Background Up-to-date identification of local trends in sepsis incidence and outcomes is of
considerable public health importance. The aim of our study was to estimate annual …

Objectives Population-based health risk assessment and stratification are considered highly
relevant for large-scale implementation of integrated care by facilitating services design and …

Background Multimorbidity is highly relevant for both service commissioning and clinical
decision-making. Optimization of variables assessing multimorbidity in order to enhance …

Background The incidence of sepsis can be estimated between 250 and 500 cases/100.000
people per year and is responsible for up to 6% of total hospital admissions. Identified as …

Background Comprehensive assessment of integrated care deployment constitutes a major
challenge to ensure quality, sustainability and transferability of both healthcare policies and …

The Chronic Care Program introduced in Catalonia in 2011 focuses on improving the
identification and management of complex chronic (CCPs) and advanced chronic patients …

Introduction: Few recent data on the epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are
available, especially in Southern Europe. Aim: To evaluate the prevalence, incidence and …

Background Clinical management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) shows potential for improvement provided that patients' heterogeneities are better …

Purpose The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence of major osteoporotic fractures
in Catalonia, Spain, in 2018 and 2019 and their association with age, sex, income, climate …

Background and Aims: Data from clinical trials suggest that biological drugs may improve
the outcomes in Crohn's disease (CD) by reducing the need for surgery or hospitalization …