Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41773257›Full record

ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2026

Predictors of 90-Days Readmission and Emergency Visits Following Catheter Ablation for Arrhythmias: A Retrospective Study.

Shahad J AlShammary, Nasser E Alotaibi, Raghad O Alharbi, Ruba M AlJohani, Bader A Alotaibi, Ihab F Suliman, Samah F Ibrahim

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in International journal of general medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Shahad J AlShammaryDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0007-7117-4410
Nasser E AlotaibiDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, AlKharj, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0003-8660-8219
Raghad O AlharbiDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0009-8126-8503
Ruba M AlJohaniDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
Bader A AlotaibiDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ihab F SulimanDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Samah F IbrahimDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi Arabia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Although catheter ablation is a cornerstone in arrhythmia management, hospital readmissions, emergency room (ER) visits, and complications remain a significant clinical burden. Defining their frequency and predictors is essential to optimize patient follow-up and outcomes after ablation. Methods: To evaluate the rates and predictors of 90-day hospital readmissions and emergency room visits following catheter ablation, as well as procedure-related complications, among patients undergoing catheter ablation, a retrospective cohort study was conducted at King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), including adult patients undergoing catheter ablation between June 2022 and June 2024. Data were extracted from BestCare electronic medical records and analyzed using Fisher's exact tests and logistic regression. Results: Among 176 patients, 13 (7.4%) were readmitted and 23 (13.1%) visited the ER, predominantly due to arrhythmia recurrence (61.5% and 60.9%, respectively). Recurrent events occurred in a subset of patients and were significantly more frequent among older individuals and those with a higher comorbidity burden (p<0.01). Conclusion: Ninety-day readmissions and ER visits after catheter ablation were infrequent, mostly due to arrhythmia recurrence. Independent predictors included older age and comorbidity burden, underscoring the need for risk stratification and structured follow-up strategies to reduce preventable healthcare utilization.

Indexed as

cardiac arrhythmiacatheter ablationemergency room visitshospital readmissionpost-ablation outcomes

Identifiers

PMID41773257
PMCPMC12950167

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.