Epidemiological Record of Permanent Artificial Cardiac Pacemaker Implant at a Reference Center

Objective: To identify the profile of patients who implanted pacemakers and their complications in a tertiary cardiology center in the state of Santa Catarina. Methods: Unicentric, observational and prospective study with 81 patients submitted to pacemaker implantation by the Cardiovascular Surgery...

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Published in:Journal of cardiac arrhythmias 2019-01, Vol.32 (4), p.257
Main Authors: Larissa Freitas Nunes Goldoni, Sales, Rafaela Louise, Luciano, Kárila Scarduelli, Kraus, Alessandra, Rafael de March Ronsoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Data collection
Etiology
Infections
Pacemakers
Patients
Pneumothorax
Surgery
Transplants & implants
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Summary:Objective: To identify the profile of patients who implanted pacemakers and their complications in a tertiary cardiology center in the state of Santa Catarina. Methods: Unicentric, observational and prospective study with 81 patients submitted to pacemaker implantation by the Cardiovascular Surgery Service. Results: Provisional pacemaker was necessary in 42 cases (51.8%) and the average time of temporary pacemaker insertion was 2.2 days. Death occurred in 3 patients (3.7%), however only 1 case (1.2%) was associated with the implant. Conclusion: The clinical characteristics and indications of the implant in the study population were similar to those found in the literature, however the number of complications was high and the length of stay of the provisional pacemaker is beyond that recommended.
ISSN:2674-7081
2674-7472