[Prospective and comparative study of pacemaker implants carried out at the electrophysiology laboratory and the operating room]. / Estudio prospectivo, comparativo entre implantes de marcapasos realizados en el laboratorio de electrofisiología y en el quirófano.
Rev Esp Cardiol
; 53(6): 805-9, 2000 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-10944973
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES:
Permanent pacemaker implantation is done by different physicians with either a surgical or clinical training. Our objective was to evaluate if there were significant differences in the implantation parameters and in the complication rate among implantations performed by cardiologists in the electrophysiologic laboratory and cardiological surgeons in the operating room. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
We prospectively collected those patients' data who received a first pacemaker implantation by cardiovascular surgeons and electrophysiologists during the year 1998. Data collected included demographic information, indication for pacing, surgical time, complications during procedure, stimulation and sensing thresholds as well as type of pacing.RESULTS:
We first-implanted 216 pacemakers in a one year period, 101 by cardiovascular surgeons and 115 by electrophysiologists. 56% were male patients. Average age in the surgery group was 74.2 +/- 9 years and 72.09 +/- 12 in the electrophysiology group (p = NS). Main diagnoses were as follows complete heart block in 32.9% patients, complete heart block 2. degrees 16.4%, sinus node dysfunction 12.2%, AV node ablation 12.2% and others. The complications rate for surgery group was 4% and 1.7% for electrophysiologists (p = NS). Electrophysiologists placed more bicameral devices. No clinically significant differences were found among other implant parameters.CONCLUSIONS:
Pacemaker implant by cardiologists in an electrophysiologists laboratory is a safe procedure that does not have more complications when compared to the same procedure done in the operating room by surgeons. This allows hospital resource optimization and reduction of hospital stay length.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Marca-Passo Artificial
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Esp Cardiol
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article