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Excess Mortality in Italy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Assessing the Differences Between the First and the Second Wave, Year 2020

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العنوان: Excess Mortality in Italy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Assessing the Differences Between the First and the Second Wave, Year 2020
المؤلفون: Dorrucci M., Minelli G., Boros S., Manno V., Prati S., Battaglini M., Corsetti G., Andrianou X., Riccardo F., Fabiani M., Vescio M. F., Spuri M., Urdiales A. M., Martina D. M., Onder G., Pezzotti P., Bella A.
المساهمون: Dorrucci, M., Minelli, G., Boros, S., Manno, V., Prati, S., Battaglini, M., Corsetti, G., Andrianou, X., Riccardo, F., Fabiani, M., Vescio, M. F., Spuri, M., Urdiales, A. M., Martina, D. M., Onder, G., Pezzotti, P., Bella, A.
بيانات النشر: Frontiers Media S.A.
سنة النشر: 2021
المجموعة: Sapienza Università di Roma: CINECA IRIS
مصطلحات موضوعية: COVID-19, excess mortality, Italy, mortality from all cause, surveillance
الوصف: COVID-19 dramatically influenced mortality worldwide, in Italy as well, the first European country to experience the Sars-Cov2 epidemic. Many countries reported a two-wave pattern of COVID-19 deaths; however, studies comparing the two waves are limited. The objective of the study was to compare all-cause excess mortality between the two waves that occurred during the year 2020 using nationwide data. All-cause excess mortalities were estimated using negative binomial models with time modeled by quadratic splines. The models were also applied to estimate all-cause excess deaths “not directly attributable to COVD-19”, i.e., without a previous COVID-19 diagnosis. During the first wave (25th February−31st May), we estimated 52,437 excess deaths (95% CI: 49,213–55,863) and 50,979 (95% CI: 50,333–51,425) during the second phase (10th October−31st December), corresponding to percentage 34.8% (95% CI: 33.8%–35.8%) in the second wave and 31.0% (95%CI: 27.2%–35.4%) in the first. During both waves, all-cause excess deaths percentages were higher in northern regions (59.1% during the first and 42.2% in the second wave), with a significant increase in the rest of Italy (from 6.7% to 27.1%) during the second wave. Males and those aged 80 or over were the most hit groups with an increase in both during the second wave. Excess deaths not directly attributable to COVID-19 decreased during the second phase with respect to the first phase, from 10.8% (95% CI: 9.5%–12.4%) to 7.7% (95% CI: 7.5%–7.9%), respectively. The percentage increase in excess deaths from all causes suggests in Italy a different impact of the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the second wave in 2020. The decrease in excess deaths not directly attributable to COVID-19 may indicate an improvement in the preparedness of the Italian health care services during this second wave, in the detection of COVID-19 diagnoses and/or clinical practice toward the other severe diseases.
نوع الوثيقة: article in journal/newspaper
اللغة: English
العلاقة: info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000680691500001; volume:9; journal:FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH; https://hdl.handle.net/11573/1697583Test; info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85111570373
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.669209
الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.669209Test
https://hdl.handle.net/11573/1697583Test
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.D30963AC
قاعدة البيانات: BASE