Prognostic factors for mortality, intensive care unit and hospital admission due to SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies in Europe

CI Vardavas, AG Mathioudakis… - European …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background As mortality from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is strongly age-
dependent, we aimed to identify population subgroups at an elevated risk for adverse …

Sex disparities in COVID-19 severity and outcome: are men weaker or women stronger?

R Pivonello, RS Auriemma, C Pivonello, AM Isidori… - …, 2021 - karger.com
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a global public health issue which has …

Factors associated with mortality among elderly people in the COVID-19 pandemic (SARS-CoV-2): a systematic review and meta-analysis

VP Alves, FG Casemiro, BG Araujo, MAS Lima… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The objective of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the factors associated with the mortality
of elderly Italians diagnosed with coronavirus who resided in institutions or who were …

A meta-analysis on the risk factors adjusted association between cardiovascular disease and COVID-19 severity

J Xu, W Xiao, X Liang, L Shi, P Zhang, Y Wang… - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD), one of the most common comorbidities of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has been suspected to be associated with adverse …

[HTML][HTML] Air pollutants and risk of death due to COVID-19 in Italy

M Dettori, G Deiana, G Balletto, G Borruso… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present work aims to study the role of air pollutants in relation to the number of deaths
per each Italian province affected by COVID-19. To do that, specific mortality from COVID-19 …

Psychophysical evaluation of the olfactory function: European multicenter study on 774 COVID-19 patients

LA Vaira, JR Lechien, M Khalife, M Petrocelli, S Hans… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: The objective evaluation of the olfactory function of coronavirus disease 2019
patients is difficult because of logistical and operator-safety problems. For this reason, in the …

Health communication in COVID-19 era: Experiences from the Italian VaccinarSì network websites

A Arghittu, M Dettori, E Dempsey, G Deiana… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In 2013, in a bid to combat Vaccine Hesitancy (VH) and provide information on vaccines by
communicating with the general public and the health community (eg, healthcare workers …

Influenza Vaccination Strategies in Healthcare Workers: A Cohort Study (2018–2021) in an Italian University Hospital

M Dettori, A Arghittu, G Deiana, A Azara, MD Masia… - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Vaccinating healthcare workers (HCWs) is the most effective intervention for preventing
nosocomial influenza infection. However, influenza vaccination coverage (VC%) among …

The COVID-19 pandemic in Greenland, epidemic features and impact of early strict measures, March 2020 to June 2022

P Noahsen, LL Faber, S Isidor, J Fonager… - …, 2023 - eurosurveillance.org
Background The COVID-19 pandemic was of major concern in Greenland. There was a high
possibility of rapid transmission in settlements, and an increased risk of morbidity and …

[HTML][HTML] Disparities in the excess risk of mortality in the first wave of COVID-19: cross sectional study of the English sentinel network

S De Lusignan, M Joy, J Oke, D McGagh, B Nicholson… - Journal of Infection, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives Few studies report contributors to the excess mortality in England during the first
wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. We report the absolute excess risk …