[Source: National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanit?), full PDF documen, in Italian (LINK). Extract, edited.]
Acute Respiratory Illness Emergency Departments Admission Surveillance System
Week 51 (20-26 december 2010)


Acute Respiratory Illness:

During week 51/2010, 7.8% of all patients admissions to Hospital Emergency Departments were due to acute respiratory illness.

Among these patients, 21% has been hospitalized.


Summary
  • Regions and Public Health Administrations participating to the Surveillance Network: 13/21 (62%)
  • Administrations sending data: 13/13 (100%)
  • Trend - Alert Threshold
    • All causes Emergency Department Admissions - Stable - Not exceeded
    • Emergency Departments Admissions for Acute Respiratory Illness - Increasing - 1st Alert Level Threshold Exceeded

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