Why the study?
Optimal perioperative management of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices requires clear guidance on preoperative evaluation timing and necessity.
Routine preoperative CIED evaluation by a management team is largely unnecessary if standard interrogation records (within 12 months for pacemakers, 6 months for ICD/CRT) are available.
PREOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS • The CIED should be checked as part of routine care (in-person or remote evaluation) within the past 12 months for pacemakers and within the past 6 months for implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), • Most patients will not need a de novo preoperative evaluation by the CIED management team (or cardiologist) because the information necessary to give such a recommendation will reside in the records of the CIED clinic.
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Cheng et al. (2026) conducted a review in Patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED). Perioperative management was evaluated. Preoperative CIED evaluation is recommended within 12 months for pacemakers and 6 months for ICD/CRT devices, often circumventing the need for de novo assessment by the CIED management team.
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