Key result
Temporary transvenous pacing had a 31.9% complication rate per procedure, with immediate complications being less common when performed by experienced physicians (1/81 vs 5/59, p<0.05).
Why the study?
What are the complication rates and predisposing factors for temporary transvenous pacing procedures?
Population
111 patients undergoing 144 temporary transvenous pacing procedures in five hospitals in the Wessex region…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
median 2 (0.04-20) days (duration of pacing)
Authors
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Supports experienced operators to lower immediate complications with temporary pacing; leaves open causal factors and optimal strategies for prospective trials.
Observational (n=111)
Yes
What are the complication rates and predisposing factors for temporary transvenous pacing procedures?
Temporary transvenous pacing has a high complication rate, which may be reduced by the presence of experienced cardiologists and minimizing the duration wires remain in situ.
Timothy R. Betts (2003) conducted an observational in Patients requiring temporary transvenous pacing (n=111). Temporary transvenous pacing was evaluated on Complications. Temporary transvenous pacing had a 31.9% complication rate per procedure, with immediate complications being less common when performed by experienced physicians (1/81 vs 5/59, p<0.05).
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