OECD indicator ‘AMI 30-day mortality’ is neither comparable between countries nor suitable as indicator for quality of acute care

ConclusionMost of the variation in AMI hospital mortality is explained by differences in patient registration and organization of care instead of differences in quality of care, which hinders cross-country comparisons of AMI mortality. Europe-wide sentinel regions with comparable registries are necessary to compare (acute) care after myocardial infarction.Graphical abstract
Source: Clinical Research in Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research