Recommended indicators
Acute coronary syndrome
SHORT-TERM IMPLEMENTATION
Health status indicators
MORTALITY
- Mortality: annual ACS deaths per 100,000 population. ICD codes: ICD-9
410, 411 and ICD-10 I20.0, I21, I22.
MORBIDITY
- Hospital discharge rate: annual ACS hospitalizations per 100,000
population. ICD codes: ICD-9 410, 411 and ICD-10 I20.0, I21, I22.
Health service indicators
HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION
- Aggregate bed-day rate: sum of days in one year spent in hospital for
ACS per 100,000 population. ICD codes: ICD-9 410, 411 and ICD-10 I20.0, I21,
I22.
- Mean length of stay: mean number of days spent in hospital per patient
with ACS. ICD codes: ICD-9 410, 411 and ICD-10 I20.0, I21, I22.
LONG-TERM IMPLEMENTATION
Health status indicators
MORTALITY
- Validated mortality: validated annual deaths of ACS per 100,000
population. ICD codes:ICD-9 410, 411 and ICD-10 I20.0, I21, I22.
MORBIDITY
- Validated attack rate/incidence rate: annual ACS (first and recurrent)
per 100,000 population. ICD codes: non-fatal ACS (ICD-9 410, 411; ICD-10 I20.0,
I21, I22) and coronary deaths (ICD-9 410-414; ICD-10 I20-I25).
Health service indicators
HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION
- Median length of stay: median number of days spent in hospital per
patient with ACS. ICD codes: ICD-9 410, 411 and ICD-10 I20.0, I21, I22.
- ACS patients in ICU: percentage of ACS patients admitted in Intensive
Care Units (ICU) per year. ICD codes: ICD-9 410, 411 and ICD-10 I20.0, I21, I22.
SURGICAL OPERATIONS AND INVASIVE PROCEDURES
- CABG per ACS: proportion of ACS patients who have received a CABG up
to 90 days following the initial admission for ACS. ICD codes: CABG (ICD-9-CM
36.1; NOMESCO: FNA-FNE); ACS (ICD-9 410, 411, 413, ICD-10 I20.0, I21, I22, I24).
- PTCA per ACS: proportion of ACS patients who have received a PTCA up
to 90 days following the initial admission for ACS. ICD codes: PTCA (ICD-9-CM
36.01, 36.02, 36.05, 36.06 (stent)) NOMESCO (FNG0); ACS (ICD-9 410, 411, 413,
ICD-10 I20.0, I21, I22, I24).
- Emergency CABG (within 24 hrs) rate: proportion of CABG performed
within 24 hours from the onset of ACS event. ICD codes: ICD-9-CM 36.1.
- Emergency PTCA (within 24 hrs) rate: proportion of PTCA performed
within 24 hours from the onset of ACS event. ICD codes: PTCA (ICD-9-CM 36.01,
36.02, 36.05, 36.06 (stent)).
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