Waight, M; Elawady, A; Gage, H; Touray, M; Adhya, S
(2019)
Day case complex devices: the state of the UK.
Open Heart, 6 (1).
e001023.
ISSN 2053-3624
https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2019-001023
SGUL Authors: Waight, Michael Charles Staward
Abstract
Objective: Complex cardiac devices including implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) devices can safely be implanted as a day case procedure as opposed to overnight stay. We assess how common day case complex device therapy is and the cost implications of more widespread adoption across the UK. Methods: A freedom of information request was sent to all centres performing complex cardiac devices across the UK to assess the adoption of this technique. Cost implications were assessed using Department of Health National Schedule of Reference Costs 2016-2017. Results: 100 UK centres were surveyed, 80% replied. Eighty per cent of UK centres already implant complex cardiac devices as a day case to some extent. 64.06% of centres have a protocol for this. 12.82% of centres do <25% of complex devices as a day case. 15.38% do 25%-50% as day case. 17.95% do 50%-75% as day case and 33.33% do >75% as day case. There was no relationship between centre volume and the proportion of devices done as a day case as opposed to overnight stay. The cost saving of performing a complex device as a day case as opposed to overnight stay was £412 per ICD, £525 per CRT-pacemaker and £2169 per CRT-defibrillator. Conclusions: Day case complex devices are already widespread across the UK, however, there is scope for increase. An increase in proportion of day case devices could translate to £5 583 265 in savings annually for the National Health Service if all centres performed 75% of devices as a day case.
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© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/. |
Keywords: |
cardiology, complex cardiac devices, day case procedures, hospital economics |
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: |
Academic Structure > Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute (MCS) |
Journal or Publication Title: |
Open Heart |
ISSN: |
2053-3624 |
Language: |
eng |
Dates: |
Date | Event |
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25 April 2019 | Published | 25 March 2019 | Accepted |
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Publisher License: |
Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 |
PubMed ID: |
31168388 |
Web of Science ID: |
WOS:000471922200072 |
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https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/112938 |
Publisher's version: |
https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2019-001023 |
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