NCT06491290

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

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 480,000 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 14 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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.

Conditions

• Emergency Service, Hospital
• Air Pollution
• Weather

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	No intervention administered	NA (not applicable)

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-01-01
• Primary completion: 2026-12-31
• Completion: 2027-12-31
• First posted: 2024-07-09
• Last updated: 2024-07-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy