| Specification of QI strategy | Total | Ireland | Belgium | France | Spain | Poland | Czech Republic |
| Availability of AMI performance indicators: | |||||||
| Door-to-needle time | 57.7 (291) | 68.2 (22) | 62.5 (24) | 45.2 (42) | 62.0 (92) | 51.6 (64) | 55.9 (34) |
| Receipt of reperfusion | 70.3 (293) | 54.5 (22) | 75.0 (24) | 61.4 (44) | 66.7 (93) | 79.4 (63) | 76.5 (34) |
| Aspirin use <24 h | 71.8 (291) | 68.2 (22) | 79.2 (24) | 59.1 (44) | 69.2 (91) | 82.5 (63) | 70.6 (34) |
| Prescription ACE inhibitors at discharge | 67.5 (292) | 63.6 (22) | 73.9 (23) | 53.5 (43) | 59.1 (93) | 84.4 (64) | 67.6 (34) |
| Prescription of β-blockers at discharge | 71.2 (288) | 63.6 (22) | 73.9 (23) | 51.2 (43) | 69.6 (92) | 87.3 (63) | 71.9 (32) |
| Prescription of aspirin at discharge | 73.6 (288) | 68.2 (22) | 83.3 (24) | 58.1 (43) | 71.4 (91) | 85.5 (62) | 69.7 (33) |
| Inpatient mortality | 74.4 (289) | 57.1 (21) | 79.2 (24) | 54.8 (42) | 87.0 (92) | 77.4 (62) | 70.6 (34) |
| Availability of performance indicators for the management of appendicitis: | |||||||
| Prophylactic antibiotics | 53.8 (290) | 33.3 (21) | 43.5 (23) | 43.2 (44) | 65.2 (92) | 73.5 (68) | 13.3 (30) |
| Negative appendectomy | 46.5 (288) | 33.3 (21) | 43.5 (23) | 42.2 (45) | 45.1 (91) | 53.0 (66) | 50.0 (30) |
| Rate of lap versus open appendectomy | 51.0 (286) | 47.6 (21) | 60.9 (23) | 62.2 (45) | 58.7 (92) | 21.5 (65) | 64.3 (28) |
| Perforated appendicitis operated 24 h after admittance | 42.0 (283) | 20.0 (20) | 39.1 (23) | 29.5 (44) | 40.7 (91) | 50.8 (63) | 56.7 (30) |
| Wound infections | 68.2 (280) | 50.0 (20) | 47.8 (23) | 47.7 (44) | 77.8 (90) | 75.4 (61) | 80.0 (30) |
| Availability of performance indicators for deliveries: | |||||||
| Induced labour rate | 67.5 (280) | 58.8 (17) | 75.0 (20) | 61.7 (47) | 60.5 (81) | 76.8 (69) | 62.5 (32) |
| % Caesarean sections of total deliveries | 85.3 (278) | 64.7 (17) | 90.0 (20) | 83.7 (49) | 87.7 (81) | 91.0 (67) | 74.2 (31) |
| VBAC rate | 54.0 (274) | 35.3 (17) | 50.0 (20) | 44.7 (47) | 55.8 (77) | 67.6 (68) | 51.6 (31) |
| Deliveries with peridural anaesthesia | 71.9 (278) | 52.9 (17) | 85.0 (20) | 83.3 (48) | 81.3 (80) | 58.8 (68) | 54.8 (31) |
*The results for the UK and the Netherlands are included in the total but not listed separately, due to the very low response rates.
AMI, acute myocardial infarction; VBAC, vaginal birth after caesarean section.