Matthias Bock, Matthew O'Connor, Amir Chouchane, Philip Schmidt, Claudia Schaarschmidt, Katharina Knoll, Fabian Bahlke, Florian Englert, Theresa Storz, Marc Kottmaier, Teresa Trenkwalder, Tilko Reents, Felix Bourier, Marta Telishevska, Sarah Lengauer, Gabriele Hessling, Isabel Deisenhofer, Christof Kolb, Carsten Lennerz
BACKGROUND: The demand for transvenous lead extraction (TLE) has increased. In line with this, the safety of such procedures has also increased. Traditionally, TLE is performed under resource-intensive general anaesthesia. This study aims to evaluate the safety and outcomes of Cardiologist-lead deep sedation for TLE. METHODS: We retrospectively analysed 328 TLE procedures performed under deep sedation from 2016 to 2019. TLE procedures were performed by experienced electrophysiologists...
July 26, 2023: Journal of Clinical Medicine