Integris Baptist Medical Center Oklahoma City OK.
David Geffen School of Medicine - University of California Los Angeles CA.
J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Apr 6;10(7):e018696. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.018696. Epub 2021 Mar 24.
Background Regional patient characteristics, care quality, and outcomes may differ based on a variety of factors among patients hospitalized for heart failure (HF). Regional disparities in outcomes of cardiovascular disease have been suggested across various regions in the United States. This study examined whether there are significant differences by region in quality of care and short-term outcomes of hospitalized patients with HF across the United States. Methods and Results We examined regional demographics, quality measures, and short-term outcomes across 4 US Census Bureau regions in patients hospitalized with HF and enrolled in the GWTG-HF (Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure) registry from 2010 to 2016. Differences in length of stay and mortality by region were examined with multivariable logistic regression. The study included 423 333 patients hospitalized for HF in 488 hospitals. Patients in the Northeast were significantly older. Completion of achievement measures, with few exceptions, were met with similar frequency across regions. Multivariable analysis demonstrated significantly lower in-hospital mortality in the Midwest compared with the Northeast (hazard ratio, 0.64; 95% CI, 0.51-0.8; <0.00001). The length of stay varied significantly by region with a significantly higher risk-adjusted length of stay in the Northeast compared with other regions. Conclusions Although we did not find any substantial differences by region in quality of care in patients hospitalized for HF, risk-adjusted inpatient mortality was found to be lower in the Midwest compared with the Northeast, and may be secondary to unmeasured differences in patient characteristics, and to longer length of stay in the Northeast.
在美国的不同地区,由于患者的各种因素,区域性的患者特征、护理质量和结局可能存在差异。在心血管疾病的结果方面,已经提出了各个地区之间存在差异。本研究旨在探讨美国不同地区因心力衰竭(HF)住院患者的护理质量和短期结局是否存在显著差异。
我们研究了 2010 年至 2016 年期间在美国 4 个人口普查局区域内住院治疗 HF 并参加 GWTG-HF(获得指南-心力衰竭)登记处的患者的区域性人口统计学、质量指标和短期结局。使用多变量逻辑回归检验了区域间的住院时间和死亡率差异。研究共纳入了 423333 名因 HF 住院的患者,来自 488 家医院。东北区的患者年龄明显较大。除了少数例外,完成成就措施的比例在各个地区相似。多变量分析表明,与东北部相比,中西部地区的院内死亡率显著降低(危险比,0.64;95%置信区间,0.51-0.8;<0.00001)。住院时间在各个地区有显著差异,与其他地区相比,东北地区的风险调整后住院时间明显较高。
尽管我们没有发现因 HF 住院患者的护理质量存在任何实质性的地区差异,但与东北部相比,中西部地区的风险调整后住院死亡率较低,这可能与患者特征的未测量差异以及东北地区的住院时间较长有关。