Randomized comparison of oesophageal protection with a temperature control device: results of the IMPACT study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Thermal injury to the oesophagus is an important cause of life-threatening complication after ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF). Thermal protection of the oesophageal lumen by infusing cold liquid reduces thermal injury to a limited extent. We tested the ability of a more powerful method of oesophageal temperature control to reduce the incidence of thermal injury.

Methods and results

A single-centre, prospective, double-blinded randomized trial was used to investigate the ability of the ensoETM device to protect the oesophagus from thermal injury. This device was compared in a 1:1 randomization with a control group of standard practice utilizing a single-point temperature probe. In the protected group, the device maintained the luminal temperature at 4°C during radi

SUBMITTER: Leung LWM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7868886 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature