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A Perioperative Management Algorithm for Cardiac Rhythm Management Devices: The PACED‐OP Protocol
Author(s) -
MAHLOW WILLIAM J.,
CRAFT ROBERT M.,
MISULIA NICHOLAS L.,
COX JAMES W.,
HIRSH JEFFREY B.,
SNIDER CAROLYN C.,
NABERS JERRIN O.,
DICKSON ZACHARY A.,
MUENCHEN ROBERT A.,
WORTHAM DALE C.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/pace.12049
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , odds ratio , confidence interval , protocol (science) , odds , anesthesia , cohort , surgery , logistic regression , pathology , alternative medicine
Background Limited data are available regarding the perioperative management of cardiac rhythm management devices (CRMDs) exposed to intraoperative electromagnetic interference. We postulated that implementation of a simple, standardized approach to CRMD management using our own institution's Pacing And Cardioverting Electronic Devices peri‐Operative Protocol (the PACED‐OP protocol) would be associated with a reduction in the amount of device reprogramming without an increase in CRMD‐related complications. Methods Records of patients with CRMDs undergoing 497 consecutive surgical procedures were analyzed retrospectively. Roughly half (51%, n = 254) of these procedures occurred before implementation of the PACED‐OP protocol, when patients were generally treated according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists' 2005 guidelines. These cases were compared to the remaining surgeries that occurred after implementation of the PACED‐OP protocol. Records were screened for evidence of intraoperative CRMD malfunction that was directly associated with the use of electrocautery. Postoperative complications that could be indirectly or possibly linked to electrocautery‐mediated CRMD malfunction were also identified. Results Implementation of the PACED‐OP protocol was associated with a significant reduction in the odds of device reprogramming (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.19, P < 0.001). There was no direct evidence of CRMD malfunction in either cohort. The rate of postoperative complications that could be indirectly or possibly linked with electrocautery‐mediated CRMD damage did not differ significantly between cohorts (aOR = 1.37, 95% confidence interval 0.56–3.3, P = 0.49). Conclusion The PACED‐OP protocol implementation was associated with a significant reduction in the odds of device reprogramming without a significant difference in the odds of CRMD‐related complications.