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

Recruiting

• Conditions: Emergency Service, Hospital; Air Pollution; Weather
• Interventions: Other: No intervention administered

• Registration Number: NCT06491290
• Lead Sponsor: Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

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

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

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-01-01
• Study First Submitted: 2024-06-21
• Status Verified: 2024-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-07-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-07-08
• Study First Posted: 2024-07-09
• Last Update Posted: 2024-07-09
• Primary Completion: 2026-12-31
• Study Completion: 2027-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 480000

Inclusion Criteria

• Consecutive emergency department visits within the study period

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Exclusion Criteria

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

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Study cohort	No intervention administered	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
number of daily emergency department visits	through study completion, 1 year	Total number of emergency department visits on a given day

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

SOD Medicina e Chirurgia d'Urgenza ed Accettazione, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Careggi; 🇮🇹 Florence, Italy