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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 28.
Published in final edited form as: Circulation. 2013 Dec 18;129(3):e28–e292. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.0000441139.02102.80

Table 22-6.

Additional ACTION-GWTG Quality-of-Care Metrics for ACS Care, 2012*

Quality Metrics Overall STEMI NSTEMI
ECG within 10 min of arrival 64.5 75.0 59.8
Aspirin within 24 h of arrival 97.8 98.3 97.5
Any anticoagulant use 93.4 95.9 91.7
Dosing error
 UFH dose 47.0 47.3 47.0
 Enoxaparin dose 11.0 11.2 11.0
 Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor dose 6.7 7.1 6.0
Aspirin at discharge 98.4 98.9 98.1
Prescribed statins on discharge 98.8 99.1 98.5
Adult smoking cessation advice/counseling 98.4 98.6 98.2
Cardiac rehabilitation referral 77.3 82.5 73.7
In-hospital mortality (95% CI) 4.8 (4.6–4.9) 6.5 (6.3–6.7) 3.6 (3.5–3.7)

Values are percentages.

ACS indicates acute coronary syndrome; ACTION-GWTG, Acute Coronary Treatment and Intervention Outcomes Network Registry–Get With The Guidelines; CI, confidence interval; ECG, electrocardiogram; NSTEMI, non–ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction; STEMI, ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction; and UFH, unfractionated heparin.

*

2012 data reported include data from second quarter of 2012 to first quarter of 2013.

Includes UFH, low-molecular-weight heparin, or direct thrombin inhibitor use.

Excludes transfer-out patients.