Improved Treatment of Hospitalized Coronary Artery Disease Patients With the Get With The Guidelines Program.

Crit Pathw Cardiol. 2007 Sep;6(3):98-105

Authors: Labresh KA, Fonarow GC, Smith SC, Bonow RO, Smaha LC, Tyler PA, Hong Y, Albright D, Ellrodt AG,

Adherence to evidence-based interventions for hospitalized cardiovascular disease patients is not optimal. This study assesses the impact of a national quality improvement program on adherence to guidelines in these patients. Data from 92 hospitals from across the United States participating in the Get With The Guidelines program for at least 1 year for 11 acute and secondary prevention measures from a preintervention baseline period and the subsequent 4 quarters of a quality improvement intervention were analyzed. A patient group of 45,988 patients with acute myocardial infarction, unstable angina, revascularization, or peripheral vascular disease was included in this evaluation. Significant improvement from baseline was seen in 10 of 11 measures by the fourth quarter: use of early aspirin for acute myocardial infarction, 76.4% to 88.0% (P /=100 mg/dL, 60.4% to 67.0% (P

PMID: 17804969 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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