Clinical significance of premature ventricular contraction among adult patients: protocol for a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) are one of the most common arrhythmias detected from electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring. PVCs were thought to cause lethal arrhythmias and thus were closely monitored and treated. However, in current practice, PVCs generally do not required treatment. There is also concern that PVCs contribute to excessive alarms and lead to alarm fatigue. Practice guidelines for in-hospital monitoring state that monitoring for PVCs may be indicated on some patients but do not recommend continuous ECG monitoring. Despite these recommendations, PVC monitoring practices remain part of routine care, especially in the intensive care unit, for worry of missing potentially significant arrhythmia events. A thorough scoping review of the literature re

SUBMITTER: Suba S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6824026 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature