Does higher hospital and proceduralist volume reduce complication rates in patients undergoing catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation?
Higher hospital and operator volumes for atrial fibrillation ablation are associated with lower complication rates, supporting the consideration of minimum volume standards.
There is an inverse relationship between both hospital and proceduralist AF ablation volume and the incidence of complications. Implementation of minimum hospital and operator AF ablation volume standards should be considered in the context of a broader strategy to identify AF ablation Centers of Excellence.
Tonchev et al. (Wed,) studied this question.