解决意大利一个地区热浪对住院病人的影响
Vincenzo Alfano1, Fabio Serini2, Alessandro Scaletti2
1DISAE, University of Napoli "Parthenope", Naples, Italy. vincenzo.alfano@uniparthenope.it.
Scientific reports
|November 14, 2024
概括
极端的热浪显著增加了急诊室 (ED) 的访问. 公共卫生策略必须解决高温在炎热事件期间对医疗保健利用的影响.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 紧急医疗 紧急医疗
背景情况:
- 紧急部门 (ED) 的过度拥挤和长时间等待是关键的公共卫生问题.
- 了解ED流入的决定因素对于有效的医疗保健管理至关重要.
- 极端天气事件,特别是热浪对ED利用的影响需要进一步调查.
研究的目的:
- 在坎帕尼亚地区 (意大利) 热浪期间量化分析ED访问的动态.
- 为了检查极端高温事件与ED访问人数之间的关系.
- 为当地公共卫生战略和应急准备提供见解.
主要方法:
- 来自坎帕尼亚地区 (2016-2019年夏季) 的ED访问数据的定量分析.
- 个人层面数据的聚合,以分析热浪和急救室访问之间的关系.
- 使用随机效应Poisson和分数试验模型进行统计估计,控制社会人口统计因素.
主要成果:
- 发现超过39摄氏度的热浪显著增加了急救诊所的数量.
- 显示了极端高温事件对研究地区ED利用模式的明显影响.
- 确定了ED出席率显著增加的临界温度值.
结论:
- 极端的热浪给急救部门带来了巨大的负担,增加了患者数量.
- 调查结果强调需要公共卫生干预措施和准备计划,以减轻热浪对医疗保健系统的影响.
- 强调在医疗保健规划和资源分配中考虑气候变化和极端天气的重要性.
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