Same-day discharge in selected patients undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation.
Stefano BartolettiMandeep MannAkanksha GuptaAbdul Muhaymin KhanAnkita SahniMoutaz El KadriSimon ModiJohan WaktareSaagar MahidaMark HallRichard SnowdonDerick ToddDhiraj GuptaPublished in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2019)
Selective same-day discharge after AF ablation is safe and feasible using a streamlined peri-procedural care protocol. Wider adoption can potentially reduce health-care costs while improving patient experience.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- healthcare
- patients undergoing
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- oral anticoagulants
- radiofrequency ablation
- direct oral anticoagulants
- palliative care
- randomized controlled trial
- heart failure
- electronic health record
- affordable care act
- quality improvement
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- pain management
- coronary artery disease
- chronic pain
- venous thromboembolism