The infrastructure of electrophysiology centers impacts the management of cardiac tamponade-Results from a national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although electrophysiological (EP) centers have institutional standards, evidence on management of cardiac tamponade is lacking.

Aim and methods

A physician-based survey was conducted by sending out questionnaires to all hospitals in Germany performing EP procedures. To evaluate the infrastructure of EP centers and the impact of center volume and onsite cardiac surgery on the management of cardiac tamponade, the results of the survey were analyzed for low-volume (0-250 procedures per year), mid-volume (250-500 procedures), and high-volume (>500 procedures) centers, as well as for centers with and without onsite cardiac surgery.

Results

A total of 341 centers were identified and 189/341 (55%) returned data sets were analyzed. Most types of EP procedures are

SUBMITTER: Rottner L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10577558 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature