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[–] Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

I would take that with a grain of salt, since the study here says it only deals with death inside of the hospital (which is what is expected of a system encouraging the individual to flee the expensive place as soon as possible):

Considering the markedly lower length of stay in U.S. hospitals, it seems likely that more deaths following AMI occur after hospital discharge in the U.S., compared to Germany. This assumption is supported by recent OECD publications, which also report U.S. 30-day AMI mortality based on linked data. This figure was at 9.3% in the year 2020, compared to 4.9% when based on unlinked data. For Germany, national 30-day AMI mortality figures based on linked data are not available to date. In other industrialized countries reporting both figures, the difference between mortality based on unlinked data and mortality based on linked data was not as pronounced as in the U.S. (e.g., 5.6% vs. 7.2% in France, 6.5% vs. 7.1% in Spain)

In addition, the median age of patients is quite a lot higher, and as we all know, we all die at some time. If i am in my 50s and have a heart attack, sign me up for a German hospital 100% of the time, at least i am not bankrupted afterwards if i survive.

[–] raef@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

It's hard to measure for those that don't try , but have to assume death will be declared in hospital for those on their way there.

[–] Tuuktuuk@nord.pub 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Also, when a share of the people die on the way to the hospital, the least healthy ones get culled from the the statistics. Some of the people why die into ambulances in USA would die in the hospital in Germany.

The multiplier of 1,5 can therefore also tell about a lot of people dying because of ambulances being stuck in traffic jams. Only the healthiest will make it to the hospital.

[–] Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

That was actually accounted for by the study. The study was looking for differences in reporting between Germany and the US and if/how they are relevant