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Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes ; 6(4): 436-43, 2013 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23800985

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: In-hospital and postdischarge treatment rates for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) remain low in India. However, little is known about the prevalence and associations of the package of optimal ACS medical care in India. Our objective was to define the prevalence, associations, and impact of optimal in-hospital and discharge medical therapy in the Kerala ACS Registry of 25,718 admissions. METHODS AND RESULTS: We defined optimal in-hospital ACS medical therapy as receiving the following 5 medications: aspirin, clopidogrel, heparin, ß-blocker, and statin. We defined optimal discharge ACS medical therapy as receiving all of the above therapies except heparin. Comparisons by optimal versus nonoptimal ACS care were made via Student t test for continuous variables and χ(2) test for categorical variables. We created random effects logistic regression models to evaluate the association between Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events risk score variables and optimal in-hospital or discharge medical therapy. Optimal in-hospital and discharge medical care were delivered in 40% and 46% of admissions, respectively. Wide variability in both in-hospital and discharge medical care was present, with few hospitals reaching consistently high (>90%) levels. Patients receiving optimal in-hospital medical therapy had an adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval)=0.93 (0.71, 1.22) for in-hospital death and an adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval)=0.79 (0.63, 0.99) for major adverse cardiovascular event rates. Patients who received optimal in-hospital medical care were far more likely to receive optimal discharge care (adjusted odds ratio [95% confidence interval] = 10.48 [9.37, 11.72]). CONCLUSIONS: Strategies to improve in-hospital and discharge medical therapy are needed to improve local process-of-care measures and ACS outcomes in Kerala.


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Acute Coronary Syndrome/drug therapy , Cardiology Service, Hospital/standards , Cardiovascular Agents/therapeutic use , Patient Admission/standards , Patient Discharge/standards , Practice Patterns, Physicians'/standards , Quality Indicators, Health Care/standards , Acute Coronary Syndrome/mortality , Aged , Chi-Square Distribution , Continuity of Patient Care/standards , Female , Guideline Adherence , Hospital Mortality , Humans , India , Logistic Models , Male , Middle Aged , Odds Ratio , Practice Guidelines as Topic , Quality Improvement , Registries , Risk Factors , Treatment Outcome
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