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