OS were found in subgroup analyses considering age, cancer treatment, risk of relapse, and degree of adherence of the center to the scheduled follow-up. The probability of detecting a relapse was slightly higher in the INT arm (hazard ratio, 1.17; 95% CI, 0.92 to 1.48; P = .194). CONCLUSION An INT follow-up in endometrial cancer-treated patients does not improve OS, even in high-risk patients. According to available evidence, there is no need to routinely add vaginal cytology, laboratory, or imaging investigations to the MIN regimens used in this trial.
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- Paolo Zola
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Università degli studi di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Epidemiologia Clinica e Valutativa, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino e CPO Piemonte, Torino, Italy
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- SC Ginecologia e Ostetricia n. 3, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Ospedale Sant'Anna, Torino, Italy
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- SCDU Ginecologia e Ostetricia, AO Ordine Mauriziano Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Epidemiologia Clinica e Valutativa, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino e CPO Piemonte, Torino, Italy
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- Epidemiologia Clinica e Valutativa, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino e CPO Piemonte, Torino, Italy
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- Epidemiologia Clinica e Valutativa, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino e CPO Piemonte, Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Università degli studi di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Clinica Ginecologica UNIMIB, Ospedale San Gerardo, Monza, Italy
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- Divisione di Ostetricia e Ginecologia, Università di Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Département de Cancérologie Gynécologique, Centre Oscar Lambret, Lille, France
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- AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- SCDU Ginecologia e Ostetricia, AO Ordine Mauriziano Torino, Torino, Italy
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Emamipour S, Pagano E, Di Cuonzo D, Konings SRA, van der Heijden AA, Elders P, Beulens JWJ, Leal J, Feenstra TL. The transferability and validity of a population-level simulation model for the economic evaluation of interventions in diabetes: the MICADO model. Acta Diabetol 2022; 59:949-957. [PMID: 35445871 PMCID: PMC9156453 DOI: 10.1007/s00592-022-01891-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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AIMS Valid health economic models are essential to inform the adoption and reimbursement of therapies for diabetes mellitus. Often existing health economic models are applied in other countries and settings than those where they were developed. This practice requires assessing the transferability of a model developed from one setting to another. We evaluate the transferability of the MICADO model, developed for the Dutch 2007 setting, in two different settings using a range of adjustment steps. MICADO predicts micro- and macrovascular events at the population level. METHODS MICADO simulation results were compared to observed events in an Italian 2000-2015 cohort (Casale Monferrato Survey [CMS]) and in a Dutch 2008-2019 (Hoorn Diabetes Care Center [DCS]) cohort after adjusting the demographic characteristics. Additional adjustments were performed to: (1) risk factors prevalence at baseline, (2) prevalence of complications, and (3) all-cause mortality risks by age and sex. Model validity was assessed by mean average percentage error (MAPE) of cumulative incidences over 10 years of follow-up, where lower values mean better accuracy. RESULTS For mortality, MAPE was lower for CMS compared to DCS (0.38 vs. 0.70 following demographic adjustment) and adjustment step 3 improved it to 0.20 in CMS, whereas step 2 showed best results in DCS (0.65). MAPE for heart failure and stroke in DCS were 0.11 and 0.22, respectively, while for CMS was 0.42 and 0.41. CONCLUSIONS The transferability of the MICADO model varied by event and per cohort. Additional adjustments improved prediction of events for MICADO. To ensure a valid model in a new setting it is imperative to assess the impact of adjustments in terms of model accuracy, even when this involves the same country, but a new time period.
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- Sajad Emamipour
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, "Città della Salute e della Scienza" Hospital and CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, "Città della Salute e della Scienza" Hospital and CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry, Interdisciplinary Center Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation (ICPE), University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of General Practice, Amsterdam UMC, Location VUMC, Amsterdam Public Health Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam UMC, Location VUMC, Amsterdam Public Health Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of General Practice, Amsterdam UMC, Location VUMC, Amsterdam Public Health Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam UMC, Location VUMC, Amsterdam Public Health Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Nuffield Department of Population Health, Health Economics Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Sacerdote C, Milani L, Castiglione A, Pagano E, Migliore E, Albera C, Bo M, Brazzi L, De Rosa FG, Durazzo M, Lupia E, Montrucchio G, Pivetta E, Porta M, Scaglione L, Veglio F, Zanierato M, Ricceri F, Caramello V, Scozzari G, Scarmozzino A. Risk of Intensive Care Unit admission or mortality in patients hospitalised for COVID-19 during the first two waves: An Italian cohort study. J Infect 2022; 85:436-480. [PMID: 35781015 PMCID: PMC9245397 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2022.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Carlotta Sacerdote
- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, University of Turin and CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy.
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, University of Turin and CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, University of Turin and CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, University of Turin and CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, University of Turin and CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Unit of Pneumology. University of Turin and Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Geriatrics, University of Turin and Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Emergency, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Infectious Diseases, University of Turin and Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Unit of Medicine 3, University of Turin and Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin and Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin and Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of General and Specialized Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine and High Dependency Unit. Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Unit of Medicine 1, University of Turin and Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Unit, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Internal Medicine and Hypertension Division. University of Turin and Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Centre for Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Orbassano and Unit of Epidemiology, Regional Health Service ASL TO3, Grugliasco, Italy
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- Emergency Department and High Dependency Unit, San Luigi Gonzaga University Hospital, Orbassano, Italy
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- Hospital Medical Direction, Ospedale Molinette, University Hospital Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Hospital Medical Direction, Ospedale Molinette, University Hospital Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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Barili F, D'Errigo P, Rosato S, Biancari F, Forti M, Pagano E, Baglio G, Badoni G, Parolari A, Seccareccia F. Ten-year outcomes after off-pump and on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: an inverse probability of treatment weighting comparative study. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2022; 23:371-378. [PMID: 35645027 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0000000000001323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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AIMS The debate on the advantages and limitations of off-pump myocardial revascularization (OPCAB) on long-term outcomes has not still arrived to a conclusion. This study was designed to compare the impact of OPCAB vs, on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) on long-term mortality and major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs). METHODS The PRIORITY project was designed to evaluate the long-term outcomes of two large prospective multicenter cohort studies on CABG. Data on isolated CABG were linked to two administrative datasets. The inverse probability of treatment weight was employed to balance the treatment groups. Time-to-event methods were employed to analyze endpoints. RESULTS The cohort consisted of 10 988 patients who underwent isolated CABG (27.2% OPCAB). The median follow-up time was 7.9 years and was 100% complete. Unadjusted long-term survival was significantly worst for OPCAB, confirmed by weighted models (hazard ratio 1.08, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.01-1.14, P = 0.01). OPCAB was associated to an increased risk of MACCE at 10 years (weighted hazard ratio 1.18, 95% CI 1.12-1.23, P < 0.001). Inside the MACCEs, OPCAB was significantly related to increased incidence of repeat revascularization (hazard ratio 2.27, 95% CI 1.39-3.85, P < 0.001, in the first 6 months, hazard ratio 1.19, 95% CI 1.09-1.32, P < 0.001 afterward) and stroke (hazard ratio 1.22, 95% CI 1.10-1.35, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION The results of this study suggest that OPCAB was associated with an increased risk of mortality, repeat myocardial revascularization and stroke at 10 years compared with on-pump CABG.
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- Fabio Barili
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Cardiac Surgery, S. Croce Hospital, Cuneo
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- National Centre for Global Health, Italian Health Institute, Rome, Italy
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- National Centre for Global Health, Italian Health Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki.,Research Unit of Surgery, Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- National Agency for Regional Health Services, Rome
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- Department of Epidemiology, Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Turin
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- National Centre for Global Health, Italian Health Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Universitary Unit of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico S. Donato, S.Donato Milanese, Italy
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- National Centre for Global Health, Italian Health Institute, Rome, Italy
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Leal J, Becker F, Feenstra T, Pagano E, Jensen TM, Vistisen D, Witte DR, Jorgensen ME. Health-related quality of life for normal glycaemia, prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Cross-sectional analysis of the ADDITION-PRO study. Diabet Med 2022; 39:e14825. [PMID: 35253278 PMCID: PMC9311436 DOI: 10.1111/dme.14825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS We estimated and compared health-related quality of life for individuals with normal glucose tolerance, prediabetes and diabetes. METHODS Participants in the ADDITION-PRO study, Denmark, who attended a health assessment between 2009 and 2011, and who completed the 3-level EuroQoL 5-dimensions (EQ-5D-3L) questionnaire were included. For the present study, they were classified as normal glucose tolerance, prediabetes and diabetes (screen-detected and known) using the 2019 American Diabetes Association criteria. Prediabetes was defined as impaired fasting glucose, impaired glucose tolerance or HbA1c between 5.7-6.4% (39-47 mmol/mol). EQ-5D-3L data were converted into utility scores using Danish and UK values, where '1' equals full health and '0' equals death. Regression models estimated the association between utility and the different glucose health states. RESULTS The mean EQ-5D-3L score in the sample population was 0.86 ± 0.17 (median 0.85, interquartile range 0.76 to 1) using UK values. Almost half of the sample (48%) reported full health with an EQ-5D score of '1'. Individuals with known diabetes reported the lowest EQ-5D-3L utility scores (0.81 ± 0.20), followed by individuals with screen-detected diabetes (0.85 ± 0.19), prediabetes (0.86 ± 0.17) and normal glucose tolerance (0.90 ± 0.15). The differences were statistically significant for normal glucose and known diabetes relative to prediabetes, after adjusting for sex, age, smoking, BMI and physical activity. These findings also held using Danish values albeit the differences were of smaller magnitude. CONCLUSIONS Having prediabetes and diabetes was significantly associated with lower health-related quality of life relative to normal glucose tolerance. Our estimates will be useful to inform the value of interventions to prevent diabetes or prediabetes.
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- Jose Leal
- Nuffield Department of Population HealthUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- Nuffield Department of Population HealthUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- Groningen UniversityGroningen Research Institute of PharmacyGroningenThe Netherlands and RIVMBilthovenThe Netherlands
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- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology"Città della Salute e della Scienza" HospitalTurinItaly
- CPO PiemonteTurinItaly
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- Research Unit for General Practice & Danish Ageing Research CenterDepartment of Public HealthUniversity of Southern DenmarkOdenseDenmark
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- Department of Public HealthAarhus UniversityAarhusDenmark
- National Institute of Public HealthUniversity of Southern DenmarkOdenseDenmark
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- Steno Diabetes Center CopenhagenGentofteDenmark
- National Institute of Public HealthUniversity of Southern DenmarkOdenseDenmark
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Soulsby WD, Balmuri N, Cooley V, Gerber LM, Lawson E, Goodman S, Onel K, Mehta B, Abel N, Abulaban K, Adams A, Adams M, Agbayani R, Aiello J, Akoghlanian S, Alejandro C, Allenspach E, Alperin R, Alpizar M, Amarilyo G, Ambler W, Anderson E, Ardoin S, Armendariz S, Baker E, Balboni I, Balevic S, Ballenger L, Ballinger S, Balmuri N, Barbar-Smiley F, Barillas-Arias L, Basiaga M, Baszis K, Becker M, Bell-Brunson H, Beltz E, Benham H, Benseler S, Bernal W, Beukelman T, Bigley T, Binstadt B, Black C, Blakley M, Bohnsack J, Boland J, Boneparth A, Bowman S, Bracaglia C, Brooks E, Brothers M, Brown A, Brunner H, Buckley M, Buckley M, Bukulmez H, Bullock D, Cameron B, Canna S, Cannon L, Carper P, Cartwright V, Cassidy E, Cerracchio L, Chalom E, Chang J, Chang-Hoftman A, Chauhan V, Chira P, Chinn T, Chundru K, Clairman H, Co D, Confair A, Conlon H, Connor R, Cooper A, Cooper J, Cooper S, Correll C, Corvalan R, Costanzo D, Cron R, Curiel-Duran L, Curington T, Curry M, Dalrymple A, Davis A, Davis C, Davis C, Davis T, De Benedetti F, De Ranieri D, Dean J, Dedeoglu F, DeGuzman M, Delnay N, Dempsey V, DeSantis E, Dickson T, Dingle J, Donaldson B, Dorsey E, Dover S, Dowling J, Drew J, Driest K, Du Q, Duarte K, Durkee D, Duverger E, Dvergsten J, Eberhard A, Eckert M, Ede K, Edelheit B, Edens C, Edens C, Edgerly Y, Elder M, Ervin B, Fadrhonc S, Failing C, Fair D, Falcon M, Favier L, Federici S, Feldman B, Fennell J, Ferguson I, Ferguson P, Ferreira B, Ferrucho R, Fields K, Finkel T, Fitzgerald M, Fleming C, Flynn O, Fogel L, Fox E, Fox M, Franco L, Freeman M, Fritz K, Froese S, Fuhlbrigge R, Fuller J, George N, Gerhold K, Gerstbacher D, Gilbert M, Gillispie-Taylor M, Giverc E, Godiwala C, Goh I, Goheer H, Goldsmith D, Gotschlich E, Gotte A, Gottlieb B, Gracia C, Graham T, Grevich S, Griffin T, Griswold J, Grom A, Guevara M, Guittar P, Guzman M, Hager M, Hahn T, Halyabar O, Hammelev E, Hance M, Hanson A, Harel L, Haro S, Harris J, Harry O, Hartigan E, Hausmann J, Hay A, Hayward K, Heiart J, Hekl K, Henderson L, Henrickson M, Hersh A, Hickey K, Hill P, Hillyer S, Hiraki L, Hiskey M, Hobday P, Hoffart C, Holland M, Hollander M, Hong S, Horwitz M, Hsu J, Huber A, Huggins J, Hui-Yuen J, Hung C, Huntington J, Huttenlocher A, Ibarra M, Imundo L, Inman C, Insalaco A, Jackson A, Jackson S, James K, Janow G, Jaquith J, Jared S, Johnson N, Jones J, Jones J, Jones J, Jones K, Jones S, Joshi S, Jung L, Justice C, Justiniano A, Karan N, Kaufman K, Kemp A, Kessler E, Khalsa U, Kienzle B, Kim S, Kimura Y, Kingsbury D, Kitcharoensakkul M, Klausmeier T, Klein K, Klein-Gitelman M, Kompelien B, Kosikowski A, Kovalick L, Kracker J, Kramer S, Kremer C, Lai J, Lam J, Lang B, Lapidus S, Lapin B, Lasky A, Latham D, Lawson E, Laxer R, Lee P, Lee P, Lee T, Lentini L, Lerman M, Levy D, Li S, Lieberman S, Lim L, Lin C, Ling N, Lingis M, Lo M, Lovell D, Lowman D, Luca N, Lvovich S, Madison C, Madison J, Manzoni SM, Malla B, Maller J, Malloy M, Mannion M, Manos C, Marques L, Martyniuk A, Mason T, Mathus S, McAllister L, McCarthy K, McConnell K, McCormick E, McCurdy D, Stokes PMC, McGuire S, McHale I, McMonagle A, McMullen-Jackson C, Meidan E, Mellins E, Mendoza E, Mercado R, Merritt A, Michalowski L, Miettunen P, Miller M, Milojevic D, Mirizio E, Misajon E, Mitchell M, Modica R, Mohan S, Moore K, Moorthy L, Morgan S, Dewitt EM, Moss C, Moussa T, Mruk V, Murphy A, Muscal E, Nadler R, Nahal B, Nanda K, Nasah N, Nassi L, Nativ S, Natter M, Neely J, Nelson B, Newhall L, Ng L, Nicholas J, Nicolai R, Nigrovic P, Nocton J, Nolan B, Oberle E, Obispo B, O’Brien B, O’Brien T, Okeke O, Oliver M, Olson J, O’Neil K, Onel K, Orandi A, Orlando M, Osei-Onomah S, Oz R, Pagano E, Paller A, Pan N, Panupattanapong S, Pardeo M, Paredes J, Parsons A, Patel J, Pentakota K, Pepmueller P, Pfeiffer T, Phillippi K, Marafon DP, Phillippi K, Ponder L, Pooni R, Prahalad S, Pratt S, Protopapas S, Puplava B, Quach J, Quinlan-Waters M, Rabinovich C, Radhakrishna S, Rafko J, Raisian J, Rakestraw A, Ramirez C, Ramsay E, Ramsey S, Randell R, Reed A, Reed A, Reed A, Reid H, Remmel K, Repp A, Reyes A, Richmond A, Riebschleger M, Ringold S, Riordan M, Riskalla M, Ritter M, Rivas-Chacon R, Robinson A, Rodela E, Rodriquez M, Rojas K, Ronis T, Rosenkranz M, Rosolowski B, Rothermel H, Rothman D, Roth-Wojcicki E, Rouster-Stevens K, Rubinstein T, Ruth N, Saad N, Sabbagh S, Sacco E, Sadun R, Sandborg C, Sanni A, Santiago L, Sarkissian A, Savani S, Scalzi L, Schanberg L, Scharnhorst S, Schikler K, Schlefman A, Schmeling H, Schmidt K, Schmitt E, Schneider R, Schollaert-Fitch K, Schulert G, Seay T, Seper C, Shalen J, Sheets R, Shelly A, Shenoi S, Shergill K, Shirley J, Shishov M, Shivers C, Silverman E, Singer N, Sivaraman V, Sletten J, Smith A, Smith C, Smith J, Smith J, Smitherman E, Soep J, Son M, Spence S, Spiegel L, Spitznagle J, Sran R, Srinivasalu H, Stapp H, Steigerwald K, Rakovchik YS, Stern S, Stevens A, Stevens B, Stevenson R, Stewart K, Stingl C, Stokes J, Stoll M, Stringer E, Sule S, Sumner J, Sundel R, Sutter M, Syed R, Syverson G, Szymanski A, Taber S, Tal R, Tambralli A, Taneja A, Tanner T, Tapani S, Tarshish G, Tarvin S, Tate L, Taxter A, Taylor J, Terry M, Tesher M, Thatayatikom A, Thomas B, Tiffany K, Ting T, Tipp A, Toib D, Torok K, Toruner C, Tory H, Toth M, Tse S, Tubwell V, Twilt M, Uriguen S, Valcarcel T, Van Mater H, Vannoy L, Varghese C, Vasquez N, Vazzana K, Vehe R, Veiga K, Velez J, Verbsky J, Vilar G, Volpe N, von Scheven E, Vora S, Wagner J, Wagner-Weiner L, Wahezi D, Waite H, Walker J, Walters H, Muskardin TW, Waqar L, Waterfield M, Watson M, Watts A, Weiser P, Weiss J, Weiss P, Wershba E, White A, Williams C, Wise A, Woo J, Woolnough L, Wright T, Wu E, Yalcindag A, Yee M, Yen E, Yeung R, Yomogida K, Yu Q, Zapata R, Zartoshti A, Zeft A, Zeft R, Zhang Y, Zhao Y, Zhu A, Zic C. Social determinants of health influence disease activity and functional disability in Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2022; 20:18. [PMID: 35255941 PMCID: PMC8903717 DOI: 10.1186/s12969-022-00676-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Social determinants of health (SDH) greatly influence outcomes during the first year of treatment in rheumatoid arthritis, a disease similar to polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA). We investigated the correlation of community poverty level and other SDH with the persistence of moderate to severe disease activity and functional disability over the first year of treatment in pJIA patients enrolled in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Registry. METHODS In this cohort study, unadjusted and adjusted generalized linear mixed effects models analyzed the effect of community poverty and other SDH on disease activity, using the clinical Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score-10, and disability, using the Child Health Assessment Questionnaire, measured at baseline, 6, and 12 months. RESULTS One thousand six hundred eighty-four patients were identified. High community poverty (≥20% living below the federal poverty level) was associated with increased odds of functional disability (OR 1.82, 95% CI 1.28-2.60) but was not statistically significant after adjustment (aOR 1.23, 95% CI 0.81-1.86) and was not associated with increased disease activity. Non-white race/ethnicity was associated with higher disease activity (aOR 2.48, 95% CI: 1.41-4.36). Lower self-reported household income was associated with higher disease activity and persistent functional disability. Public insurance (aOR 1.56, 95% CI 1.06-2.29) and low family education (aOR 1.89, 95% CI 1.14-3.12) was associated with persistent functional disability. CONCLUSION High community poverty level was associated with persistent functional disability in unadjusted analysis but not with persistent moderate to high disease activity. Race/ethnicity and other SDH were associated with persistent disease activity and functional disability.
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- William Daniel Soulsby
- University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th Street, 4th Floor, Box #0632, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
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- grid.239915.50000 0001 2285 8823Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY USA ,grid.5386.8000000041936877XWeill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY USA
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- grid.5386.8000000041936877XWeill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY USA
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- grid.5386.8000000041936877XWeill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY USA
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- grid.266102.10000 0001 2297 6811University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th Street, 4th Floor, Box #0632, San Francisco, CA 94158 USA
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- grid.239915.50000 0001 2285 8823Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY USA ,grid.5386.8000000041936877XWeill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY USA
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- grid.239915.50000 0001 2285 8823Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY USA ,grid.5386.8000000041936877XWeill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY USA
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- grid.239915.50000 0001 2285 8823Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY USA ,grid.5386.8000000041936877XWeill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY USA
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Pagano E, Pellegrino L, Rinaldi F, Palazzo V, Donati D, Meineri M, Palmisano S, Rolfo M, Bachini I, Bertetto O, Borghi F, Ciccone G. Implementation of the ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) protocol for colorectal cancer surgery in the Piemonte Region with an Audit and Feedback approach: study protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial: a study of the EASY-NET project. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e047491. [PMID: 34083345 PMCID: PMC8183289 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The ERAS protocol (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) is a multimodal pathway aimed to reduce surgical stress and to allow a rapid postoperative recovery. Application of the ERAS protocol to colorectal cancer surgery has been limited to a minority of hospitals in Italy. To promote the systematic adoption of ERAS in the entire regional hospital network in Piemonte an Audit and Feedback approach (A&F) has been adopted together with a cluster randomised trial to estimate the true impact of the protocol on a large, unselected population. METHODS A multicentre stepped wedge cluster randomised trial is designed for comparison between standard perioperative management and the management according to the ERAS protocol. The primary outcome is the length of hospital stay (LOS). Secondary outcomes are: incidence of postoperative complications, time to patients' recovery, control of pain and patients' satisfaction. With an A&F approach the adherence to the ERAS items is monitored through a dedicated area in the study web site. The study includes 28 surgical centres, stratified by activity volume and randomly divided into four groups. Each group is randomly assigned to a different activation period of the ERAS protocol. There are four activation periods, one every 3 months. However, the planned calendar and the total duration of the study have been extended by 6 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The expected sample size of about 2200 patients has a high statistical power (98%) to detect a reduction of LOS of 1 day and to estimate clinically meaningful changes in the other endpoints. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The study protocol has been approved by the Ethical Committee of the coordinating centre and by all participating centres. Study results will be timely circulated within the hospital network and published in peer-reviewed journals. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT04037787.
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- Eva Pagano
- Clinical Epidemiology Unit and CPO Piemonte, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, General and Oncologic Surgery Unit, Santa Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, General and Oncologic Surgery Unit, Santa Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Santa Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Santa Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy
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- Healthcare Services Direction, Humanitas, Torino, Italy
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- Unit of Dietetic and Clinical Nutrition, Ordine Mauriziano Hospital, Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento Interaziendale Interregionale Rete Oncologica Piemonte-Valle d'Aosta, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, General and Oncologic Surgery Unit, Santa Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit and CPO Piemonte, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Torino, Italy
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Barili F, D'Errigo P, Rosato S, Biancari F, Forti M, Pagano E, Parolari A, Gellini M, Badoni G, Seccareccia F. Impact of gender on 10-year outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2021; 33:510-517. [PMID: 34000041 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivab125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Our goal was to evaluate the impact of gender on the 10-year outcome of patients after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) included in the Italian nationwide PRedictIng long-term Outcomes afteR Isolated coronary arTery bypass surgery (PRIORITY) study. METHODS The PRIORITY project was designed to evaluate the long-term outcomes of patients who underwent CABG and were included in 2 prospective multicentre cohort studies. The primary end point of this analysis was major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events. Baseline differences between the study groups were balanced with propensity score matching and inverse probability of treatment. Time to events was analysed using Cox regression and competing risk analysis. RESULTS The study population comprised 10 989 patients who underwent isolated CABG (women 19.6%). Propensity score matching produced 1898 well-balanced pairs. The hazard of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular event was higher in women compared to men [adjusted hazard ratio (HR) 1.13, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.03-1.23; P = 0.009]. The incidence of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular event in women was significantly higher at 1 year (HR 1.31, 95% CI 1.11-1.55; P < 0.001) and after 1 year (HR 1.11, 95% CI 1.00-1.24; P = 0.05). Mortality at 10 years in the matched groups was comparable (HR 1.04, 95% CI 0.93-1.16; P = 0.531). Women have significantly a higher 10-year risk of myocardial infarction (adjusted HR 1.40, 95% CI 1.17-1.68; P = 0.002) and percutaneous coronary intervention (adjusted HR 1.32, 95% CI 1.10-1.59; P = 0.003). CONCLUSIONS The present study documented an excess of non-fatal cardiac events after CABG among women despite comparable 10-year survival with men. These findings suggest that studies investigating measures of tertiary prevention are needed to decrease the risk of adverse cardiovascular events among women.
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- Fabio Barili
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, S. Croce Hospital, Cuneo, Italy
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- National Centre for Global Health, Italian Health Institute, Rome, Italy
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- National Centre for Global Health, Italian Health Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.,Research Unit of Surgery, Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.,Department of Surgery, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Agenzia Regionale per i Servizi Sanitari Regionali, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology, Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Unit of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico S. Donato, University of Milan, S. Donato Milanese, Italy
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- National Centre for Global Health, Italian Health Institute, Rome, Italy
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- National Centre for Global Health, Italian Health Institute, Rome, Italy
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- National Centre for Global Health, Italian Health Institute, Rome, Italy
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Pagano E, Konings SRA, Di Cuonzo D, Rosato R, Bruno G, van der Heijden AA, Beulens J, Slieker R, Leal J, Feenstra TL. Prediction of mortality and major cardiovascular complications in type 2 diabetes: External validation of UK Prospective Diabetes Study outcomes model version 2 in two European observational cohorts. Diabetes Obes Metab 2021; 23:1084-1091. [PMID: 33377255 DOI: 10.1111/dom.14311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM To externally validate the UK Prospective Diabetes Study Outcomes Model version 2 (UKPDS-OM2) by comparing the predicted and observed outcomes in two European population-based cohorts of people with type 2 diabetes. MATERIALS AND METHODS We used data from the Casale Monferrato Survey (CMS; n = 1931) and a subgroup of the Hoorn Diabetes Care System (DCS) cohort (n = 5188). The following outcomes were analysed: all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction (MI), ischaemic heart disease (IHD), stroke, and congestive heart failure (CHF). Model performance was assessed by comparing predictions with observed cumulative incidences in each cohort during follow-up. RESULTS All-cause mortality was overestimated by the UKPDS-OM2 in both the cohorts, with a bias of 0.05 in the CMS and 0.12 in the DCS at 10 years of follow-up. For MI, predictions were consistently higher than observed incidence over the entire follow-up in both cohorts (10 years bias 0.07 for CMS and 0.10 for DCS). The model performed well for stroke and IHD outcomes in both cohorts. CHF incidence was predicted well for the DCS (5 years bias -0.001), but underestimated for the CMS cohort. CONCLUSIONS The UKPDS-OM2 consistently overpredicted the risk of mortality and MI in both cohorts during follow-up. Period effects may partially explain the differences. Results indicate that transferability is not satisfactory for all outcomes, and new or adjusted risk equations may be needed before applying the model to the Italian or Dutch settings.
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- Eva Pagano
- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, "Città della Salute e della Scienza" Hospital and CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Interdisciplinary Center Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation (ICPE), Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, "Città della Salute e della Scienza" Hospital and CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Laboratory of Diabetic Nephropathy, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of General Practice, Amsterdam Public Health Institute, Amsterdam UMC, location VUMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Amsterdam Public Health Institute, Amsterdam UMC, location VUMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Amsterdam Public Health Institute, Amsterdam UMC, location VUMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Amsterdam Public Health Institute, Amsterdam UMC, location VUMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Cell and Chemical Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Health Economics Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- University of Groningen, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, Groningen, The Netherlands
- RIVM, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Rosato R, Pagano E, Testa S, Zola P, di Cuonzo D. Missing data in longitudinal studies: Comparison of multiple imputation methods in a real clinical setting. J Eval Clin Pract 2021; 27:34-41. [PMID: 32101358 DOI: 10.1111/jep.13376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2019] [Revised: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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RATIONALE, AIMS, AND OBJECTIVES Missing data represent a challenge in longitudinal studies. The aim of the study is to compare the performance of the multivariate normal imputation and the fully conditional specification methods, using real data set with missing data partially completed 2 years later. METHOD The data used came from an ongoing randomized controlled trial with 5-year follow-up. At a certain time, we observed a number of patients with missing data and a number of patients whose data were unobserved because they were not yet eligible for a given follow-up. Both unobserved and missing data were imputed. The imputed unobserved data were compared with the corresponding real information obtained 2 years later. RESULTS Both imputation methods showed similar performance on the accuracy measures and produced minimally biased estimates. CONCLUSION Despite the large number of repeated measures with intermittent missing data and the non-normal multivariate distribution of data, both methods performed well and was not possible to determine which was better.
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- Rosalba Rosato
- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.,Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, "Città della Salute e della Scienza" Hospital-University of Turin and CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, "Città della Salute e della Scienza" Hospital-University of Turin and CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Aosta Valley, Aosta, Italy
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- Department Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.,Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, "Città della Salute e della Scienza" Hospital-University of Turin and CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy
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Agabiti N, Acampora A, Angelici L, Di Blasio N, Ciccone G, Pagano E, Grilli R, Di Martino M, Marinacci C, Valent F, Davoli M. [A&F to monitor and promote quality in healthcare during the COVID-19 emergency: the EASY-NET work]. Epidemiol Prev 2021; 44:88-94. [PMID: 33412798 DOI: 10.19191/ep20.5-6.s2.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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We are presenting here the findings of the reaction to the COVID-19 epidemic during the period March to June 2020 of those centres participating in the research EASY-NET which is on-going in Italy, funded by the Ministry of Health and co-founded by the Regional Health Authorities. The objective of EASY-NET is to evaluate the effectiveness of the audit and feedback (A&F) strategies in different clinical and organizational settings in seven regions. As a negative consequence of the COVID-19 epidemic, the activities of the project have suddenly slowed down; nevertheless, the COVID-19 epidemic represented an opportunity to apply the A&F methodology and support the healthcare within the regional authorities in order to manage and monitor the impact of this new disease. The reaction to the crisis on behalf of EASY-NET was inconsistent across the participating regions for various reasons. Factors which influenced the reaction levels in relation to the rapidity and efficiency of the implementation of the A&F strategies were as follows: the varying epidemiological impact of the COVID-19 epidemic in the various territories, the different clinical and organizational context and availability of expert research teams together with A&F procedures which had already been tested before the start of the epidemic.
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- Nera Agabiti
- Dipartimento di epidemiologia del servizio sanitario regionale del Lazio, Azienda sanitaria locale Roma 1, Roma
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- Dipartimento di epidemiologia del servizio sanitario regionale del Lazio, Azienda sanitaria locale Roma 1, Roma;
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- Dipartimento di epidemiologia del servizio sanitario regionale del Lazio, Azienda sanitaria locale Roma 1, Roma
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- SSD epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, Azienda ospedaliera universitaria Città della salute e della scienza di Torino e Centro di riferimento per l'epidemiologia e la prevenzione oncologica in Piemonte, Torino
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- SSD epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, Azienda ospedaliera universitaria Città della salute e della scienza di Torino e Centro di riferimento per l'epidemiologia e la prevenzione oncologica in Piemonte, Torino
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- Azienda unità sanitaria locale, Istituto di ricovero e cura a carattere scientifico di Reggio Emilia
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- Dipartimento di epidemiologia del servizio sanitario regionale del Lazio, Azienda sanitaria locale Roma 1, Roma
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- Dipartimento di epidemiologia del servizio sanitario regionale del Lazio, Azienda sanitaria locale Roma 1, Roma
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- Istituto di igiene ed epidemiologia clinica, Azienda sanitaria universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine
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- Dipartimento di epidemiologia del servizio sanitario regionale del Lazio, Azienda sanitaria locale Roma 1, Roma
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Rosato R, Pagano E, Giordano A, Farinotti M, Ponzio M, Veronese S, Confalonieri P, Grasso MG, Patti F, Solari A. Living with severe multiple sclerosis: Cost-effectiveness of a palliative care intervention and cost of illness study. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2021; 49:102756. [PMID: 33486403 DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2021.102756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2020] [Revised: 09/26/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Little is known about the economic consequences of living with severe multiple sclerosis (SMS). AIMS To assess the cost-effectiveness of a home-based palliative approach (HPA) for people with SMS (pwSMS). To assess direct healthcare costs in this population. METHODS PwSMS from three Italian centers received (2:1 ratio) HPA or usual care over six months. Direct healthcare costs were collected on a monthly basis. Incremental cost-effectiveness was gauged from a national healthcare system (NHS) and a personal perspective, considering the Palliative Outcome Scale-Symptoms-MS (POS-S-MS) and the EuroQol five-dimension descriptive system quality-adjusted life years (EQ-5D-3L QALYs), both completed at baseline, after three and six months. RESULTS Of 78 randomized pwSMS, 76 (50 HPA, 26 usual care) were analyzed. Mean QALYs were close to zero, and the mean group difference was -0.006 (95% CI -0.057 to 0.044). The mean baseline-adjusted cost difference was € -394 (95% confidence interval, CI -3,532 to 2,743). POS-S-MS cost-effectiveness showed a slight mean reduction of symptom burden (-1.9; 95% CI -1.1 to 5.0) with unchanged costs. Mean direct costs due to MS were € 23,195/year, almost equally distributed between NHS (€ 13,108) and pwSMS (€ 10,087). Personal care, medications and home rehabilitation accounted for 80% of total expenditures. Most personal care costs were covered by pwSMS, and these costs were 3/4 of pwSMS out-of-pocket. CONCLUSIONS The slight reduction of symptom burden produced by the HPA was not associated with an increase in costs. NHS and pwSMS almost equally sustained these costs. TRIAL REGISTRATION Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN73082124.
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- Rosalba Rosato
- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, "Città della Salute e della Scienza" Hospital, Turin, Italy and CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy.
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- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, "Città della Salute e della Scienza" Hospital, Turin, Italy and CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; Unit of Neuroepidemiology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Via Celoria 11, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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- Unit of Neuroepidemiology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Via Celoria 11, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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- Scientific Research Area, Italian Multiple Sclerosis Foundation (FISM), Via Operai 40, 16149 Genoa, Italy.
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- Multiple Sclerosis Center, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Via Celoria 11, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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- Multiple Sclerosis Unit, IRCCS S. Lucia Foundation, Via Ardeatina 306, 00179 Rome, Italy.
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- Multiple Sclerosis Center, Neurology Clinic, University Hospital Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele, Via S. Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- Unit of Neuroepidemiology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Via Celoria 11, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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Sacerdote C, Castiglione A, Pagano E, Migliore E, Pivetta E, Auzzas GM, Brenstisci C, Brunetti F, Dafilé C, Gangemi M, Giacometti L, Gilardetti M, Martinis VH, Saccona F, Stura A, Turco D, Balestro C, Zozzoli S, Filandra U, Roggero S, Silvestre C, Scozzari G, Scaramozzino A, Ciccone G. Clinical and epidemiological characteristics associated with pneumonia at disease onset in patients admitted for COVID-19 to the Emergency Department of a large Hospital in Piedmont (North-Western Italy). Epidemiol Prev 2021; 44:216-225. [PMID: 33412813 DOI: 10.19191/ep20.5-6.s2.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES to explore clinical and epidemiological characteristics associated with an imaging feature of COVID-19 pneumonia at disease onset, in order to identify factors that may be evaluable by general practitioners at patient's home, and which may lead to identify a more severe disease, needing hospitalization. DESIGN this is a retrospective/prospective observational hospital cohort. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS the study population includes all patients consecutively admitted to the emergency department of Città della salute e della scienza University Hospital from 01.03 to 31.05.2020 with a confirmed diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES patients were classified in two groups according to the findings of X-ray imaging, lung ultrasound and chest computer tomography, as pneumonia or not pneumonia patients. RESULTS in multivariable analysis, factors most strongly associated with emergency department admission with pneumonia were age, oxygen saturation <90% (adj OR 4.16 ;95%CI 1.44-12.07), respiratory rate >24 breaths/min (adj OR 6.50; 95%CI 2.36-17.87), fever ≥38° (adj OR 3.05; 95%CI 1.53-6.08) and the presence of gastroenteric symptoms (vomiting and diarrhea). A delay (> 7 days) between the appearance of the initial lung symptoms (cough and dyspnea) and the admission to the emergency department was also related to a higher probability of receiving a positive imaging report (OR 4.99; 95%CI 2,02-12,34). CONCLUSIONS in order to reorganize the management of COVID-19 patients in Italy, in view of the risk of a second wave of epidemic or of local outbreaks, it would be desirable to relocate the triage, and possibly the patient's care, from hospital to home. In this scenario it is important to identify all symptoms and signs associated with COVID-19 pneumonia that would facilitate the decision-making process of GPs leading to patients hospitalization.
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- Carlotta Sacerdote
- SSD Epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, SC Epidemiologia dei tumori, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino - CPO Piemonte, Torino;
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- SSD Epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, SC Epidemiologia dei tumori, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino - CPO Piemonte, Torino
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- SSD Epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, SC Epidemiologia dei tumori, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino - CPO Piemonte, Torino
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- SSD Epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, SC Epidemiologia dei tumori, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino - CPO Piemonte, Torino
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- SC Medicina d'urgenza (MECAU), AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino
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- SSD Epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, SC Epidemiologia dei tumori, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino - CPO Piemonte, Torino
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- SSD Epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, SC Epidemiologia dei tumori, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino - CPO Piemonte, Torino
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- SSD Epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, SC Epidemiologia dei tumori, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino - CPO Piemonte, Torino
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- SSD Epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, SC Epidemiologia dei tumori, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino - CPO Piemonte, Torino
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- SSD Epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, SC Epidemiologia dei tumori, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino - CPO Piemonte, Torino
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- SSD Epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, SC Epidemiologia dei tumori, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino - CPO Piemonte, Torino
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- SSD Epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, SC Epidemiologia dei tumori, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino - CPO Piemonte, Torino
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- SSD Epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, SC Epidemiologia dei tumori, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino - CPO Piemonte, Torino
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- SSD Epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, SC Epidemiologia dei tumori, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino - CPO Piemonte, Torino
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- SSD Epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, SC Epidemiologia dei tumori, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino - CPO Piemonte, Torino
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- SSD Epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, SC Epidemiologia dei tumori, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino - CPO Piemonte, Torino
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- Direzione sanitaria, Presidio ospedaliero Molinette, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino
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- Direzione sanitaria, Presidio ospedaliero Molinette, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino
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- Direzione sanitaria, Presidio ospedaliero Molinette, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino
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- Direzione sanitaria, Presidio ospedaliero Molinette, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino
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- Direzione sanitaria, Presidio ospedaliero Molinette, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino
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- Direzione sanitaria, Presidio ospedaliero Molinette, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino
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- Direzione sanitaria, Presidio ospedaliero Molinette, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino
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- SSD Epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, SC Epidemiologia dei tumori, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino - CPO Piemonte, Torino
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Barili F, D'Errigo P, Rosato S, Grossi C, D'Ovidio M, Pagano E, Seccareccia F. Long-term outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting: the role of off-pump strategy. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.2674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
The debate on the advantages and limitations of off-pump (OPCAB) on long-term outcomes has not still arrived to a conclusion. This study was designed to compare the impact of OPCAB vs on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) on long-term mortality and major adverse cardiac events (MACEs).
Methods
The PRIORITY project was designed to evaluate the long-term outcomes of 2 large prospective multicenter cohort studies on CABG conducted between 2002–2004 and 2007–2008. Data on isolated CABG were linked to 2 administrative datasets. Time-to-event methods were employed to analyze outcomes.
Results
The population consisted of 11021 patients who underwent isolated CABG (27.2% OPCAB) that were divided into development and validation datasets. The median follow-up time was 8 years (interquartile range 7.6–10 years) and was 100% complete. Unadjusted long-term survival was significantly worst for OPCAB, nonetheless the adjustment did not confirm OPCAB as a risk factor for mortality (HR 0.94, 95% CI 0.85–1.03, p=0.19). OPCAB was associated to an increased risk of MACE at 10 years (adjusted HR 1.14, 95% CI 1.06–1.23, p=0.001). Inside the MACEs, OPCAB was significantly related to increased incidence of rehospitalization for percutaneous cardiac intervention (PCI), (adjusted HR 1.33, 95% CI 1.16–1.53, p<0.001), demonstrating to be an independent risk factor for PCI with an hazard that is 33% higher than on-pump CABG.
Conclusions
OPCAB did not affect long-term mortality but is associated with an increased long-term risk of repeat PCI. These findings may have important implications towards health resources allocation, particularly in a climate of cost containment of healthcare expenditures.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): Italian Minister of Health
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- F Barili
- Santa Croce E Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy
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- National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Santa Croce E Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy
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- Health Authority Roma E, Lazio Regional Health Service, Rome, Italy
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- Centre for Epidemiology and Prevention of Cancer (CPO-Piemonte), Turin, Italy
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- National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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Barili F, D'Errigo P, Rosato S, Biancari F, D'Ovidio M, Pagano E, Seccareccia F. Can double internal thoracic artery grafts affect 10-year outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting? Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.2667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
The advantages of the employment of double internal thoracic artery grafts (BITA) for coronary artery bypass grafting have been recently questioned and no data on long-term follow-up are available. This observational retrospective cohort study was designed by the PRIORITY planning committee to evaluate 10-year follow-up of isolated CABG performed with and without BITA in order to clarify and consolidate the contrasting literature.
Methods
The PRIORITY project was designed to evaluate the long-term outcomes of 2 large prospective multicenter cohort studies on CABG conducted between 2002–2004 and 2007–2008. Data on isolated CABG were linked to 2 administrative datasets. Time-to-event distributions were separately analyzed accordingly to primary event-type (death, MACEs), using Kaplan-Meier estimates and Cox regression.
Results
The population consisted of 11021 patients who underwent isolated CABG that were divided into development and validation datasets; double thoracic internal artery grafts was employed in 24.6%. The median follow-up time was 8 years (interquartile range 7.6–10 years) and was 100% complete. After adjustment for potential confounding factors, BITA was significantly associated with better survival (HR 0.85, 95% CI 0.76–0.95, p=0.003). Moreover, the employment of BITA reduced the incidence of MACEs at follow-up (adjusted HR 0.87, 95% CI 0.80–0.94, p=0.001). In details, BITA was demonstrated to be a protective factor for acute myocardial infarction (adjusted HR 0.84, 95% CI 0.71–0.99, p=0.05) and for rehospitalization for percutaneous cardiac intervention (PCI; adjusted HR 0.82, 95% CI 0.70–0.96, p=0.013).
Conclusions
The employment of double internal thoracic artery grafts for coronary artery bypass grafting has been associated to survival advantage at 10-year. Moreover, it significantly decreased the incidence of acute myocardial infarction and rehospitalization for percutaneous cardiac intervention.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): Italian Minister of Health
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- F Barili
- Santa Croce E Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy
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- National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Helsinki University Hospital, Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki, Finland
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- Health Authority Roma E, Lazio Regional Health Service, Rome, Italy
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- Centre for Epidemiology and Prevention of Cancer (CPO-Piemonte), Turin, Italy
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- National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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Pagano E, Castiglione A, Scozzari G, La Valle G, Angelone L, Agabiti N, Scarmozzino A, Ciccone G. [Audit and Feedback approach in the CoViD-19 emergency: adaptation of the EASY-NET project in the AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza of Turin.]. Recenti Prog Med 2020; 111:487-491. [PMID: 32914776 DOI: 10.1701/3421.34061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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CoViD-19 pandemic heavily impacted most on-going research activities, causing delays and need of re-programming. EASY-NET (NET-2016-02364191) is a network project, started in April 2019, co-funded by the Italian Ministry of Health and the participating regions. Within the general project, centred on the evaluation of Audit and Feedback (A&F) strategies in improving quality and equity in different health care contexts, the Piedmont region is responsible of the work package 3 (WP3) on specific oncology pathways and procedures. After a thorough evaluation of the impact of the CoViD-19 emergency on the WP3 activities, at the beginning of March 2020, the decision was to continue, with some adaptations, the audits already started, and to delay those in the early planning phase. The provisional availability of part of the time-persons involved in EASY-NET on one side, and the urgency of acquiring data on the management of the large number of CoViD-19 patients admitted to the study coordinator hospital on the other side, determined the personnel responsible of the WP3, in accordance with the hospital management, to invest these resources in monitoring the CoViD-19 hospitalized patients with both A&F activity and research objectives. Besides periodic reports, a web site, with restricted access to the involved health care personnel, was developed to allow a direct and timely consultation of graphics describing the flow of the patients, their management, and outcomes. This experience was made possible thanks to a favourable combination of different factors: the presence within the hospital of a group of experienced epidemiologists in A&F, the availability of extra resources, the strong support and collaboration by the hospital management and the readiness for authorisation by the Ethics Committee. We underline the need to provide a certain degree of flexibility in the long-term projects funded by the Ministry of Health, the extraordinary adaptability of the A&F approach also to emergency situations and the possibility of combining audit activities and research objectives in the same project.
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- SSD Epidemiologia Clinica e Valutativa, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino
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- Direzione Sanitaria, Presidio Molinette, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino
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- Direzione Aziendale, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino
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- Direzione Aziendale, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino
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- Direzione Sanitaria, Presidio Molinette, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino
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Ciccone G, Deandrea S, Clavenna A, Kirchmayer U, Simeon V, Acampora A, Agabiti N, Angelici L, Banzi R, Cadum E, Castiglione A, Chiodini P, Colombo C, Ferroni E, Migliore E, Nisticò L, Pagano E, Sabelli AM, Sacerdote C, Silvestri C, Soldati S, Stranges S, Tirani M, Davoli M, Galassi C, Forastiere F. [Covid-19 and clinical-epidemiological research in Italy: proposal of a research agenda on priority topics by the Italian association of epidemiology]. Epidemiol Prev 2020; 44:51-59. [PMID: 33412794 DOI: 10.19191/ep20.5-6.s2.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND the Covid-19 pandemic has provoked a huge of clinical and epidemiological research initiatives, especially in the most involved countries. However, this very large effort was characterized by several methodological weaknesses, both in the field of discovering effective treatments (with too many small and uncontrolled trials) and in the field of identifying preventable risks and prognostic factors (with too few large, representative and well-designed cohorts or case-control studies). OBJECTIVES in response to the fragmented and uncoordinated research production on Covid-19, the italian Association of Epidemiology (AIE) stimulated the formation of a working group (WG) with the aims of identifying the most important gaps in knowledge and to propose a structured research agenda of clinical and epidemiological studies considered at high priority on Covid-19, including recommendations on the preferable methodology. METHODS the WG was composed by 25 subjects, mainly epidemiologists, statisticians, and other experts in specific fields, who have voluntarily agreed to the proposal. The agreement on a list of main research questions and on the structure of the specific documents to be produced were defined through few meetings and cycles of document exchanges. RESULTS twelve main research questions on Covid-19 were identified, covering aetiology, prognosis, interventions, follow-up and impact on general and specific populations (children, pregnant women). For each of them, a two-page form was developed, structured in: background, main topics, methods (with recommendations on preferred study design and warnings for bias prevention) and an essential bibliography. CONCLUSIONS this research agenda represents an initial contribution to direct clinical and epidemiological research efforts on high priority topics with a focus on methodological aspects. Further development and refinements of this agenda by Public Health Authorities are encouraged.
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- Giovannino Ciccone
- SSD epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino, CPO Piemonte, Torino;
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- Dipartimento di igiene e prevenzione sanitaria, ATS di Pavia
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- Dipartimento epidemiologia del Servizio sanitario regionale del Lazio, ASL Roma 1, Roma
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- Unità di statistica medica, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Napoli
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- Dipartimento epidemiologia del Servizio sanitario regionale del Lazio, ASL Roma 1, Roma
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- Dipartimento epidemiologia del Servizio sanitario regionale del Lazio, ASL Roma 1, Roma
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- Dipartimento epidemiologia del Servizio sanitario regionale del Lazio, ASL Roma 1, Roma
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- Istituto di ricerche farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milano
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- Dipartimento di igiene e prevenzione sanitaria, ATS di Pavia
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- SSD epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino, CPO Piemonte, Torino
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- SSD epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino, CPO Piemonte, Torino
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- Istituto di ricerche farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milano
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- UOC Servizio epidemiologico regionale e registri, Azienda Zero, Regione del Veneto, Padova
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- SSD epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino, CPO Piemonte, Torino
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- Centro di riferimento per le scienze comportamentali e la salute mentale, Istituto superiore di sanità, Roma
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- SSD epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino, CPO Piemonte, Torino
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- SC epidemiologia dei tumori, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino, CPO Piemonte, Torino
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- Osservatorio di epidemiologia, Agenzia regionale di sanità della Toscana, Firenze
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- Dipartimento epidemiologia del Servizio sanitario regionale del Lazio, ASL Roma 1, Roma
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- Department of epidemiology and biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, in London, Ontario (Canada)
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- Dipartimento di igiene e prevenzione sanitaria, ATS di Pavia
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- Dipartimento epidemiologia del Servizio sanitario regionale del Lazio, ASL Roma 1, Roma
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- SSD epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, AOU Città della salute e della scienza di Torino, CPO Piemonte, Torino
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- Istituto per la ricerca e l'innovazione biomedica, Consiglio nazionale delle ricerche, Palermo
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Pagano E, Evangelista A, D'Errigo P, Rosato S, Seccareccia F, Biancari F, Badoni G, Forti M, Barili F. Hospitalization costs related to long-term management of patients undergoing CABG (PRIORITY project). Eur J Public Health 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.1109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Identifying potential tools that could help improving the standard of care and lead to a better allocation of economic resources represents a main objective of research in public health. Using data from the PRIORITY cohort, this study aims to describe inpatients costs after a discharge for isolated coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).
Methods
The PRIORITY project was designed to evaluate the long-term outcomes of 2 large multicenter cohort studies on CABG conducted between 2002-04 and 2007-08. For each patient discharged alive after a CABG intervention, costs of hospitalizations were estimated as the sum of costs of all the admissions occurred during 3 years of follow-up. NHS reimbursement rates were used as standard costs (in Euros). Inpatients costs were analysed according to their baseline risk factors.
Results
Among the 7363 patients included in this analysis, the median 3-year hospitalization costs were 4341€ (IQR: 1865-11699). Median costs were around 4.000€ for subjects alive at the end of follow up but higher for patients dying within 1 (about 8.600€) and 2-3 years of follow up (about 20.000€). The presence of comorbidities (such as diabetes and cancer) lead to higher median hospitalization costs while the on-pump approach was associated to lower median cost. Sixteen per cent of patients were at zero cost having no re-hospitalizations during the 3 years of follow-up (97% alive). Subjects at zero cost received more frequently on-pump approach, had a lower frequency of cancer, arteriopathy and ictus, but a higher frequency of angina and infarction.
Conclusions
Inpatient costs after isolated CABG are affected by preoperative comorbidities and by operative variables that could be removed or managed. Identifying independent risk factors for re-hospitalization will lead to the definition of a preoperative clinical and decision-making path that will bring both a clinical advantage for the patient and an optimization of costs for the NHS.
Key messages
Inpatient costs after isolated CABG are affected by preoperative comorbidities and operative characteristics like the on-pump approach. Appropriate management of operative approaches mainly based on operator preferences can have important implications in terms of healthcare costs.
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- E Pagano
- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Turin, Italy
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- National Centre for Global Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- National Centre for Global Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- National Centre for Global Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- National Centre for Global Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- National Outcomes Program, Italian National Agency for Regional Healthcare Services, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, S. Croce Hospital, Cuneo, Italy
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Daicampi C, Comoretto RI, Soriani N, Lolli E, Boschetto S, Cecchin M, Marinetto A, Pagano E, Perissinotto E, Baraldi E, Gregori D. Protocols for early discharging of premature infants: an empirical assessment on safety and savings. J Perinat Med 2020; 47:885-893. [PMID: 31421044 DOI: 10.1515/jpm-2018-0420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background Preterm newborns may be discharged when clinical conditions are stable. Several criteria for early discharge have been proposed in the literature. This study carried out the first quantitative comparison of their impact in terms of hospitalization savings, safety and costs. Methods This study was based on the clinical histories of 213 premature infants born in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Padova University Hospital between 2013 and 2014. Seventeen early discharge criteria were drawn from the literature and retrospectively applied to these data, and computation of hospitalization savings, safety and costs implied by each criterion was carried out. Results Among the criteria considered, average gains ranged from 1.1 to 10.3 hospital days and between 0.3 and 1.1 fewer infections per discharged infant. Criteria that led to saving more hospital days had higher cost-effectiveness in terms of crisis and infection, and they spared infants from more infections. However, episodes of apnea and bradycardia were detected after the potential early discharge date for all criteria, with a mean number of episodes numbering between 0.3 and 1.4. Conclusion The results highlight a clear trade-off between days saved and health risks for infants, with potential consequences for health care costs.
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- Chiara Daicampi
- Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Via Loredan 18, 35121 Padova, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Via Loredan 18, 35121 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Via Loredan 18, 35121 Padova, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Via Loredan 18, 35121 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, University of Torino, CERMS and CPO-Piemonte, Torino, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Via Loredan 18, 35121 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Via Loredan 18, 35121 Padova, Italy
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Rosato R, Di Cuonzo D, Ritorto G, Fanchini L, Bustreo S, Racca P, Pagano E. Tailoring chemotherapy supply according to patients' preferences: a quantitative method in colorectal cancer care. Curr Med Res Opin 2020; 36:73-81. [PMID: 31535573 DOI: 10.1080/03007995.2019.1670475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objectives: The aim of this study was to conduct a discrete choice experiment with patients affected by colorectal cancer to understand their preferences for different attributes of the chemotherapy supply. Our overall goal is to provide evidence on the relative importance of each attribute in order to tailor chemotherapy supply according to patients' priorities in the design or reorganization processes of cancer services.Methods: Focus groups were used to identify the attributes and levels for the discrete choice experiment. The attributes were: continuity of care, understanding, information, treatment choice, and time for therapy. Respondents were asked to choose between two mutually exclusive hypothetical alternatives of chemotherapy supply. Patients completed the discrete choice experiment along with the health-related quality of life and patients' satisfaction questions. Conditional and mixed logistic models were used to analyses the data.Results: Patients with colorectal cancer treated with chemotherapy (n = 76) completed the survey. The most important aspects of chemotherapy supply were: "Providing detailed and complete information" and "High ability in understanding" patients. Preferences were also influenced by the availability of a trusted doctor. Except for one attribute (waiting time for therapy), all other characteristics significantly influenced respondents' preferences.Conclusions: Results should support a policy of strengthening medical doctors' capabilities to communicate with patients, providing them complete information and involving them in the clinical decisions. Specifically, the findings should be used to improve the current provision of cancer care by identifying areas of preferred intervention from the perspectives of patients in order to tailor the service supply accordingly.
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- Rosalba Rosato
- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino Hospital-CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino Hospital-CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Oncologia, SSD Colorectal Cancer Unit, Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino Hospital, Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Oncologia, SSD Colorectal Cancer Unit, Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino Hospital, Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Oncologia, SSD Colorectal Cancer Unit, Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino Hospital, Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Oncologia, SSD Colorectal Cancer Unit, Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino Hospital, Torino, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino Hospital-CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy
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Guarneri V, Pronzato P, Bertetto O, Roila F, Amunni G, Bortolami A, Tognazzo S, Griguolo G, Pagano E, Stracci F, Bianconi F, Gemmi F, Bachini L, Ciccone G, Paoli G, Paleari L, Conte PF. Use of Electronic Administrative Databases to Measure Quality Indicators of Breast Cancer Care: Experience of Five Regional Oncology Networks in Italy. JCO Oncol Pract 2019; 16:e211-e220. [PMID: 31855497 PMCID: PMC7025426 DOI: 10.1200/jop.19.00466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE: Assuring quality of care, while maintaining sustainability, in complex conditions such as breast cancer (BC) is an important challenge for health systems. Here, we describe a methodology to define a set of quality indicators, assess their computability from administrative data, and apply them to a large cohort of BC cases. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Clinical professionals from the Italian Regional Oncology Networks identified 46 clinically relevant indicators of BC care; 22 were potentially computable using administrative data. Incident cases of BC diagnosed in 2016 in five Italian regions were identified using administrative databases from regional repositories. Each indicator was calculated through record linkage of anonymized individual data. RESULTS: A total of 15,342 incident BC cases were identified. Nine indicators were actually computable from administrative data (two structure and seven process indicators). Although most indicators were consistent with guidelines, for one indicator (blood tumor markers in the year after surgery, 44.2% to 64.5%; benchmark ≤ 20%), deviation was evident throughout the five regions, highlighting systematic overlooking of clinical recommendations. Two indicators (radiotherapy within 4 months after surgery if no adjuvant chemotherapy; 42% to 83.8%; benchmark ≥ 90%; and mammography 6 to 18 months after surgery, 55.1% to 72.6%; benchmark ≥ 90%) showed great regional variability and were lower than expected, possibly as result of an underestimation in indicator calculation by administrative data. CONCLUSION: Despite highlighting some limitations in the use of administrative data to measure health care performance, this study shows that evaluating the quality of BC care at a population level is possible and potentially useful for guiding quality improvement interventions.
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- Valentina Guarneri
- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova,Italy.,Medical Oncology 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IOV-IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, UO Oncologia Medica 2, IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST, Genova, Italy.,ROLi, Rete Oncologica Ligure, Genova, Italy
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- Rete Oncologica del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Torino, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, SC Oncologia Medica, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.,Rete Oncologica Toscana - Istituto per lo Studio, la Prevenzione e la Rete Oncologica (ISPRO) Regione Toscana, Florence, Italy
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- Medical Oncology 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IOV-IRCCS, Padova, Italy.,Rete Oncologica del Veneto (ROV), Padova, Italy
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- Medical Oncology 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IOV-IRCCS, Padova, Italy.,Rete Oncologica del Veneto (ROV), Padova, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova,Italy.,Medical Oncology 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IOV-IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, "Città della Salute e della Scienza" Hospital - CPO Piemonte, Torino, Italy
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- Public Health Section, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, "Città della Salute e della Scienza" Hospital - CPO Piemonte, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova,Italy.,Medical Oncology 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IOV-IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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Pagano E, Romano B, Iannotti F, Parisi O, D’Armiento M, Pignatiello S, Coretti L, Lucafò M, Venneri T, Stocco G, Lembo F, Orlando P, Capasso R, Di Marzo V, Izzo A, Borrelli F. The non-euphoric phytocannabinoid cannabidivarin counteracts intestinal inflammation in mice and cytokine expression in biopsies from UC pediatric patients. Pharmacol Res 2019; 149:104464. [DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2019.104464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Revised: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Ricceri F, Calabrese SC, Ferracin E, Di Cuonzo D, Macciotta A, d’Errico A, Franco PF, Numico G, Pagano E, Sacerdote C. Risk of cardiovascular diseases after breast cancer: an analysis on a cohort of 1.3 million women. Eur J Public Health 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz185.364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Breast cancer (BC) is the malignant tumor with the highest incidence in women in the world with an estimate of about 500,000 new cases per year in Europe. Guidelines for BC treatment include surgery followed by radiotherapy, hormonal therapy or chemotherapy. Several studies showed that BC treatment increases the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) while only few studies investigated the risk of stroke after BC.
The aim of the present study was to assess the risk of MI and stroke in BC survivors, taking into account the possible influence of treatments.
Methods
Women included in the study are part of a longitudinal cohort including all residents in the Piedmont region linked to the 2011 census data and followed-up through administrative data on mortality, hospital admissions, drug prescriptions, and outpatient consultations. Validated algorithms to identify BC incident cases and their therapies as well as to identify MI and stroke were applied.
The effect of BC on the risk of MI and stroke was tested using Cox models (adjusted for confounding variables) that allow to account for the competing risks. First, BC patients were compared to healthy women, then BC women that undertwent a specific therapy were compared with both healthy women and other BC patients.
Results
Women with BC showed an increased risk compared to healthy women for both MI (HR: 1.20; 95% CI: 1.05-1.38) and stroke (HR: 1.58; 95%CI: 1.38-1.82). Chemotherapy almost doubled the risk of MI, while radiotherapy did not seem to have a similar effect, even comparing with other BC patients. The high risk of stroke observed comparing BC (any therapy) with healthy women disappeared when comparing specific therapies among BC patients.
Conclusions
Chemotherapy increased the risk of MI in BC patients, while recent radiotherapy strategies had less impact, if any. Moreover, the mechanism for which BC patients have an increased risk of stroke seems not to be related to a late effect of therapies.
Key messages
Breast cancer women are at higher risk of developing cardio and cerebrovascular diseases and this should be taken into account when planning therapies and follow-up surveillance. Despite the increase in quality of the therapeutic approaches for breast cancer patients, chemotherapy increases the risk of myocardial infarction, while radiotherapy dangerousness recently decreased.
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- F Ricceri
- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Orbassano, Italy
- Unit of Epidemiology, Regional Health Service ASLTO3, Grugliasco, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Turin, Orbassano, Italy
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- Unit of Epidemiology, Regional Health Service ASLTO3, Grugliasco, Italy
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, “Città della Salute e della Scienza” Hospital and Centre for Cancer Prevention, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Orbassano, Italy
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- Unit of Epidemiology, Regional Health Service ASLTO3, Grugliasco, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Radiation Oncology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Unit of Oncology, “SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo” hospital Alessandria, and Piedmont Oncological Network, Alessandria, Italy
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, “Città della Salute e della Scienza” Hospital and Centre for Cancer Prevention, Turin, Italy
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, “Città della Salute e della Scienza” Hospital and Centre for Cancer Prevention, Turin, Italy
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Leal J, Morrow LM, Khurshid W, Pagano E, Feenstra T. Decision models of prediabetes populations: A systematic review. Diabetes Obes Metab 2019; 21:1558-1569. [PMID: 30828927 PMCID: PMC6619188 DOI: 10.1111/dom.13684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Revised: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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AIMS With evidence supporting the use of preventive interventions for prediabetes populations and the use of novel biomarkers to stratify the risk of progression, there is a need to evaluate their cost-effectiveness across jurisdictions. Our aim is to summarize and assess the quality and validity of decision models and model-based economic evaluations of populations with prediabetes, to evaluate their potential use for the assessment of novel prevention strategies and to discuss the knowledge gaps, challenges and opportunities. MATERIALS AND METHODS We searched Medline, Embase, EconLit and NHS EED between 2000 and 2018 for studies reporting computer simulation models of the natural history of individuals with prediabetes and/or we used decision models to evaluate the impact of treatment strategies on these populations. Data were extracted following PRISMA guidelines and assessed using modelling checklists. Two reviewers independently assessed 50% of the titles and abstracts to determine whether a full text review was needed. Of these, 10% was assessed by each reviewer to cross-reference the decision to proceed to full review. Using a standardized form and double extraction, each of four reviewers extracted 50% of the identified studies. RESULTS A total of 29 published decision models that simulate prediabetes populations were identified. Studies showed large variations in the definition of prediabetes and model structure. The inclusion of complications in prediabetes (n = 8) and type 2 diabetes (n = 17) health states also varied. A minority of studies simulated annual changes in risk factors (glycaemia, HbA1c, blood pressure, BMI, lipids) as individuals progressed in the models (n = 7) and accounted for heterogeneity among individuals with prediabetes (n = 7). CONCLUSIONS Current prediabetes decision models have considerable limitations in terms of their quality and validity and do not allow evaluation of stratified strategies using novel biomarkers, highlighting a clear need for more comprehensive prediabetes decision models.
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- Jose Leal
- Health Economics Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Population HealthUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- Health Economics Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Population HealthUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- Health Economics Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Population HealthUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology and CPO PiemonteCittà della Salute e della Scienza HospitalTurinItaly
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- Groningen UniversityUMCG, Department of EpidemiologyGroningenThe Netherlands
- RIVMBilthovenThe Netherlands
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Richiardi L, Pearce N, Pagano E, Di Cuonzo D, Zugna D, Pizzi C. Baseline selection on a collider: a ubiquitous mechanism occurring in both representative and selected cohort studies. J Epidemiol Community Health 2019; 73:475-480. [PMID: 30804046 DOI: 10.1136/jech-2018-211829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Revised: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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There is debate as to whether cohort studies are valid when they are based on a source population that is non-representative of a given general population. This baseline selection may introduce collider bias if the exposure of interest and some other outcome risk factors affect the probability of being in the source population, thus altering the associations between the exposure and those risk factors. We argue that this mechanism is not specific to 'selected cohorts' and also occurs in 'representative cohorts' due to the selection processes that occur in any population. These selection processes are for example linked to the life status, immigration and emigration, which, in turn, may be affected by environmental and social determinants, lifestyles and genetics. We provide real-world examples of this phenomenon using data on the population of the Piedmont region, Italy. In addition to well-recognised mechanisms, such as shared common causes, the associations between the exposure of interest and the risk factors for the outcome of interest in any source population are potentially shaped by collider bias due to the underlying selection processes. We conclude that, when conducting a cohort study, different source populations, whether 'selected' or 'representative', may lead to different exposure-outcome risk factor associations, and thus different degrees of lack of exchangeability, but that one approach is not inherently more or less biased than the other. The key issue is whether the relevant risk factors can be identified and controlled.
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- Lorenzo Richiardi
- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin and CPO-Piemonte, Turin, Italy
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- Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.,Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Cancer Epidemiology Turin, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza and CPO-Piemonte, Torino, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Turin, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza and CPO-Piemonte, Torino, Italy.,Cancer Epidemiology, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin and CPO-Piemonte, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin and CPO-Piemonte, Turin, Italy
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Senore C, Hassan C, Regge D, Pagano E, Iussich G, Correale L, Segnan N. Cost-effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening programmes using sigmoidoscopy and immunochemical faecal occult blood test. J Med Screen 2018; 26:76-83. [PMID: 30180780 DOI: 10.1177/0969141318789710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Several European countries are implementing organized colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programmes using faecal immunochemical test (FIT) and/or flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS), but the cost-effectiveness of these programmes is not yet available. We aimed to assess cost-effectiveness, based on data from the established Piedmont screening programme. METHODS Using the Piedmont programme data, a Markov model was constructed comparing three strategies in a simulated cohort of 100,000 subjects: single FS, biennial FIT, or sequential strategy (FS + FIT offered to FS non-responders). Estimates for CRC incidence and mortality prevention were derived from studies of organized screening. Cost analysis for FS and FIT was based on data from organized programmes. Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICER) between the different strategies were calculated. Sensitivity and probabilistic analyses were performed. RESULTS Direct costs for FS, and for FIT at first and subsequent rounds, were estimated as €160, €33, and €21, respectively. All the simulated strategies were effective (10-17% CRC incidence reduction) and cost-effective vs. no screening (ICER <€1000 per life-year saved). FS and FS + FIT were the only cost-saving strategies, with FS least expensive (€15 saving per person invited). FS + FIT and FS were the only non-dominated strategies. FS + FIT were more effective and cost-effective than FS (ICER €1217 per life-year saved). The residual marginal uncertainty was mainly related to parameters inherent to FIT effectiveness and adherence. CONCLUSIONS Organized CRC screening programmes are highly cost-effective, irrespective of the test selected. A sequential approach with FS and FIT appears the most cost-effective option. A single FS is the least expensive, but convenient, approach.
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- Carlo Senore
- 1 SSD Epidemiology, screening unit - CPO, University Hospital "Città della Salute e della Scienza", Turin, Italy
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- 1 SSD Epidemiology, screening unit - CPO, University Hospital "Città della Salute e della Scienza", Turin, Italy.,2 Endoscopy Unit, Nuovo Regina Margherita Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- 3 Imaging Unit, Candiolo Cancer Institute FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Turin, Italy.,4 Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- 5 SCDU Cancer epidemiology - CPO, University Hospital "Città della Salute e della Scienza", Turin, Italy
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- 1 SSD Epidemiology, screening unit - CPO, University Hospital "Città della Salute e della Scienza", Turin, Italy
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Pagano E, Crosetto L, Evangelista A, Monagheddu C, Davini O, Fornero G, Raciti I, Giustetto G, Ciccone G. [Diagnostic imaging procedures and prescribing appropriateness: are administrative data a proper instrument? An experience from Piedmont Region (Northern Italy)]. Epidemiol Prev 2018; 42:151-159. [PMID: 29774712 DOI: 10.19191/ep18.2.p151.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES to assess at population level if healthcare administrative data can be suitable to identify variability and determinants of the prescribing rates for some diagnostic imaging procedures at high-risk of inappropriateness. DESIGN population-based observational study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Piedmont Region (Northern Italy) adult population (>20 years) in year 2013. The subjects included were 3,566,147, referring to 3,016 general practitioners (GPs), in 12 Local Health Authorities (LHAs). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES prescription rates of 4 diagnostic imaging procedures at high-risk of inappropriateness (vertebral and joint magnetic resonance - MR, vertebral computed tomography - CT, and bone densitometry). The following factors have been investigated: sociodemographic and clinical data of the subjects, prescribing GPs' characteristics, and organizational environment of the LHA for whom the GP is working. For each procedure, prescription rate determinants have been estimated by a logistic regression modelling of the probability of receiving at least one prescription during the year. Hierarchical data structure has been managed. The Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) and the Median Odds Ratio (MOR) were used as measures of variability due to GPs and LHAs. RESULTS the degree of variability among LHAs and, within each LHA, among GPs was moderate (ICC for LHA: 0.009 and 0.004; ICC for GP: 0.015 and 0.014, respectively, for vertebral and joint MR). Prescribing probability was mainly explained by the demographic and clinical characteristics of the subjects. Most of the GPs' characteristics did not show any relevant association. Results suggest also a potential role of the private technology availability in the LHA where the GP is working. CONCLUSIONS administrative healthcare data did not describe a relevant degree of variability in prescribing diagnostic imaging procedures in Piedmont Region, except for some GPs and LHAs with a different rate from the regional average. To explain differences in prescribing rates of some GPs or LHAs and to assess their appropriateness, outpatient databases should be enriched with clinical data (mainly, diagnosis or clinical suspicion) or different tools, such as clinical audit, should be used.
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- Eva Pagano
- SSD epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, Azienda ospedaliera universitaria Città della salute e della scienza di Torino e Centro di riferimento per l'epidemiologia e la prevenzione oncologica in Piemonte, Torino.
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- SSD epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, Azienda ospedaliera universitaria Città della salute e della scienza di Torino e Centro di riferimento per l'epidemiologia e la prevenzione oncologica in Piemonte, Torino
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- SSD epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, Azienda ospedaliera universitaria Città della salute e della scienza di Torino e Centro di riferimento per l'epidemiologia e la prevenzione oncologica in Piemonte, Torino
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- SSD epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, Azienda ospedaliera universitaria Città della salute e della scienza di Torino e Centro di riferimento per l'epidemiologia e la prevenzione oncologica in Piemonte, Torino
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- SC radiologia, Azienda ospedaliera universitaria Città della salute e della scienza di Torino
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- SC qualità, risk management, accreditamento, Azienda ospedaliera universitaria Città della salute e della scienza di Torino
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- SC qualità, risk management, accreditamento, Azienda ospedaliera universitaria Città della salute e della scienza di Torino
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- Medico di medicina generale, presidente dell'Ordine dei medici, chirurghi e odontoiatri di Torino
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- SSD epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, Azienda ospedaliera universitaria Città della salute e della scienza di Torino e Centro di riferimento per l'epidemiologia e la prevenzione oncologica in Piemonte, Torino
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Fuso L, Evangelista A, Pagano E, Piovano E, Perotto S, Mazzola S, Bertoldo E, La Porta MR, Rosmino C, Furbatto G, Abate S, Di Costanzo G, Trossarelli G, Baù MG, Carnino F, Gambaro G, Piantanida P, Alabiso O, Galletto L, Zavallone L, Rossi A, Barbero M, Tessa M, Katsaros D, Danese S, Brignolo P, Gorzegno G, Grillo R, Apolone G, Ciccone G, Zola P. Variation in gynecological oncology follow-up practice: Attributable to cancer centers or to patient characteristics? A Piedmont Regional Oncology Network Study. Tumori 2018; 97:551-8. [DOI: 10.1177/030089161109700502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Aims and background Although guidelines recommend minimalist follow-up, there is wide variability in gynecological oncology practice. The aims of this study were to describe between-center differences in the follow-up of endometrial, ovarian, and uterine cervical cancer; to identify the determinants of test prescription; to estimate the related costs; and to assess the weight of center habits and patient characteristics as sources of unexplained variability. Methods and study design The medical records of patients treated between August 2004 and July 2005 for gynecological malignancies and followed up for the detection of recurrent disease were retrospectively collected from 29 centers of the Piedmont Oncology Network. Multivariate multilevel analyses were performed to study the determinants of test prescription and costs. Results Analyses were performed on 351 patients (median follow-up: 578 days). The unexplained variability in computed tomography prescriptions (26%), ultrasound prescriptions (17%), and total cost of follow-up (15%) can be attributed to center habits, independenty of the clinical characteristics of the patients. Conclusions Much of the unexplained variability in the follow-up for gynecological malignancies is attributable to different habits of centers belonging to a cancer network. These results prompted us to design a multicenter randomized controlled trial to compare minimalist versus intensive follow-up programs in endometrial cancer.
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- Luca Fuso
- Gynecology and Obstetrics Academic
Department, Azienda Ospedaliera Ordine Mauriziano, Turin
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, Azienda
Ospedaliera US Giovanni Battista, CPO Piemonte, CeRMS, Turin
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, Azienda
Ospedaliera US Giovanni Battista, CPO Piemonte, CeRMS, Turin
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics Academic
Department, Azienda Ospedaliera Ordine Mauriziano, Turin
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics Academic
Department, Azienda Ospedaliera Ordine Mauriziano, Turin
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics Academic
Department, Azienda Ospedaliera Ordine Mauriziano, Turin
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics, Azienda
Ospedaliera Santa Croce e Carle, Cuneo
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics, Azienda
Ospedaliera OIRM-Sant'Anna, Turin
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ospedale
Maggiore della Carità, Novara
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedale Maggiore
della Carità, Novara
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ospedale
Civile Edoardo Agnelli, Pinerolo
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- Radiotherapy, Azienda Ospedaliera
Ordine Mauriziano, Turin
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- Radiotherapy, Ospedale Cardinal
Massaia, Asti
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics Academic
Department, Azienda Ospedaliera OIRM-Sant'Anna, Turin
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics, Azienda
Ospedaliera OIRM-Sant'Anna, Turin
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- Medical Oncology, Centro Oncologico
ed Ematologico Subalpino, Azienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni Battista, Turin
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- Oncology Department, Istituto di
Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, Azienda
Ospedaliera US Giovanni Battista, CPO Piemonte, CeRMS, Turin
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics Academic
Department, Azienda Ospedaliera Ordine Mauriziano, Turin
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Pagano E. [High prices and low clinical benefit: anomalies of the drug market]. Epidemiol Prev 2018; 42:92-93. [PMID: 29506372 DOI: 10.19191/ep18.1.p092.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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- Eva Pagano
- Epidemiologia clinica e valutativa, AOU "Città della salute e della scienza", CPO Piemonte, Torino.
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INTRODUCTION Diabetes is a major public health problem and prediabetes (intermediate hyperglycaemia) is associated with a high risk of developing diabetes. With evidence supporting the use of preventive interventions for prediabetes populations and the discovery of novel biomarkers stratifying the risk of progression, there is a need to evaluate their cost-effectiveness across jurisdictions. In diabetes and prediabetes, it is relevant to inform cost-effectiveness analysis using decision models due to their ability to forecast long-term health outcomes and costs beyond the time frame of clinical trials. To support good implementation and reimbursement decisions of interventions in these populations, models should be clinically credible, based on best available evidence, reproducible and validated against clinical data. Our aim is to identify recent studies on computer simulation models and model-based economic evaluations of populations of individuals with prediabetes, qualify them and discuss the knowledge gaps, challenges and opportunities that need to be addressed for future evaluations. METHODS AND ANALYSIS A systematic review will be conducted in MEDLINE, Embase, EconLit and National Health Service Economic Evaluation Database. We will extract peer-reviewed studies published between 2000 and 2016 that describe computer simulation models of the natural history of individuals with prediabetes and/or decision models to evaluate the impact of interventions, risk stratification and/or screening on these populations. Two reviewers will independently assess each study for inclusion. Data will be extracted using a predefined pro forma developed using best practice. Study quality will be assessed using a modelling checklist. A narrative synthesis of all studies will be presented, focussing on model structure, quality of models and input data, and validation status. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION This systematic review is exempt from ethics approval because the work is carried out on published documents. The findings of the review will be disseminated in a related peer-reviewed journal and presented at conferences. REVIEWREGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42016047228.
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- Jose Leal
- Nuffield Department of Population Health, Health Economics Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Population Health, Health Economics Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, “Città della Salute e della Scienza” Hospital and CPO Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department for Prevention and Health Services Research, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Galassi C, Ceccarelli M, Monagheddu C, Pagano E, Rosato R, Ivaldi P, Bollito E, Zitella A, De Luca S, Camilli M, Munoz F, Bellissimo A, Bongiovanni F, Ponti di Sant'Angelo F, Mistrangelo M, Ciccone G, Bertetto O. Start (active surveillance or radical treatment for newly diagnosed patients with a localized, low risk, prostate cancer): an epidemiological study of the Oncology Network of Piemonte and Valle d’Aosta. Update 2017. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx423.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Pirastu R, Scondotto S, Baccini M, Barone Adesi F, Bonvicini L, Cesaroni G, Pagano E, Pasetto R, Zengarini N. [The XLI Conference of the Italian Epidemiological Association. Epidemiology nowadays: evidence, communication, and participation]. Epidemiol Prev 2017; 41:230-231. [PMID: 29119752 DOI: 10.19191/ep17.5-6.p230.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Piovano E, Cavallero C, Fuso L, Viora E, Ferrero A, Gregori G, Grillo C, Macchi C, Mengozzi G, Mitidieri M, Pagano E, Zola P. Diagnostic accuracy and cost-effectiveness of different strategies to triage women with adnexal masses: a prospective study. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2017; 50:395-403. [PMID: 27706929 DOI: 10.1002/uog.17320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2016] [Revised: 09/14/2016] [Accepted: 09/21/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Transvaginal sonography (TVS) and serum biomarkers are used widely in clinical practice to triage women with adnexal masses, but the effectiveness of current biomarkers is weak. The aim of this study was to determine the best method of diagnosing patients with adnexal masses, in terms of diagnostic accuracy and economic costs, among four triage strategies: (1) the International Ovarian Tumor Analysis group's simple rules (SR) for interpretation of TVS with subjective assessment (SA) by an experienced ultrasound operator when TVS results are inconclusive (referred to hereafter as SR ± SA), (2) SR ± SA and cancer antigen 125 (CA 125), (3) SR ± SA and human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) and (4) SR ± SA and the risk of malignancy algorithm (ROMA). Our main hypothesis was that the addition of the biomarkers to SR ± SA could improve triaging of these patients in terms of diagnostic accuracy (i.e. malignant vs benign). As secondary analyses, we estimated the cost effectiveness of the four strategies and the diagnostic accuracy of SR ± SA at the study hospitals. METHODS Between February 2013 and January 2015, 447 consecutive patients who were scheduled for surgery for an adnexal mass at the S. Anna and Mauriziano Hospitals in Turin were enrolled in this multicenter prospective cohort study. Preoperative TVS was performed and preoperative CA 125 and HE4 levels were measured. Pathology reports were used to assess the diagnostic accuracy of the four triage strategies and the cost of each strategy was calculated. RESULTS A total of 391 patients were included in the analysis: 57% (n = 221) were premenopausal and 43% (n = 170) were postmenopausal. The overall prevalence of malignancy was 21%. SR were conclusive in 89% of patients and thus did not require SA; the overall performance of SR ± SA showed a sensitivity of 82%, specificity of 92% and positive and negative predictive values and positive and negative likelihood ratios of 74%, 95%, 10.5 and 0.19, respectively. In premenopausal women, mean cost among the four triage strategies varied from €36.41 for SR ± SA to €70.12 for SR ± SA + ROMA. The addition of biomarkers to SR ± SA showed no diagnostic advantage compared with SR ± SA alone and was more costly. Among postmenopausal women, mean cost among the four triage strategies varied from €39.52 for SR ± SA to €73.23 for SR ± SA + ROMA. Among these women, SR ± SA + CA 125 and SR ± SA + ROMA had a higher sensitivity (both 92% (95% CI, 85-99%)) than SR ± SA (81% (95% CI, 71-91%)), but SR ± SA had a higher specificity (84% (95% CI, 77-91%)). SR ± SA + CA 125 and SR ± SA + ROMA improved diagnostic accuracy, each diagnosing a third more malignant adnexal masses. In postmenopausal women, compared with SR ± SA alone, SR ± SA + CA 125 showed a net reclassification improvement (NRI) of 28.8% at an extra cost of €13.00, while the extra cost for SR ± SA + ROMA was €33.71, with a comparable gain, in terms of NRI, as that of SR ± SA + CA 125. CONCLUSIONS In our study sample, SR ± SA seems to be the best strategy to triage women with adnexal masses for surgical management. Among postmenopausal women, SR ± SA + CA 125 increased the NRI at a reasonable extra cost. Our data do not justify the use of HE4 and ROMA in the initial triage of women with adnexal masses. Copyright © 2016 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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- E Piovano
- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Unit, Ospedale Martini, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Obstetrics & Gynecology Academic Unit, Ospedale Mauriziano, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Division of Ultrasound and Prenatal Diagnosis, 'Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino' University Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Obstetrics & Gynecology Academic Unit, Ospedale Mauriziano, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Obstetrics & Gynecology Unit no. 3, 'Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino' University Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Lab Medicine, Clinical Biochemistry Unit, 'Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino' University Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Lab Medicine, Clinical Biochemistry Unit, 'Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino' University Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, 'Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino' University Hospital and CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Obstetrics & Gynecology Academic Unit no. 2, 'Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino' University Hospital, Turin, Italy
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Bruno G, Pagano E, Rossi E, Cataudella S, De Rosa M, Marchesini G, Miccoli R, Vaccaro O, Bonora E. Incidence, prevalence, costs and quality of care of type 1 diabetes in Italy, age 0-29 years: The population-based CINECA-SID ARNO Observatory, 2002-2012. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2016; 26:1104-1111. [PMID: 27817991 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2016.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Revised: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 09/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS To assess temporal trend in incidence (2003-12) and prevalence (2002-12) of type 1 diabetes in children and young adults, direct costs and selected indicators of quality of care under the coverage of the universalistic Italian National Health System (NHS). METHODS AND RESULTS The ARNO Observatory, a healthcare monitoring system based on administrative data, identified a population-based multiregional cohort of subjects aged 0-29 years. Type 1 diabetes was defined by at least two prescriptions of insulin over 12 months and continuous insulin-treatment in the following year. Indicators of quality of care and directs costs were assessed in persons with diabetes and in people without diabetes, individually matched for age, gender and health unit (1:4 ratio). We identified 2357 incident cases of type 1 diabetes aged 0-29 years (completeness of ascertainment, 99%). Incidence rates were similar in ages 0-14 (15.8, 95% CI 14.9-16.8) and 15-29 years (16.3, 15.4-17.2), with no significant trend. Prevalence increased from 137 to 166.9/100,000, particularly in the age 15-29 years. Direct costs accounted for € 2117 in persons with diabetes and € 292 in control individuals. A statistically significant decreasing trend in hospitalization for acute complications was evident (p < 0.001), which was almost completely due to ketoacidosis. People with at least one HbA1c measurement over the year were 48.5%. CONCLUSION We showed high incidence and increasing prevalence of type 1 diabetes in young adults in Italy, which impact on direct costs under the universalistic coverage of the NHS.
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- G Bruno
- Dept. of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Italy.
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, "Città della Salute e della Scienza" Hospital-University of Turin and CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy
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- CINECA Interuniversity Consortium, Health Department, Bologna, Italy
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- CINECA Interuniversity Consortium, Health Department, Bologna, Italy
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- CINECA Interuniversity Consortium, Health Department, Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Metabolic Diseases and Clinical Dietetics, Alma Mater Studiorum University, Bologna, Italy
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- Dept. of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Section of Metabolic Diseases and Diabetes, University of Pisa, Italy
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- Dept. of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Dept. of Medicine, University and University Hospital of Verona, Italy
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Pagano E, De Rosa M, Rossi E, Cinconze E, Marchesini G, Miccoli R, Vaccaro O, Bonora E, Bruno G. The relative burden of diabetes complications on healthcare costs: The population-based CINECA-SID ARNO Diabetes Observatory. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2016; 26:944-950. [PMID: 27289165 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2016.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2015] [Revised: 05/02/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS In the present population-based study, we aimed to describe the per patient annual healthcare cost of people with diabetes in 2007-2012, to assess the relative burden of diabetes complications and other potential determinants on healthcare costs in the 2012 cohort, and to describe and analyse the determinants of the cost of incident cases diagnosed in 2012. METHODS AND RESULTS We analysed data from a retrospective cohort of residents in four Italian areas that were served by Local Health Units participating in the ARNO Observatory. Per patient annual healthcare costs (Euros) were estimated as the sum of all the resources supplied during that year (drugs, outpatient care, and hospitalisations). The mean per patient annual healthcare cost increased from €2752 in 2007 to €3191 in 2010, before decreasing to €2791 in 2012. The largest component of these costs was represented by hospitalisations (around €1550, on average; 51.7% of total cost), followed by outpatient care (€422; 14.6%) and drugs (€973; 33.7%). In 2012, the most relevant cost determinants were chronic diabetes complications, with an additional cost due to nephropathy/end stage renal disease (€4683), amputations (€5042), lower extremity revascularization (€4808), and cerebrovascular diseases (€3861). Costs associated with incidence cases were higher than those associated with prevalent. CONCLUSION The present study provides evidence on the excess of healthcare costs due to diabetes complications in both prevalent and incident cases.
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- E Pagano
- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, "Città della Salute e della Scienza" Hospital-University of Turin and CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy.
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- CINECA Interuniversity Consortium, Health Department, Bologna, Italy
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- CINECA Interuniversity Consortium, Health Department, Bologna, Italy
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- CINECA Interuniversity Consortium, Health Department, Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Metabolic Diseases and Clinical Dietetics, Alma Mater Studiorum University, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Section of Metabolic Diseases and Diabetes, University of Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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Mistrangelo M, Galassi C, Ceccarelli M, Monagheddu C, Pagano E, Rosato R, Ivaldi P, Bollito E, Zitella A, De Luca S, Camilli M, Munoz F, Bellissimo A, Bongiovanni F, Dell'Aquila M, Ponti di Sant'Angelo F, Ciccone G, Bertetto O. START (Active Surveillance or Radical Treatment for newly diagnosed patients with a localized, low risk, prostate cancer): an epidemiological study of the Oncology Network of Piemonte and Valle d'Aosta. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw334.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Pagano E, Petrelli A, Picariello R, Merletti F, Gnavi R, Bruno G. Is the choice of the statistical model relevant in the cost estimation of patients with chronic diseases? An empirical approach by the Piedmont Diabetes Registry. BMC Health Serv Res 2015; 15:582. [PMID: 26714744 PMCID: PMC4696194 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-015-1241-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2015] [Accepted: 12/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic diseases impose large economic burdens. Cost analysis is not straightforward, particularly when the goal is to relate costs to specific patterns of covariates, and to compare costs between diseased and healthy populations. Using different statistical methods this study describes the impact on results and conclusions of analyzing health care costs in a population with diabetes. METHODS Direct health care costs of people living in Turin were estimated from administrative databases of the Regional Health System. Patients with diabetes were identified through the Piedmont Diabetes Registry. The effect of diabetes on mean annual expenditure was analyzed using the following multivariable models: 1) an ordinary least squares regression (OLS); 2) a lognormal linear regression model; 3) a generalized linear model (GLM) with gamma distribution. Presence of zero cost observation was handled by means of a two part model. RESULTS The OLS provides the effect of covariates in terms of absolute additive costs due to the presence of diabetes (€ 1,832). Lognormal and GLM provide relative estimates of the effect: the cost for diabetes would be six fold that for non diabetes patients calculated with the lognormal. The same data give a 2.6-fold increase if calculated with the GLM. Different methods provide quite different estimated costs for patients with and without diabetes, and different costs ratios between them, ranging from 3.2 to 5.6. CONCLUSIONS Costs estimates of a chronic disease vary considerably depending on the statistical method employed; therefore a careful choice of methods to analyze data is required before inferring results.
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- Eva Pagano
- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, "Città della Salute e della Scienza" Hospital and CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy.
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- Epidemiology Unit, ASL 5, Piedmont Region, Grugliasco, Turin, Italy. .,National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty (INMP), Rome, Italy.
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, "Città della Salute e della Scienza" Hospital and CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy. .,Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy.
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- Epidemiology Unit, ASL 5, Piedmont Region, Grugliasco, Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy.
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