Fabrizio Colombo

ORCID: 0000-0003-0427-7990
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Research Areas
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Radiology practices and education
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Vasculitis and related conditions
  • Electrolyte and hormonal disorders
  • Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
  • Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
  • Healthcare Quality and Management
  • Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Trauma Management and Diagnosis
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Emergency and Acute Care Studies

Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda
2011-2024

Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Lariana
2018-2020

University of Florida
2018

Columbus Oncology and Hematology Associates
2018

Ospedale San Giuseppe
2005

University of Milan
1979-2004

Ospedale San Paolo
2003

Luigi Sacco Hospital
1984-2000

October 6 University
2000

Azienda Ospedaliera Fatebenefratelli e Oftalmico
1997

As the novel SARS-CoV-2 pandemic occurred, no specific treatment was yet available. Inflammatory response secondary to viral infection might be driver of severe diseases. We report safety and efficacy (in terms overall survival hospital discharge) anti-IL6 tocilizumab (TCZ) in subjects with COVID-19.This retrospective, single-center analysis included all patients consecutively admitted our Hospital or critical COVID-19 who started TCZ from March 13th April 03rd, 2020. A 1:2 matching not...

10.1016/j.jinf.2020.07.008 article EN other-oa Journal of Infection 2020-07-08

Background The performance of pocket mobile ultrasound devices (PUDs) is comparable with that standard ultrasonography, whereas the accuracy a physical examination often poor requiring further tests to assess diagnostic hypotheses. Adding use PUD could lead an incremental benefit. Aim We assessed whether in context can reduce prescription additional when used by physicians different clinical settings. Methods conducted cohort impact study four hospital medical wards, one gastroenterological...

10.1371/journal.pone.0122181 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2015-03-20

SARS-CoV2 infection is a systemic disease that may involve multiple organs, including the central nervous system (CNS). Aims of our study are to describe prevalence and clinical features neurological manifestations, mortality hospital discharge in subjects hospitalized with COVID-19. All individuals admitted for COVID-19 were retrospectively included. Patients classified according symptoms at entry (1) isolated respiratory, (2) combined respiratory neurologic, (3) neurologic (4) stroke...

10.1111/ejn.15159 article EN European Journal of Neuroscience 2021-02-24

Only a few studies provided data on the clinical history of sepsis within internal Medicine units. The aim study was to assess short-term mortality and evaluate prognostic risk factors in large cohort septic patients treated medicine Thirty-one units participated study. Within each participating unit, all admitted were screened for presence sepsis. A total 533 included; 78 (14.6%, 95%CI 11.9, 18.0%) died during hospitalization; rate 5.5% (95% CI 3.1, 9.6%) with nonsevere 20.1% (95%CI 16.2,...

10.1097/md.0000000000002124 article EN cc-by-nc Medicine 2016-01-01

There are many feasible tools for the assessment of clinical practice, but there is a wide consensus on fact that simultaneous use several different methods could be strategic comprehensive overall judgment competence. Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) well-established reliable method assessing knowledge. Constructing effective MCQ tests and items requires scrupulous care in design, review validation stages. Creating high-quality multiple-choice very deep experience, knowledge large amount...

10.4081/itjm.2018.980 article EN cc-by-nc Italian Journal of Medicine 2018-06-20

Internal medicine patients are mostly elderly with multiple comorbidities, usually chronic. The high prevalence of comorbidity and multimorbidity has a significant impact on both positive responses to treatment the occurrence adverse events. Clustering is process nosography grouping into meaningful associations some index disease, so that objects within cluster have similarity in comparison one another. In decision-making it imperative that, addition understanding immediate clinical...

10.4081/itjm.2018.940 article EN cc-by-nc Italian Journal of Medicine 2018-06-20

Since SARS-CoV-2 spread, evidence regarding sex differences in progression and prognosis of COVID-19 have emerged. Besides this, studies on patients' clinical characteristics described electrolyte imbalances as one the recurrent features COVID-19.We performed a cross-sectional study all patients admitted to emergency department (ED) from 1 March 31 May 2020 who had undergone blood gas analysis nasopharyngeal swab test for by rtPCR. We defined positive cases (n = 710) negatives controls 619),...

10.1111/ijcp.14882 article EN International Journal of Clinical Practice 2021-09-16

Abstract Care transitions represent a common source of drug errors and confusions. The purpose our prospective observational study was to assess the prevalence medication discrepancies at care transitions, along with potentially inappropriate medications potential drug‐drug interactions, in an internal medicine unit Italian hospital. Adverse reactions that occurred 30‐day period after discharge from hospital were included. A related‐samples McNemar test performed for evaluating effects...

10.1002/jcph.1123 article EN The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 2018-05-03

Introduction Clinical and pharmacological characteristics of elderly patients hospitalized for bleeding in-hospital mortality according to type are barely described.Methods Retrospective cohort study 13,496 consecutive admitted internal medicine wards. characteristics, comorbidities treatments were collected each patient. Predictors investigated.Results Overall, 531 (3.9%) bleeding: 189 clinically relevant non-major bleeding, 106 cerebral 236 major non-cerebral (95.8% gastrointestinal (GI))....

10.1080/07853890.2020.1808238 article EN Annals of Medicine 2020-08-14

Caratteristica intrinseca individuale che e `causalmente correlata a una performance efficace o superiore in mansione situazione `misurata sulla base di un criterio prestabilito.''[Spencer LM, Spencer SM.Competenze nel lavoro, modelli per superiore.Milano: Franco Angeli, 2004.]''Capacita `di tradurre consapevolmente uno schema cognitivo un'attivita `che organizza dirige informazioni e/o persone risorse materiali verso il raggiungimento obiettivo pluralita situazioni.''[Guadalupi M....

10.1016/j.itjm.2011.03.004 article IT cc-by-nc Italian Journal of Medicine 2011-03-01

<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Atherosclerosis causes a chronic reduction of vascularization with consequent impairment the performance organs, like brain or muscles, which determines functional and cognitive decline elderly their ability to respond acute stressful condition. Therefore, our aim was evaluate if ankle brachial index (ABI) could effectively be determinant in-hospital status complications in hospitalized patients....

10.1159/000514450 article EN Gerontology 2021-01-01

Summary The influence of the sympathetic nervous system on platelet functions in vivo is still controversial. aims our study were to compare response various stimuli normal subjects and patients with essential hypertension (HT) or peripheral vascular disease (PVD) evaluate any correlations among plasma levels catecholamines, beta-thrombo-globulin (β-TG) factor 4 (PF4). In basal conditions β-TG PF4 values HT higher than those observed controls same age but lower PVD patients. Although...

10.1055/s-0038-1645052 article EN Thrombosis and Haemostasis 1990-01-01
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