Reduce the Risk: PCI Bleed Campaign Achievement Celebration and a Look at YOUR Next Steps - - 2021 Quality Summit presentation (Non-CE)-Reduce the Risk: PCI Bleed Campaign Achievement Celebration and a Look at YOUR Next Steps

Reduce the Risk: PCI Bleed Campaign Achievement Celebration and a Look at YOUR Next Steps - Price/Wilson/Varner

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Video Summary

In this video, Jennifer Varner, the STEMI coordinator for West Tennessee Health Care, and Dylan Wilson, the cardiology pharmacist at Jackson Madison County General Hospital, discuss their efforts to reduce bleeding events in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). West Tennessee Health Care serves over 500,000 residents in 19 counties and has three acute care facilities with chest pain center accreditation. They opted into the PCI Reduce the Risk Fleet campaign and implemented a bleed avoidance strategy. They analyzed data and identified patient characteristics that increased the risk of bleeding, such as femoral access, glycoprotein inhibitor usage, and certain closure devices. By educating their staff and cardiologists and focusing on high-risk patients, they were able to significantly reduce bleeding events and maintain a relatively low bleeding event rate. However, they still aim to improve care for their patients and continue to analyze data and present their findings. The video concludes with a discussion of their next steps, including clinician feedback letters, incorporating their initiative into the facility's safety goals, and ongoing communication with their quality and cardiology departments. Contact information is provided for further questions.

Keywords

bleeding events

percutaneous coronary intervention

reduce the risk fleet campaign

patient characteristics

educating staff