Heart Rhythm Society ’s survey assessing same-day discharge after electrophysiology procedures and implementation in ambulatory surgical centers

With advances in technology and technique, catheter ablation has achieved increasing safety and efficacy in arrhythmia treatment. Simultaneously, innovations have been developed to expedite patient throughput and reduce cost – for example, same-day discharge (SDD) after atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation.1-2 These measures accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, with implementation of ablation procedures at ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) in the United States.3-5 With cardiac rhythm device implantation procedures already being performed at ASCs, expanding ablation procedures to the ASC setting has garnered interest among US clinicians.

Source: Heart Rhythm - April 2, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Christopher F. Liu, Jodie L. Hurwitz, Andrew D. Krahn, Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, David J. Slotwiner, Mark H. Schoenfeld, Frank Pelosi, Sumeet K. Mainigi, Adam E. Berman, Eric J. Rashba, Steven Hao, Molly Sachdev, Timothy R. Larsen, Shane Tsai, Lisa Miller, A Source Type: research