Standardized mortality ratios for regionalized acute cardiovascular care

• Main Authors: Sanne J. den Hartog (Author), Bob Roozenbeek (Author), Sjoukje van der Bij (Author), Marzyeh Amini (Author), Nikki van Leeuwen (Author), Eric Boersma (Author), Clemens M.F. Dirven (Author), Diederik W.J. Dippel (Author), Hester F. Lingsma (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMRs) are case-mix adjusted mortality rates per hospital and are used to evaluate quality of care. However, acute care is increasingly organized on a regional level, with more severe patients admitted to specialized hospitals. We hypothesize that th...