RT Journal Article T1 Safety of Permanent Pacemaker Implantation: A Prospective Study. A1 Carrión-Camacho, Mª Reyes A1 Marín-León, Ignacio A1 Molina-Doñoro, José Manuel A1 González-López, José Rafael K1 anticoagulant drugs K1 artificial K1 outcome assessment K1 pacemaker K1 patient safety K1 postoperative complications K1 prospective studies AB Although pacemaker implantation is considered to be low risk, it is not exempt from complications and technical failures during the procedure, both in the short and long term, and the complications that such patients may present remain unknown. The aim has been to analyze the complication rates associated with permanent pacing and to identify if these differ between patients with or without previous antithrombotic therapy. We used a prospective, single center, observational study of 310 adult patients with indications of permanent pacing. They were hospitalized from 1 January to 31 December 2014 and followed up for 6 months after the pacemaker implant. The participants were distributed into two groups according to the antithrombotic therapy prior to the implant. The most frequent major complications were pneumothorax (3.87%) and lead dislodgement (8.39%), while superficial phlebitis (12.90%) and uncomplicated hematomas (22.58%) were presented as the most recurrent minor complications. Hematomas were the most frequent minor complication in the antithrombotic therapy cohort, and shoulder pain was reported as the most recurrent minor complication in the non-exposed group. Finding out about complications in pacemaker implants enables a complete view of the process, and hence the prioritization of actions aimed at improving safety and reducing associated risks. SN 2077-0383 YR 2019 FD 2019-01-01 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/13374 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/13374 LA en DS RISalud RD Mar 14, 2025