Regional variation of lower limb major amputations on different geographic scales - a Hungarian nationwide study over 13 years

VASA. Zeitschrift für Gefässkrankheiten
E KolossváryZ Járai

Abstract

Background: The incidence of lower limb major amputations is an important healthcare quality indicator, as it reflects all efforts aimed to prevent limb loss. Analysis of within-country regional variations in incidence may reveal the sources of disparities in care. Materials and methods: Based on the data of the Hungarian healthcare beneficiary population from 2004 to 2016, the incidence of lower limb major amputations and its spatial variations was determined regionally on four levels of geographic resolution. Variability and autocorrelation were quantified on different resolutions. Results: A total of 56,468 lower limb major amputation procedures were identified in 49,528 patients over the observation period. Marked regional variations were detected at all geographic scale levels. In the case of county-level and local administrative level, the systematic component of variation was 0.03 and 0.09, respectively. Only half of the variation at local administrative level was explained by county. Conclusions: Lower limb major amputations show marked regional variations on the different geographic levels of resolution. The more granular the assessment, the higher the regional variation was. Assumingly, this observation is partially a...Continue Reading

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