Diabetes: admission rates (complications)
Indicator
Admission rates for people with diabetes due to complications associated with diabetes.
Indicator type
Network / system level indicator.
The indicator would be appropriate to understand and report on the performance of networks or systems of providers.
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Rationale
People living with diabetes may have long or short-term complications associated with their condition. Some complications associated with diabetes are avoidable with high-quality diabetes management in primary care. Admission rates due to complications associated with diabetes are therefore used as a proxy for outcomes of care.
Source guidance
Type 1 diabetes in adults: diagnosis and management. NICE guideline NG17 (2015, updated 2022)
Type 2 diabetes in adults: management. NICE guideline NG28 (2015, updated 2022)
Specification
Numerator: The number of people in the denominator that have been admitted to hospital with one or more of the following complications associated with diabetes:
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Angina
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Myocardial infarction
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Heart failure
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Stroke
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Lower limb amputation
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Renal replacement therapy
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Diabetic ketoacidosis
Denominator: The number of people with diabetes.
Calculation: Indirectly age and sex standardised ratio.
Exclusions: None
Data source: National Diabetes Audit (NDA) and Hospital episodes statistics (HES): Admitted Patient Care (APC).
Minimum population: The indicator would be appropriate to understand and report on the performance of networks or systems of providers.
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