Prospective peer review of regional percutaneous interventional procedures: a tool for quality control and revalidation

Current quality measures of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures are based on the incidence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE). This crude marker ignores the many clinical nuances that make for sound decision making in PCI. We have established a prospective peer review audit tool...

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Published in:	EuroIntervention Vol. 8; no. 8; pp. 939 - 944
Main Authors:	Blows, Lucy H J, Dixon, Gaynor F, Behan, Miles W H, Allen, Richard, Cohen, Andrew S, Dickinson, Katherine, Furniss, Stephen, Hatrick, Robert, Hildick-Smith, David, Holmberg, Stephen, Hyde, Jonathan A J, Kneale, Barry, Lewis, Michael E, Lloyd, Guy, Patel, Nik R, Pegge, Nicholas, Signy, Mark, Sulke, A Neil, Trivedi, Uday, Walker, David M, de Belder, Adam J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	France 01-12-2012
Subjects:	Clinical Competence Coronary Artery Disease - therapy Humans Medical Audit - methods Patient Selection Peer Review, Health Care - methods Percutaneous Coronary Intervention - standards Prospective Studies Quality Control Random Allocation United Kingdom
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Summary:	Current quality measures of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures are based on the incidence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE). This crude marker ignores the many clinical nuances that make for sound decision making in PCI. We have established a prospective peer review audit tool to determine the quality of PCI within our cardiac network, which consists of five PCI hospitals serving a population of 1.4 million people in Sussex, UK. Analysis of 10% of all PCI cases selected at random each month by a non-clinical audit manager is made by a rotating panel of two PCI operators and one cardiac surgeon. Each PCI case is assessed for anatomical suitability, lesion severity, strategic appropriateness and final outcome. Panel findings were reported back to the operator and the audit manager. A total of 326 cases were assessed by the review committee. Results were disseminated to individual operators. Coronary anatomy and lesion severity were considered appropriate for PCI in 94.2% and 96.0% of cases, respectively. Appropriateness of strategy was confirmed in 86.2% and the outcome considered satisfactory in 90.8%. A total of 242 subsequent cases were analysed to assess practice trends. This analysis demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in clinical decision making with respect to appropriateness of strategy (from 86.2% to 92.6%; p=0.004). Prospective peer review of percutaneous coronary intervention cases by a rotating regional committee is valuable in ensuring procedural quality.
ISSN:	1774-024X 1969-6213
DOI:	10.4244/EIJV8I8A143