Knowledge Update on the Economic Evaluation of Pacemaker Telemonitoring Systems.

ABSTRACT: (1) Introduction: In the last two decades, telemedicine has been increasingly applied to telemonitoring (TM) of patients with pacemakers; however, presently, its growth has significantly accelerated because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has pushed patients and healthcare workers alike to seek new ways to stay healthy with minimal physical contact. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to update the current knowledge on the differences in the medium-and long-term effectiveness of TM and conventional monitoring (CM) in relation to costs and health outcomes. (2) Methods: Three databases and one scientific registry were searched (PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, and Google Scholar), with no restrictions on language or year of publication. Studies published until July 2021 were included. The

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Villegas A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8624333 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature