Myocardial infarction: PCI in less than 60 minutes

  • NICE indicator
  • IND73
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Specification

Numerator: The number of patients in the denominator who had balloon inflation for primary PCI in less than 60 minutes from admission at a centre with primary PCI facilities.

Denominator: The number of patients with STEMI treated with primary PCI.

Calculation: Numerator divided by denominator, multiplied by 100.

Exclusions:

  • Patients who do not proceed to balloon inflation.

The Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) dataset details the following exclusions:

  • Patients presenting in cardiogenic shock.

  • Patients requiring pre-PCI ventilation.

Data source: Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) dataset.

Minimum population: The indicator would be appropriate to understand and report on the performance of networks or systems of providers.

ISBN: 978-1-4731-5563-3