The chances of patients experiencing complications after having a cardiac device implanted vary according to where they have the procedure, according to a recent study.
The study of 174 hospitals in Australia and New Zealand published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine shows that the quality of care people receive may account for the wide variation in the rate of complications after having a cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) insertion.
“The study included 81,304 patients who received a new CIED with 65,711 permanent pacemakers and 15,593 implantable cardioverter-defibrillators,” says the study’s lead author, University of Adelaide’s Dr Isuru Ranasinghe, Senior Cardiologist, Central Adelaide Local Health Network.
Read the study findings here.