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Table 5 Bleeding ulcer 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

Endoscopy within 24 hours from admission/time to decision about treatment

NFS

60.00 (18/30)*

84.16 (85/101)*

0.005

HOL

90.00 (9/10)*

71.67 (43/60)*

0.219

National (mean)

83.00

84.00

 

Standard %

min.85

min.85

 

Treatment/therapeutic endoscopy,

NFS

66.67(6/9)

90.70 (39/43)

0.055

HOL

100 (6/9)

88.24 (15/17)

0.379

National (mean)

92.00

94.00

 

Standard %

min.90

min.90

 

Rebleeding after primary treatment

NFS

16.67 (1/6)*

10.42 (5/48)

0.646

HOL

66.67 (4/6)

9.52 (2/21)

0.003

National (mean)

16.00

12.00

 

Standard %

max.15

max.15

 

Endoscopic treatment of rebleeding

NFS

40.00 (2/5)

100 (7/7)*

0.018

HOL

40.00 (2/5)

55.56 (5/9)*

0.577

National (mean)

72.00

73.00

 

Standard %

min.75

min.75

 

Surgical treatment of primary bleeding or rebleeding

NFS

10.00 (3/30)

4.81 (10/104)

0.290

HOL

30.00 (3/10)

4.76 (3/63)

0.007

National (mean)

5.00

4.00

 

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).