Virtual follow-up and care for patients with cardiac electronic implantable devices: protocol for a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Capacity to deliver outpatient care for patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) may soon be outweighed by need. This systematic review aims to investigate the comparative effectiveness, safety, and cost for virtual or remote clinic interventions for patients with CIEDs and explores how outcomes may be influenced by patient or system factors in-depth.

Methods

We will perform a systematic literature search in MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Proquest Dissertations & Theses, other EBM Reviews, and trial registry databases. Two authors will independently screen titles and abstracts for eligibility. We will include randomized and non-randomized controlled trials, quasi-randomized and experimental studies, cohort, and case-control studies. Study p

SUBMITTER: Kelly SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7321546 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature