Key result
Across five European nations, crude implant rates were 104/100,000 for pacemakers and 30.6/100,000 for ICDs, with significant between- and within-country variation persisting from 2008 to 2012.
Population
1,338,199 hospital discharge records associated with pacemaker and implantable cardioverter defibrillator…
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
2008 to 2012
Authors
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Persistent geographic variation in device implantation signals potential inequities in access; leaves open drivers of optimal utilization.
Observational (n=1,338,199)
Yes
Administrative hospital discharge databases provide a reliable and cost-effective methodology for tracking pacemaker and ICD utilization rates and trends across European countries.
Banks et al. (2017) conducted an observational in Cardiac implantable electrical device utilization (n=1,338,199). Cardiac implantable electrical device utilization was evaluated on Crude implant rate per 100,000 inhabitants. Across five European nations, crude implant rates were 104/100,000 for pacemakers and 30.6/100,000 for ICDs, with significant between- and within-country variation persisting from 2008 to 2012.
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