The short-term effects of air pollution on respiratory disease hospitalizations in 5 cities in Poland: comparison of time-series and case-crossover analyses.

Very few publications have compared different study designs investigating the short-term effects of air pollutants on healthcare visits and hospitalizations for respiratory tract diseases. This study describes, using two different study designs (a case-crossover design and a time-series analysis), the association of air pollutants and respiratory disease hospitalizations. The study has been conducted on 5 cities in Poland on a timeline of almost 4 years.

Correction to: Impact of air pollution on hospital admissions with a focus on respiratory diseases: a time-series multi-city analysis.

All measurements in the paper are to be understood as expressed in mg/m3.

Public Health Interventions to Mitigate Early Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Poland.

This study aimed (1) to present public health interventions to mitigate the early spread of SARS-CoV-2 implemented in Poland between January 9 and March 29, 2020, and (2) to analyze the potential impact of these regulations on the early phase of the COVID-19 outbreak in Poland. All legal regulations published in the Journal of Laws between January 9 and March 29, 2020, were analyzed. Out of 406 legal regulations identified, 56 were related to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Epidemiology of multiple myeloma in Poland in the years 2008-2017.

Introduction: Multiple myeloma is the third most common blood cancer in Europe and accounts for approx. 10-15% of these cancers. The objective of this study was to determine the incidence, prevalence, mortality and survival in multiple myeloma (ICD code: C90.

Analysis of National Health and Insurance Registers for All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Heart Failure with and without Diabetes Mellitus in Poland in 2012.

BACKGROUND This retrospective study aimed to analyze all-cause mortality in patients with heart failure with and without diabetes mellitus in 2012 in Poland using data from the National Health Fund [Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia] (NFZ), the Central Register of the Insured [Centralna Baza Ubezpieczonych] (CBU), and the Polish Universal Electronic System for Registration of the Population (PESEL). MATERIAL AND METHODS Between 1st January 2012 and 31st December 2012, data were analyzed from the NFZ, CBU, and PESEL to include all patients with a primary diagnosis of heart failure, with and without diabetes mellitus and all-cause mortality data. Structured Query Language (SQL) was used to retrieve and manage data from NFZ, CBU, and PESEL.

The Prevalence of Tobacco and E-Cigarette Use in Poland: A 2019 Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey.

Monitoring of tobacco use is one of the key tobacco control activities. This study aimed to assess the current prevalence and patterns of tobacco and e-cigarette in Poland as well as to investigate socioeconomic factors associated with cigarette smoking and e-cigarette use. This cross-sectional study was carried out in 2019, on a representative nationwide sample of 1011 individuals aged 15+ in Poland.

Analysis of the survival of patients receiving systemic treatment for melanoma of the skin: a retrospective population study with patients treated in Poland in 2011-2015.

Introduction: In Poland, it is uniquely possible to assess real effects of the introduction of new oncological therapies on the overall survival in patients as such therapies are funded by one payer only - the National Health Fund (NHF). Data collected by the NHF make it possible to analyse the survival of all patients who were diagnosed with melanoma.

Aim: The paper presents findings of a retrospective analysis of the efficacy of systemic treatment in patients with malignant melanoma of the skin in Poland with regard to the overall survival.

Cigarette and E-Cigarette Use and Smoking Cessation Practices among Physicians in Poland.

Physicians play a key role in combating tobacco use. This study aims to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and behaviors toward smoking cessation and vaping cessation interventions among physicians in Poland; to identify factors shaping physicians' behaviors toward smoking and vaping cessation interventions; and to assess differences in the tobacco cessation interventions recommended for cigarette smokers and users of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). A questionnaire-based survey was conducted in 2018 among physicians attending mandatory public health training courses delivered at the School of Public Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland.

The Increase of Osteoporotic Hip Fractures and Associated One-Year Mortality in Poland: 2008-2015.

Introduction: Hip fractures are a worldwide public health issue associated with significant mortality. Previous Polish studies reported an increasing trend in the number of hip fractures for both men and women, although lower than most other European countries.

Materials And Methods: The Polish National Database was analyzed to examine osteoporotic hip fractures in the population aged 50 and over.

Knowledge and Beliefs of E-Cigarettes Among Physicians in Poland.

BACKGROUND Electronic nicotine delivery systems, including electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are gaining popularity. The objectives of this study were to assess the knowledge and beliefs about e-cigarettes among physicians in Poland. MATERIAL AND METHODS A questionnaire-based survey was conducted among physicians attending mandatory courses delivered at the School of Public Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education (Warsaw, Poland).

Syphilis in Poland is on the rise and underreported.

Introduction: Despite the availability of diagnostic tests and effective treatment, there has been a problem with vigilance and reporting of that infectious disease in many countries including Poland.

Aim: To compare the incidence of syphilis in Poland in years 2010-2016 according to the mandatory epidemiological surveillance system with the data of the National Health Fund (NHF).

Material And Methods: Data of the NHF in Poland were collected.

Real-World Evidence of Patient Outcome Following Treatment of Advanced Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) with Imatinib, Sunitinib, and Sorafenib in Publicly Funded Health Care in Poland.

BACKGROUND This study aimed to undertake an analysis of ten years of real-world evidence (RWE) on overall survival (OS) following treatment of advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) with imatinib, sunitinib, and sorafenib using data from the Polish National Health Fund. MATERIAL AND METHODS Data from the Polish National Health Fund, the sole Polish public payer, identified 1,641 patients with advanced GIST who were treated with imatinib (n=1047), sunitinib (n=457), and sorafenib (n=137). The differences in overall survival (OS) were analyzed.

Impact of air pollution on hospital admissions with a focus on respiratory diseases: a time-series multi-city analysis.

Together with the growing availability of data from electronic records from healthcare providers and healthcare systems, an assessment of associations between different environmental parameters (e.g., pollution levels and meteorological data) and hospitalizations, morbidity, and mortality has become possible.

Overall survival of patients with mutation-positive non-small-cell lung cancer treated with erlotinib, gefitinib or afatinib under drug programmes in Poland - real-world data.

Introduction: The aim of the study was to estimate the overall survival of patients with mutation-positive non-small-cell lung cancer treated with erlotinib, gefitinib or afatinib.

Material And Methods: Real-world patients who received afatinib, erlotinib or gefitinib between 1 July 2012 and 30 October 2017 were analysed in five subgroups.

Results: Among 267 patients treated with afatinib financed as the first line of treatment, 76 (28.

Assessment of the incidence rate of end-stage renal disease in patients with and without diabetes in Poland.

Introduction: Several studies have suggested, that diabetes is very important factor of the risk of the chronic a renal disease. The paper aims to present a retrospective analysis of incidence of end-stage renal disease in subgroups of patients with and without diabetes in Poland.

Material And Methods: For assessing this problem an electronic search was performed using Polish National Health Fund data base from 01.

Effects of environmental pollution with aromatic hydrocarbons on endocrine and metabolic functions of the human placenta.

Introduction: Phenol and 1-hydroxypyrene are biological markers of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) that have certain negative effects on parenchymal organs such as the human placenta. The literature presents only few reports regarding the effects of elevated PAH levels on the functions of the human placenta.

Objective: The aim of the work is to assess the effects of elevated PAH levels in excreted urine on the endocrine and metabolic functions of the human placenta obtained from a normal pregnancy.

Proliferation and apoptosis of human placental cells exposed to aromatic hydrocarbons.

Objectives: The objective of this study is to assess the effect of elevated urinary levels of aromatic hydrocarbons (AH) on the proliferation and apoptosis of human placental trophoblast cells obtained in the course of normal pregnancy in an AH-polluted region.

Material And Methods: Tissue material was obtained for study purposes from 50 afterbirths from Płock as the study group and 50 afterbirths from Kutno as the control group. The extent and intensity of reactions were analyzed.

Comment to 'Regarding "Diabetes mellitus increases the risk of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms"'.

This publication is a commentary on the Letter to the Editor by Juliette Raffort and Fabien Lareyre. This article clarifies a number of concerns about the method of calculating the index of prevalence of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). The method of qualifying patients for the study and the method of calculating the index of prevalence of ruptured AAA in cohorts of diabetic and non-diabetic patients was presented.

Incidence and prevalence of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) in Poland - differences between rural and urban regions.

Unlabelled: [b] Abstract Introduction.[/b] Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare and potentially severe connective tissue disease, characterized by skin fibrosis and involvement of internal organs. Because of its rarity and heterogeneous clinical presentation, reliable epidemiological studies on SSc have been particularly difficult to carry out.

Gestational diabetes mellitus/hyperglycaemia during pregnancy in Poland in the years 2010-2012 based on the data from the National Health Fund.

Objectives: The incidence of gestational diabetes varies depending on a country and it is extremely difficult to analyse. The aim of the study was to assess the incidence of gestational diabetes in Polish population.

Material And Methods: Based on the data from the National Health Fund (NHF) the authors analysed reports regarding deliveries performed and then, determined the rates of gestational diabetes/hyperglycaemia during pregnancy and pregestational diabetes in Poland in the years 2010-2012.

Diabetes mellitus increases the risk of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms.

The publication is a polemical response to reports that present data that diabetes reduces the risk of rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). The study analyzed all cases of developing AAA in patients with and without diabetes in 2012 in Poland. Data for the analysis were obtained with a unique and complete resources of the National Health Fund (NFZ) and population data from the Central Statistical Office (GUS).

Use of marijuana for medical purposes.

Cannabis is the most popular illicit drug on the European market. Over 16 million young Europeans have used it at least once in the last few years. The recent trends in the consumption of marihuana differ between countries.

[Practical applications of recombinant alpha-1-antitrypsin in medicine].

Alpha-1-antytripsin deficiency, human plasma protein belonging to serine proteinase inhibitor, is the underlying reason for causing such diseases as liver cirrhosis or pulmonary emphysema. It has been proven that alpha-1-antytripsin deficiency can be treated with replacement therapy of this protein. Because of the risks associated with the administration to patients with deficiency of alpha-1-antytrypsyny protein fractionated from human plasma, the methods of gaining recombinant alpha-1-antytripsin are still being developed.