Same-day discharge after atrial fibrillation ablation under a nurse-coordinated standardized protocol.
Teresa EspinosaAnna FarrusMontserrat Venturas NietoAlba CanoSara Vazquez-CalvoMargarida Pujol-LópezFrida Eulogio-ValenzuelaJean-Baptiste GuichardPasquale Valerio FalzoneFreddy R GraterolXavier FreixaJosé Maria TolosanaEduard GuaschAndreu Porta-SánchezElena ArbeloJosep BrugadaMarta SitgesLluis MontIvo Roca LuqueTill F AlthoffPublished in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2024)
SDD after AF ablation following a nurse-coordinated standardized protocol is safe and efficient. The concept of ambulatory cardiac intervention nurses functioning as dedicated coordinators may be key in the forthcoming transition of hospitals to SDD. Ultrasound-guided femoral puncture virtually eliminated relevant femoral access site complications and should be a prerequisite for SDD.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- ultrasound guided
- catheter ablation
- randomized controlled trial
- primary care
- healthcare
- left atrial
- blood pressure
- left atrial appendage
- fine needle aspiration
- oral anticoagulants
- radiofrequency ablation
- direct oral anticoagulants
- left ventricular
- heart failure
- mental health
- risk factors
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- mitral valve