Diabetes: admission rates (angina)
Indicator
Admission rates due to angina in people with diabetes.
Indicator type
Network / system level indicator.
The indicator would be appropriate to understand and report on the performance of networks or systems of providers.
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Rationale
High blood glucose levels damage nerves and blood vessels. Uncontrolled or poorly controlled diabetes can lead to a number of short and long-term health complications, including angina (a condition in which the heart cannot receive enough blood). Admission rates due to angina in people with diabetes are therefore used as a proxy for outcomes of care.
Source guidance
Type 1 diabetes in adults: diagnosis and management. NICE guideline NG17 (2015, updated 2022)
Type 2 diabetes in adults: management. NICE guideline NG28 (2015, updated 2022)
Stable angina: management. NICE guideline CG126 (2011, updated 2016)
Specification
Numerator: The number of people with diabetes that have been admitted to hospital for angina.
Denominator: The number of people with diabetes.
Calculation: This indicator is calculated as a ratio indirectly standardised by age and sex.
Exclusions: None.
Data source: National Diabetes Audit and hospital episode statistics: admitted patient care.
Minimum population: The indicator would be appropriate to assess performance of networks or systems of providers.
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