Regional variation in hospitalisation and mortality in heart failure: comparison of England and Lombardy using multistate modelling
Bottle A, Ventura CM, Dharmarajan K, Aylin P, Ieva F, Paganoni AM. Regional variation in hospitalisation and mortality in heart failure: comparison of England and Lombardy using multistate modelling. Health Care Management Science 2017, 21: 292-304. PMID: 28755175, DOI: 10.1007/s10729-017-9410-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureClinical practice differencesMedium-term mortalityHospital administrative databaseSerious chronic conditionsNon-hospital settingsSet of patientsHF admissionsCommon comorbiditiesFirst admissionLondon patientsDeath RegisterHigh morbidityChronic conditionsAdministrative databasesDisease progressionPatientsLower mortalityMortalityAdmissionPractice differencesShort stayLong stayHealthcare systemHospitalisation