Table 2 Outpatient visits and hospitalization during the index year
All HF patients (n = 21,297) | HFrEF (n = 10,323) | HFmrEF (n = 903) | HFpEF (n = 8225) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients (n) | Visits (n) | Ratea | Patients (n) | Visits (n) | Ratea | Patients (n) | Visits (n) | Ratea | P vs HFrEF | Patients (n) | Visits (n) | Ratea | P vs HFrEF | |
All-cause HCRU | ||||||||||||||
Outpatient Visits | 21,290 | 305,498 | 1451.4 (1440.8–1461.9) | 10,323 | 203,271 | 1995.5 (1981.4–2009.8) | 902 | 9056 | 1010.9 (988.6–1036.2) | < 0.001 | 8219 | 75,080 | 922.9 (914.7–932.4) | < 0.001 |
GPs visits | 21,259 | 286,227 | 1359.8 (1349.4–1370.0) | 10,322 | 190,763 | 1872.7 (1858.1–1887.0) | 899 | 8476 | 946.2 (924.4–970.9) | < 0.001 | 8193 | 69,957 | 859.9 (851.8–868.8) | < 0.001 |
Specialist visits | 10,595 | 19,271 | 91.6 (90.0–93.0) | 7038 | 12,508 | 122.8 (120.6–124.9) | 303 | 580 | 64.7 (58.3–71.6) | < 0.001 | 2677 | 5123 | 63 (60.9—65.1) | < 0.001 |
Hospitalization | 6652 | 13,087 | 62.2 (60.7—63.7) | 3606 | 7699 | 75.6 (73.1–77.8) | 270 | 480 | 53.6 (46.9–59.9) | < 0.001 | 2242 | 4025 | 49.5 (47.4—51.5) | < 0.001 |
HF-related HCRU | ||||||||||||||
Outpatient Visits | 21,252 | 203,922 | 968.8 (962.1–975.7) | 10,323 | 138,456 | 1359.2 (1350.2–1368.4) | 899 | 5854 | 653.5 (638.8–670.2) | < 0.001 | 8190 | 47,899 | 588.8 (583.4—594.4) | < 0.001 |
GPs visits | 21,127 | 196,447 | 933.3 (926.5–940.2) | 10,320 | 131,372 | 1289.7 (1280.2–1299.2) | 895 | 5818 | 649.5 (634.6–666.4) | < 0.001 | 8083 | 47,597 | 585.1 (579.5–590.8) | < 0.001 |
Specialist visits | 6003 | 7475 | 35.5 (34.7—36.3) | 5612 | 7084 | 69.5 (68.2–70.9) | 36 | 36 | 4 (2.7–5.3) | < 0.001 | 302 | 302 | 3.7 (3.3–4.1) | < 0.001 |
Hospitalization | 5846 | 10,852 | 51.6 (50.3—52.9) | 3246 | 6058 | 59.5 (57.3–61.4) | 230 | 389 | 43.4 (37.3–48.9) | < 0.001 | 1917 | 3609 | 44.4 (42.4–46.3) | < 0.001 |
HFpEF (50 to <60%) (n=2995) | HFpEF (≥60%) (n=5230) | HFuEF (n=1846) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients (n) | Visits (n) | Ratea | Patients (n) | Visits (n) | Ratea | Patients (n) | Visits (n) | Ratea | |
All-cause HCRU | |||||||||
Outpatient Visits | 2992 | 27464 | 927.8 (913.5-941.8) | 5227 | 47616 | 920.1 (909.9-930.2) | 1846 | 18091 | 987.5 (971.1-1003.7) |
GPs visits | 2984 | 25643 | 866.3 (851.8-879.6) | 5209 | 44314 | 856.3 (846.2 - 866,4) | 1845 | 17031 | 929.6 (913.5-944.9) |
Specialist visits | 937 | 1821 | 61.5 (57.7-65.0) | 1740 | 3302 | 63.8 (60.9-66.6) | 577 | 1060 | 57.9 (53.6-62.0) |
Hospitalization | 814 | 1453 | 49.1 (45.8-52.6) | 1428 | 2572 | 49.7 (47.3-52.2) | 534 | 883 | 48.2 (44.2-52.2) |
HF-related HCRU | |||||||||
Outpatient Visits | 2984 | 17572 | 593.6 (584.4-603.2) | 5206 | 30327 | 586 (579.2-592.9) | 1840 | 11713 | 639.4 (628.8-649.0) |
GPs visits | 2952 | 17483 | 590.6 (581.2-600.1) | 5131 | 30114 | 581.9 (575.1-588.9) | 1829 | 11660 | 636.5 (625.8-646.3) |
Specialist visits | 89 | 89 | 3 (2.3-3.6) | 213 | 213 | 4.1 (3.6-4.6) | 53 | 53 | 2.9 (2.1-3.6) |
Hospitalization | 695 | 1306 | 44.1 (40.9-47.5) | 1222 | 2303 | 44.5 (42.2-47.0) | 453 | 796 | 43.5 (39.3-47.5) |