Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Rate
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
This indicator measures the age-standardised rate of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) performed on patients in acute care hospitals, same-day surgery facilities or catheterisation laboratories.
Numerator
Total number of discharges for PCI for patients age 18 and older.
Denominator
Total mid-year population age 18 and older.
Exclusions
Newborn, stillbirth or cadaveric donor records. Procedures reported by facilities without on-site PCI services. Procedures coded as out of hospital or abandoned after onset. Discharges with medical assistance in dying (MAID) (2018-19 data onward).
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Direct standardisation, age-adjusted
Stratifications
By reporting level: National, Province/Territory, Region.
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
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