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ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

COVID-19 Medical and Pharmacological Management in the European Countries Compared to Italy: An Overview.

Sergio Pandolfi, Luigi Valdenassi, Geir Bjørklund, Salvatore Chirumbolo, Roman Lysiuk, Larysa Lenchyk, Monica Daniela Doşa, Serafino Fazio

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Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Sergio PandolfiHigh School Master of Oxygen-Ozone Therapy, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Luigi ValdenassiHigh School Master of Oxygen-Ozone Therapy, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Geir BjørklundCouncil for Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (CONEM), 8610 Mo i Rana, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-2632-3935
Salvatore ChirumboloCouncil for Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (CONEM), 8610 Mo i Rana, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-1789-8307
Roman LysiukDepartment of Pharmacognosy and Botany, Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, 79010 Lviv, Ukraine.ORCID 0000-0003-0961-2970
Larysa LenchykDepartment of Standardization Kharkiv, National University of Pharmacy, 61002 Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Monica Daniela DoşaDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Ovidius University, 900527 Constanța, Romania.
Serafino FazioDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, 80138 Naples, Italy.
The Research Council of Norway · NOUniversity of Pavia · ITDanylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University · UANational University of Pharmacy · UAOvidius University · ROUniversity of Naples Federico II · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: Italy accounts for more than 150,000 deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading the top rank in SARS-CoV-2-caused deceases in Europe. A survey on the different ways by which the COVID-19 pandemic emergency was managed in the foreign European countries compared to Italy is the purpose of this paper. (2) Methods: A literature search and various mathematical algorithms to approach a rank scoring scale were used to describe in detail the different approaches used by European countries to manage the COVID-19 pandemic emergency. (3) Results: The study showed that Italy stands at the bottom ranking for COVID-19 management due to its high mortality rate. Possible causes of the observed huge numbers of hospitalization and deaths were (a) the demographic composition of the European country; (b) its decentralized healthcare system organization; (c) the role of correct pharmacology in the early stages before hospitalization. Post-mortem examinations were of paramount importance to elucidate the etiopathogenesis of COVID-19 and to tailor a suitable and proper therapy in the early symptomatic stages of COVID-19, preventing hospitalization. (4) Conclusions: Factors such as the significant impact on elderly people, the public health organization prevalently state-owned and represented mainly by hospitals, and criticism of the home therapy approach toward SARS-CoV-2-infected people, may have concurred in increasing the number of COVID-19 deaths in Italy.

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COVID-19COVID-19 Drug TreatmentAgedEuropeHumansItalyPandemicsSARS-CoV-2COVID-19deaths ratehealthcare systemparacetamolSARS-CoV-2 epidemiology

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PMID35409942
PMCPMC8998583
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