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ArticleJournal of atrial fibrillation2021

Same Day versus Overnight Discharge in Patients Undergoing Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation (SODA) Study.

Som Aftabi Bailey, Karthik Subramanian, Javier Sanchez, Rodney P Horton, Andrea Natale, Senthil Thambidorai

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Article in Journal of atrial fibrillation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Improved patient value after implementing same day discharge for patients undergoing pulmonary vein isolation.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 · 2026
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  2. Same-day discharge versus overnight stay after pulmonary vein isolation: an assessment on clinical outcomes and healthcare utilization.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2025
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  4. Same-day discharge after atrial fibrillation ablation under a nurse-coordinated standardized protocol.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
    Article
  5. Innovations in atrial fibrillation ablation.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Som Aftabi BaileyMedical City Fort Worth.
Karthik SubramanianMedical City Fort Worth.
Javier SanchezTexas Cardiac Arrhythmia.
Rodney P HortonTexas Cardiac Arrhythmia.
Andrea NataleTexas Cardiac Arrhythmia.
Senthil ThambidoraiMedical City Fort Worth.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) are routinely admitted for observation overnight in the hospital. With the rising incidence of AF among the population, increased volumes of procedures are placing increased demands on hospital resources. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of same day discharge in patients undergoing ablation for AF when compared to patients admitted for overnight observation. We performed a retrospective analysis using a multicenter cohort among patients who were discharged home after elective pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) ablation for AF. In our analysis, we found no statistically significant difference between patients discharged on the day of their procedure when compared to patients admitted for overnight observation in terms of 90-day readmission, major adverse cardiovascular events and death. This study shows that same day discharge after AF ablation is a feasible option. Future studies are needed to elicit the appropriate protocol to use.

Indexed as

Atrial FibrillationPulmonary Vein IsolationSame Day Discharge

Identifiers

PMID34950374
PMCPMC8691271
OpenAlexW4206780710

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