Cardiac interventions audit

This project looks at percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures performed in the UK. Details of the type of procedures performed, who the procedure is performed by, technical success of each type of procedure and outcomes, particularly major adverse cardiac events such as cardiac arrests, emergency cardiac surgical operations and in-hospital mortality are collected and analysed.

The audit collects and analyses data on the nature and outcome of PCI procedures, who performs them and the general health of patients. The audit utilises the Central Cardiac Audit Database (CCAD) which has developed secure data collection, analysis and monitoring tools and provides a common infrastructure for all the coronary heart disease audits.

Aims of the audit

To improve the care of patients who undergo PCI procedures in the United Kingdom.

Organisation of the audit

The British Cardiovascular Interventional Society (BCIS) provide the professional leadership for the audit. The HSCIC's National Clinical Audit Support Programme (NCASP) has been contracted to manage this audit and provide the IT infrastructure

The National Clinical Audit Support Programme at the NHS Information Centre

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