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Reduced Procedure Time and Variability with Active Esophageal Cooling During Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
1Department of Emergency Medicine,University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2Department of Internal Medicine,University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 3Department of Emergency Medicine and Clinical Informatics Center,University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 4Department of Electrophysiology,University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Chapitres
- 00:05Introduction
- 00:42Observation of Placement and Use of an Esophageal Cooling Device and Structured Data Extraction
- 01:51Identification of Data Necessitating Manual Extraction and Manual Data Extraction
- 03:27Results: Comparing the Procedure Time for Active Esophageal Cooling During PVI to Traditional LET Monitoring
- 04:19Conclusion
This study utilized advanced informatics techniques to compare procedure duration in patients undergoing radiofrequency atrial ablation treated with active esophageal cooling to those treated with traditional luminal esophageal temperature monitoring. Contextual inquiry, workflow analysis, and data mapping were utilized. The findings demonstrated reduced procedure time and variability with active cooling.
