Eliminating Sex-Based Disparities in Statin Prescriptions Following Open Revascularization for CLTI Through Universal Documentation

Women have been shown to have worse clinical outcomes compared with men following treatment for peripheral arterial disease. Although the reasons for this remain unclear, disparities in evidence-based medical management have been suggested as one potential cause. As a part of the Northern California Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) regional collaborative, a universal discharge documentation quality improvement initiative was implemented to address discharge medication prescriptions. We hypothesized that implementation of universal discharge documentation would decrease disparities in statin prescription after open vascular procedures for chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI).