Why the study?
Implantable loop recorders are predominantly implanted by cardiologists in the catheter laboratory, but the safety and cost-effectiveness of introducing a nurse-delivered service in the outpatient setting had not been compared with contemporaneous physician-led procedures.
Does a nurse-delivered ILR implantation service in the outpatient setting maintain safety and improve cost-effectiveness compared to physician-led procedures in the catheter laboratory in patients requiring an ILR?
Does a nurse-delivered ILR implantation service in the outpatient setting maintain safety and improve cost-effectiveness compared to physician-led procedures in the catheter laboratory in patients requiring an ILR?
Nurse-led ILR implantation in the outpatient setting is safe and provides significant cost and time savings compared to traditional physician-led cath lab procedures.
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Nurse-led outpatient ILR implantation may reduce costs with comparable safety; leaves open need for randomized confirmation before practice change.
Lim et al. (2019) studied this question.
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