Table 1 Characteristic of patients admitted with diagnosis of hip fracture in Lazio, before and after the pay performance act
Patients characteristics | Before pay performance act (period 1) | After pay performance act (period 2) |
|---|---|---|
n = 6,043 | n = 6,390 | |
Age (mean, SD) | 82.7 (7.2) | 83.2 (7.1) |
% | % | |
Gender | ||
Female | 77.2 | 81.1 |
Obesity (in the previous 2 years) | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Obesity (current admission) | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Hemiplegia and other paralytic syndromes (in the previous 2 years) | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Hemiplegia and other paralytic syndromes (current admission) | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Other forms of chronic ischemic heart disease (in the previous 2 years) | 9.9 | 9.3 |
Heart failure (in the previous 2 years) | 4.9 | 5.7 |
Vascular disease (in the previous 2 years) | 2.7 | 2.5 |
Vascular disease (current admission) | 0.6 | 0.9 |
Cerebrovascular disease (in the previous 2 years) | 9.0 | 8.4 |
Cerebrovascular disease (current admission) | 3.1 | 3.1 |
Diabetes (in the previous 2 years) | 6.2 | 6.2 |
Blood disorders (in the previous 2 years) | 4.6 | 5.0 |
Hypertension (in the previous 2 years) | 14.4 | 13.2 |
COPD (in the previous 2 years) | 5.8 | 4.9 |
Chronic renal disease (in the previous 2 years) | 3.3 | 3.5 |
Chronic renal disease (current admission) | 3.2 | 4.2 |
Types of hospital payment | ||
Local health unit | 54.6 | 55.9 |
Public and teaching | 23.2 | 23.2 |
Classified | 8.4 | 9.8 |
Private | 13.9 | 11.1 |