Adherence to process of care quality indicators after percutaneous coronary intervention in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective observational cohort study.
Public reporting of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) outcomes has been established in many jurisdictions to ensure optimal delivery of care. The majority of PCI report cards examine in-hospital mortality, but relatively little is known regarding the adherence to processes of care.



A modified Delphi panel comprising cardiovascular experts was assembled to develop a set of PCI quality indicators. Indicators such as prescription of aspirin, dual antiplatelet therapy, statins and smoking cessation counselling were identified to represent high-quality PCI care. Chart abstraction was performed at 13 PCI hospitals in Ontario, Canada from 2009 to 2010 with at least 200 PCI patients randomly selected from each hospital.



Our study sample included 3041 patients, of whom 18% had stable coronary artery disease (CAD) and 82% had an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Their mean age was 63±12.4 years and 29% of patients were female. Prior to PCI, 89% were prescribed aspirin, and after PCI 98.7% were prescribed aspirin, 95.1% were prescribed dual antiplatelet therapy for 12 months after drug-eluting stents, and 94.9% were prescribed statins. The lowest performing quality indicator was smoking cessation counselling, observed in only 42% of current and past smokers (18% in patients with stable CAD and 47% in ACS).



Our study demonstrates high levels of adherence to most quality indicators for patients undergoing PCI procedures in Ontario. In conclusion, smoking cessation counselling was not consistently performed across hospitals and represents an opportunity for future quality improvement efforts.
Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre , Toronto, Ontario , Canada ; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) , Toronto, Ontario , Canada.
Andrew
A
Czarnecki
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) , Toronto, Ontario , Canada.
Treesa J
TJ
Prasad
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) , Toronto, Ontario , Canada.
Julie
J
Wang
Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre , Toronto, Ontario , Canada ; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) , Toronto, Ontario , Canada ; Department of Medicine , University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario , Canada.
Harindra C
HC
Wijeysundera
Department of Medicine , University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario , Canada ; Division of Cardiology , St. Michael's Hospital , Toronto, Ontario , Canada.
Asim N
AN
Cheema
Department of Medicine , University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario , Canada ; Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network , Toronto, Ontario , Canada.
Vladimír
V
Dz̆avík
Hamilton General Hospital, McMaster University , Hamilton, Ontario , Canada.
Madhu K
MK
Natarajan
Department of Medicine , Queen's University , Kingston, Ontario , Canada.
Chris S
CS
Simpson
Division of Cardiology , University of Ottawa Heart Institute , Ottawa, Ontario , Canada.
Derek Y
DY
So
Division of Cardiology , Western University , London, Ontario , Canada.
Jaffer
J
Syed
Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre , Toronto, Ontario , Canada ; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) , Toronto, Ontario , Canada ; Department of Medicine , University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario , Canada.
Jack V
JV
Tu
Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre , Toronto, Ontario , Canada ; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) , Toronto, Ontario , Canada ; Department of Medicine , University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario , Canada.
Dennis T
DT
Ko
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; QUALITY OF CARE AND OUTCOMES