Performance of alert transmissions from cardiac implantable electronic devices to the CareLink network: A retrospective analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Remote monitoring of cardiac implantable electric devices improves patient outcomes and experiences. Alert-based systems notify physicians of clinical or device issues in near real-time, but their effectiveness is contingent upon device connectivity.

Objective

To assess patient connectivity by analyzing alert transmission times from patient transceivers to the CareLink network.

Methods

Alert transmissions were retrospectively gathered from a query of the United States de-identified Medtronic CareLink database. Alert transmission time was defined as the duration from alert occurrence to arrival at the CareLink network and was analyzed by device type, alert event, and alert type. Using data from previous studies, we computed the benefit of daily connectivity

SUBMITTER: Cronin EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10282010 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature