Impact of the Regional Network for AMI in the Management of STEMI on Care Processes, Outcomes and Health Inequities in the Veneto Region, Italy

Mario Saia, Domenico Mantoan, Marco Fonzo, Chiara Bertoncello, Marta Soattin, Milena Sperotto, Tatjana Baldovin, Patrizia Furlan, Maria Luisa Scapellato, Guido Viel, Vincenzo Baldo, Silvia Cocchio and Alessandra Buja
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Mario Saia: Medical Directorate, ULSS 6 Euganea, Veneto Region, Via Enrico degli Scrovegni 14, 35131 Padua, Italy
Domenico Mantoan: Health and Social Services, Veneto Region, Dorsoduro, 3493—Rio Nuovo, 30123 Venice, Italy
Marco Fonzo: School of Specialization in Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Padua, Via Loredan 18, 35128 Padua, Italy
Chiara Bertoncello: Department of Cardiological, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Hygiene and Public Health Unit, University of Padua, Via Loredan 18, 35128 Padua, Italy
Marta Soattin: School of Specialization in Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Padua, Via Loredan 18, 35128 Padua, Italy
Milena Sperotto: Department of Cardiological, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Hygiene and Public Health Unit, University of Padua, Via Loredan 18, 35128 Padua, Italy
Tatjana Baldovin: Department of Cardiological, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Hygiene and Public Health Unit, University of Padua, Via Loredan 18, 35128 Padua, Italy
Patrizia Furlan: Department of Cardiological, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Hygiene and Public Health Unit, University of Padua, Via Loredan 18, 35128 Padua, Italy
Maria Luisa Scapellato: Department of Cardiological, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Occupational Medicine Unit, University of Padua, Via Loredan 18, 35128 Padua, Italy
Guido Viel: Department of Cardiological, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Legal Medicine Unit, University of Padua, Via Loredan 18, 35128 Padua, Italy
Vincenzo Baldo: Department of Cardiological, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Hygiene and Public Health Unit, University of Padua, Via Loredan 18, 35128 Padua, Italy
Silvia Cocchio: Department of Cardiological, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Hygiene and Public Health Unit, University of Padua, Via Loredan 18, 35128 Padua, Italy
Alessandra Buja: Department of Cardiological, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Hygiene and Public Health Unit, University of Padua, Via Loredan 18, 35128 Padua, Italy

IJERPH, 2018, vol. 15, issue 9, 1-14

Abstract: Cardiovascular diseases are a leading cause of death in Europe. Outcomes in terms of mortality and health equity in the management of patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) are influenced by health care service organization. The main aim of the present study was to examine the impact of the new organizational model of the Veneto Region’s network for Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) to facilitate primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on STEMI, and its efficacy in reducing health inequities. A retrospective cohort study was conducted on HDRs in the Veneto Region for the period 2007–2016, analyzing 65,261 hospitalizations for AMI. The proportion of patients with STEMI treated with PCI within 24 h increased significantly for men and women, and was statistically much higher for patients over 75 years of age (APC, 75–84: 9.8; >85: 12.5) than for younger patients (APC, <45: 3.3; 45–64: 4.9), with no difference relating to citizenship. The reduction in in-hospital, STEMI-related mortality was only statistically significant for patients aged 75–84 (APC: −3.0 [−4.5;−1.6]), and for Italians (APC: −1.9 [−3.2;−0.6]). Multivariate analyses confirmed a reduction in the disparities between socio-demographic categories. Although the new network improved the care process and reduced health care disparities in all subgroups, these efforts did not result in the expected survival benefit in all patient subgroups.

Keywords: health care research; quality assurance; hospital management; health inequities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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