Background Coeliac disease (CD) results from an immune-mediated reaction to gluten in
genetically predisposed individuals. In rare cases CD may occur with acute features …

Purpose Sepsis is a life-threating organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host
response to infection. Being a time-dependent condition, the present study aims to compare …

Background Overcrowding in emergency departments (EDs) is internationally recognized as
one of the greatest challenges to healthcare provision. Numerous studies have highlighted …

The combined oxidation-sulphidation behaviour at high temperature of two nickel-based
and two cobalt-based cast alloys is analysed and discussed. These materials are evaluated …

Sepsis is a life-threating organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to
infection. This study proposed a new tool, ie modified qSOFA, for the early prognostic …

Background Clinical scores have been proposed to stratify the risk of pulmonary
thromboembolism (PTE), although this approach suffers a low specificity and the …

A transition towards electrification of the public transport sector is ongoing in many cities
around the world, as a response to global warming and pollution. However, the question is …

Background: In the spring of 2020, Italy experienced a significant reduction in the number of
emergency department (ED) presentations during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic …

Abstract Background Emergency Department (ED) crowding reduces staff satisfaction and
healthcare quality and safety, which in turn increase costs. Despite a number of proposed …

Transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a neurologic emergency characterized by cerebral
ischemia eliciting a temporary focal neurological deficit. Many clinical prediction scores have …