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Table 4 Heart failure indicators

From: Improvement of clinical quality indicators through reorganization of the acute care by establishing an emergency department-a register study based on data from national indicators

Indicator

Location

Pre percent (n) 2008

Post percent (n) 2012

p-value chi2-test

Echocardiography

NFS

88.97 (121/136)

21.57 (44/204)

0.001

HOL

100 (109/109)

#

 

National (mean)

87.00

94.00

 

Standard %

min.90

min.90

 

NYHA classification

NFS

96.32 (131/136)*

90.69 (185/204)

0.047

HOL

100 (109/109)*

#

 

National (mean)

74.00

92.00

 

Standard %

min.90

min.90

 

Started or attempted treatment with ACE inhibitor/ATII-receptor antagonist? (only patients with impaired systolic function)

NFS

90.99 (101/111)*

89.94 (152/169)

0.771

HOL

100 (89/89)*

#

 

National (mean)

83.00

92.00

 

Standard %

min.90

min.90

 

Started or attempted treatment with beta blockers (only patients with impaired systolic function)

NFS

88.18 (97/110)

84.02 (142/169)

0.333

HOL

90.91 (80/88)

#

 

National (mean)

72.00

88.00

 

Standard %

min.80

min.80

 

Started or attempted treatment with aldosterone antagonist (only patients with impaired systolic function)

NFS

39.78 (37/93)*

48.44 (62/128)

0.202

HOL

20.00 (14/70)*

#

 

National (mean)

25.00

36.00

 

Standard %

min.35

min.35

 

Referred to physical exercise by physiotherapist

NFS

11.32 (12/106)

41.42 (70/169)

<0.0001

HOL

10.23 (9/88)

#

 

National (mean)

19.00

28.00

 

Standard %

min.30%

min.30%

 

Initiated a structured training program

NFS

92.59 (100/108)*

84.62 (143/169)

0.048

HOL

100 (89/89)*

#

 

National (mean)

73.00

84.00

 

Standard %

min.80

min.80

 

Readmitted within 4 weeks

NFS

4.51 (6/133)*

7.07 (14/198)

0.338

HOL

10.19 (11/108)*

#

 

National (mean)

8.00

9.00

 

Standard %

max.10

max.10

 
  1. NFS and HOL compared to the national mean and the national standard: 2008 and 2012.
  2. *Significant differences between hospitals compared in years (two proportions z-test).
  3. #Data missing. HOL stopped reporting to the database in 2011.