[4th report of German Association of Cardiologists in private practice (BNK) on quality assurance in cardiac catheterization and coronary intervention 1999-2002].
The Society of German Cardiologists in private practice (BNK) reports about its project on quality assurance in invasive cardiology (QuIK). Results of a computerized data collection and analysis of cardiac catheterizations and interventions in the years 1999-2002 are presented. These results are compared with other registries. The QuIK-project is done voluntarily by 70% of the society's cardiologists who perform invasive methods. A total of 225,562 diagnostic and 64,895 interventional procedures are documented over the 4 years. Patient characteristics and procedural data kept unchanged. Complication rates were low (< 2%), MACE < 0.5%. There was a rising number of patients referred with acute myocardial infarction. Less time was used to complete procedures from 1 year to another. Two out of three of the centers underwent a monitoring/auditing process in 2002. The desirable post-interventional follow-up after discharge in all cases appears to be impossible to fulfill under the given economical circumstances.
Levenson
Benny
B
Steering Committee des QuIK-Registers des BNK, Berlin.
Albrecht
Alexander
A
Göhring
Stefan
S
Haerer
Winfried
W
Herholz
Harald
H
Kaltenbach
Martin
M
Reifart
Nicolaus
N
Sauer
Gregor
G
Silber
Sigmund
S
Troger
Bernhard
B
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002309:Cardiology; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D008875:Middle Aged; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012955:Societies, Medical