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Performance measures to promote quality improvement in sudden cardiac arrest prevention and treatment.

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Al-Khatib, SM; Fonarow, GC; Hayes, DL; Curtis, AB; Sears, SF; Sanders, GD; Hernandez, AF; Mirro, MJ; Thomas, KL; Eapen, ZJ; Russo, AM; Yancy, CW
Published in: Am Heart J
June 2013

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is one of the most impactful public health problems in the United States. Despite the progress made in reducing the number of cardiac deaths, the incidence of sudden cardiac death remains high. Studies of life-saving interventions for prevention and treatment of SCA, like β-blockers, aldosterone antagonists, implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy, automated external defibrillators, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, have brought to light substantial underutilization, variations in care, and disparities. Thus, a comprehensive systems-based approach to addressing these gaps in care should be implemented. In addition to educating stakeholders about SCA and its prevention and developing tools that could help physicians identify patients who could benefit from primary prevention of SCA, robust performance measures with strong, evidence-based association between process performance and patient outcomes are needed. In this article, we review the burden of SCA and highlight the need to develop performance measures related to the prevention and treatment of SCA.

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Am Heart J

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1097-6744

Publication Date

June 2013

Volume

165

Issue

6

Start / End Page

862 / 868

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Survival Rate
  • Quality Improvement
  • Public Health
  • Incidence
  • Humans
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
 

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Al-Khatib, S. M., Fonarow, G. C., Hayes, D. L., Curtis, A. B., Sears, S. F., Sanders, G. D., … Yancy, C. W. (2013). Performance measures to promote quality improvement in sudden cardiac arrest prevention and treatment. Am Heart J, 165(6), 862–868. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2013.02.010
Al-Khatib, Sana M., Gregg C. Fonarow, David L. Hayes, Anne B. Curtis, Samuel F. Sears, Gillian D. Sanders, Adrian F. Hernandez, et al. “Performance measures to promote quality improvement in sudden cardiac arrest prevention and treatment.Am Heart J 165, no. 6 (June 2013): 862–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2013.02.010.
Al-Khatib SM, Fonarow GC, Hayes DL, Curtis AB, Sears SF, Sanders GD, et al. Performance measures to promote quality improvement in sudden cardiac arrest prevention and treatment. Am Heart J. 2013 Jun;165(6):862–8.
Al-Khatib, Sana M., et al. “Performance measures to promote quality improvement in sudden cardiac arrest prevention and treatment.Am Heart J, vol. 165, no. 6, June 2013, pp. 862–68. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2013.02.010.
Al-Khatib SM, Fonarow GC, Hayes DL, Curtis AB, Sears SF, Sanders GD, Hernandez AF, Mirro MJ, Thomas KL, Eapen ZJ, Russo AM, Yancy CW. Performance measures to promote quality improvement in sudden cardiac arrest prevention and treatment. Am Heart J. 2013 Jun;165(6):862–868.
Journal cover image

Published In

Am Heart J

DOI

EISSN

1097-6744

Publication Date

June 2013

Volume

165

Issue

6

Start / End Page

862 / 868

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Survival Rate
  • Quality Improvement
  • Public Health
  • Incidence
  • Humans
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation