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ABSTRACT: Background and objectives
Appropriate use criteria (AUC) was developed to improve the quality of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, these criteria should consider the current practice pattern in the country where they are being applied.Materials and methods
The algorithm for the Korean PCI practice pattern (KP3) was developed by modifying the United States-derived AUC in expert consensus meetings. KP3 class A was defined as any strategy with evidence from randomized trials that was more conservative for PCI than medical therapy or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Class C was defined as any strategy with less evidence from randomized trials and more aggressive for PCI than medical therapy or CABG. Class B was defined as a strategy that was partly class A and partly class C. We applied the KP3 classification system to the Korean PCI registry.Results
The KP3 class A was noted in 67.7% of patients, class B in 28.8%, and class C in 3.5%. The median proportion of class C cases per center was 2.0%. The distribution of KP3 classes varied significantly depending on clinical and angiographic characteristics. The proportion of KP3 class C cases per center was not significantly dependent on PCI volume, but rather on the percentage of ACS cases in each center.Conclusion
We report the current PCI practice pattern by applying the new KP3 classification in a nationwide PCI registry. The results should be interpreted carefully with due regard for the complex relationships between the determining variables and the healthcare system in Korea.
SUBMITTER: Gwon HC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5449526 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gwon Hyeon-Cheol HC Jeon Dong Woon DW Kang Hyun-Jae HJ Jang Jae-Sik JS Park Duk-Woo DW Shin Dong-Ho DH Moon Keon-Woong KW Kim Jung-Sun JS Kim Juhan J Bae Jang-Whan JW Hur Seung-Ho SH Kim Byung Ok BO Choi Donghoon D Han Kyoo-Rok KR Kim Hyo-Soo HS
Korean circulation journal 20170525 3
<h4>Background and objectives</h4>Appropriate use criteria (AUC) was developed to improve the quality of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, these criteria should consider the current practice pattern in the country where they are being applied.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>The algorithm for the Korean PCI practice pattern (KP3) was developed by modifying the United States-derived AUC in expert consensus meetings. KP3 class A was defined as any strategy with evidence from randomiz ...[more]