Table 5

Variance in 30-day and 1-year RSM rates explained by each performance measure and the composite measure

Measures30-day RSM rate1-year RSM rate
% variance explained% variance explained
Acute interventions
 Intravenous rt-PA <2 hours2.431.32
 Early antithrombotics0.040.08
 DVT prophylaxis0.381.14
Discharge interventions
 Discharge antithrombotics2.5910.05
 Anticoagulation for AF0.140.45
 LDL 1000.764.67
 Antihypertensive medication2.999.24
 Antidiabetic medication5.029.49
 Smoking cessation0.180.06
Composite score2.5310.18
  • AF, atrial fibrillation; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; RSM, risk-standardised mortality; rt-PA, recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator.