SynthesisClinical cardiology2022
Efficacy and safety of same-day discharge after atrial fibrillation ablation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Efficacy and safety of same-day discharge after atrial fibrillation ablation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical cardiology · 2022Pooled it
- Procedural characteristics and clinical outcomes from same-day discharge after pulsed field ablation treatment for atrial fibrillation: an admIRE trial sub-analysis.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 · 2025Trial
- Randomized prospective evaluation of same-day discharge after cryoballoon ablation of atrial fibrillation: results of the EASY PVI study.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2023Trial
- Patient perspectives on same-day discharge following catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: results from a patient survey as part of the monocentric FAST AFA trial.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 · 2023Trial
- Same-day discharge versus overnight stay after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2026Review
- Same-day discharge after electrophysiological and cardiac implantable electronic device procedures: a clinical consensus statement of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions (ACNAP) of the ESC.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 · 2026Review
- Same-Day Discharge After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. A Scoping Review of Nurse-Led Care Model.Health science reports · 2026Article
- 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 · 2025Article
- Same-Day Discharge After Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in the United States.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Article
- [My patients can go home in the evening after pulmonary vein isolation : Pros and cons].Herzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie · 2024Review
- The impact of ultrasound-guided vascular access for catheter ablation of left atrial arrhythmias in a high-volume centre.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of Transitional Care Program among High-Risk Discharged Patients: A Quasi-Experimental Study on Saving Costs, Post-Discharge Readmissions and Emergency Department Visits.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Same-day discharge after atrial fibrillation ablation.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Resource Use Following Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Spending Resources to Save Resources.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2023Article
- Review
- Best Practice Guide for Cryoballoon Ablation in Atrial Fibrillation: The Compilation Experience of More than 1000 Procedures.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2023Review
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Abstract
Conventionally, patients have been admitted overnight after atrial fibrillation (AF) catheter ablation. Several centers have recently adopted a same-day discharge (SDD) protocol for patients undergoing AF catheter ablation. We aimed to systematically review the current evidence for the safety and efficacy of SDD after AF catheter ablation. A systematic search was performed in PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, and the Cochrane library until August 21, 2021. The risk of bias was assessed with the "Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies" (MINORS). The pooled efficacy rate of SDD protocol (defined as the proportion of patients discharged the same day of ablation among the patients who were planned for SDD) was calculated. Meanwhile, pooled major complication rates and early readmission or emergency department (ED) visit rates were evaluated in successful and planned SDD groups separately. Overall, 12 observational studies consisting of 18,065 catheter ablations were included, among which 7320 (40.52%) were discharged the same-day after ablation. The pooled efficacy was 90.3% (95% confidence interval [CI] [82.7-96.0]). The major complication rates were 1.1% (95%CI [0.5-1.9]), and 0.7% (95% CI [0.0-3.1]) in planned SDD and successful SDD groups, respectively. In addition, readmission/ED visit rate were 3.0% (95%CI [0.9-6.1]), and 3.1% (95% CI [0.8-6.5]) in the same groups. There were no significant differences between planned SDD and overnight groups with respect to major complication rate (risk ratio = 0.70, 95%CI [0.35-1.42], p-value = .369). The available data indicates that SDD after AF ablation is safe and efficient. Further prospective and randomized studies are warranted to elucidate the safety of SDD after AF ablation and develop a standardized SDD protocol.
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