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. 2022 Feb 17;19(4):2278. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19042278

Table 2.

Comparison of different indicators before and during the outbreak of COVID-19.

Quality Indicator 2019 (SD) 2020 (SD) Difference (95% CI) p-Value
AMI07 92.0 ± 2.4% 91.8 ± 2.4% 0.2 (−1.9~2.2) 0.896
EDL01 3.00 ± 0.11% 2.95 ± 0.15% 0.05 (−0.07~0.15) 0.431
EDR02 2.33 ± 0.17% 2.10 ± 0.14% 0.23 (0.04~0.15) 0.002 **
HSM02 2.12 ± 0.15% 2.16 ± 0.20% −0.04 (−0.19~0.10) 0.546
HSUR01 1.32 ± 0.08% 1.23 ± 0.08% 0.09 (0.03~0.15) 0.008 **
SCM02 0.90 ± 0.20‰ 0.88 ± 0.20‰ 0.02 (−0.02~0.02) 0.838
SCR01 0.72 ± 0.05% 0.63 ± 0.07% 0.09 (0.04~0.14) 0.003 **
STK03 7.08 ± 1.21% 8.50 ± 1.08% −1.42 (−2.40~−0.45) 0.006 **

Abbreviations: AMI07: Proportion of ST elevation myocardial infarction patients receiving primary percutaneous coronary intervention within 90 min after arrival at the ER; EDL01: proportion of patients leaving emergency room without complete treatment; EDR02: unscheduled returns within 72 h for emergency patients; HSM02: in-hospital mortality rate excluding critical discharge against medical advice; HSUR01: unscheduled returns within 14 days for hospitalized patients; SCM02: mortality within 48 h for surgical patients excluding critical discharge against medical advice; SCR01: unscheduled returns to the operating room for surgical patients during hospitalization; STK03: proportion of acute ischemic stroke patients receiving IV-tPA; SD: standard deviation; CI: confidence interval; Student’s t-test. ** p < 0.01