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Table 3 Range of the point estimators of the "departures" according to the fitted model.

From: Do inter-hospital comparisons of in-hospital, acute myocardial infarction case-fatality rates serve the purpose of fostering quality improvement? An evaluative study

  

I

I + Sh

I + Sh + A

I + St

I + St + A

  

Max

Min

Max

Min

Max

Min

Max

Min

Max

Min

No transfer-out cases

Period

140

-64

182

-63

152

-70

97

-59

91

-64

 

Trend

25

-38

30

-41

29

-42

27

-54

26

-31

All transferred cases excluded

Period

153

-62

196

-65

163

-71

104

-64

84

-63

 

Trend

29

-42

39

-47

42

-48

30

-32

31

-33

  1. I: initial model (age, gender and CCI); I + Sh: initial model + shock;
  2. I + Sh + A: initial model + shock + angioplasty; I + St: initial model + STEMI;
  3. I + St + A: initial model + STEMI + angioplasty.