Diabetes: admission rates (heart failure)
Indicator
Admission rates due to heart failure in people 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
High blood glucose levels damage nerves and blood vessels, leading to complications such as heart failure. Admission rates due to heart failure in people 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 with diabetes who have been admitted to hospital with heart failure.
Denominator: The number of people with diabetes.
Calculation: Indirect age and sex standardised ratio, presented with 95% confidence intervals.
Exclusions: None.
Data source: National Diabetes Audit.
Minimum population: The indicator would be appropriate to assess performance of networks or systems of providers.
ISBN: 978-1-4731-5595-4