Correction to: Internal and Emergency Medicine (2018) 13:351–357 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-018-1820-3

In the original publication, the given name and family name of the fifth author Dr Margherita Migone De Amicis were incorrectly published. The correct given name and family name should read as ‘Margherita’ and ‘Migone De Amicis’, respectively.