Fully digital data processing during cardiovascular implantable electronic device follow-up in a high-volume tertiary center

Table 6 Tasks performed by the physician during ambulatory patient follow-up

	Manual data processing (n = 126)	Fully digital data processing (n = 265)	p value
Device interrogation (n; %)	126 (100)	265 (100)	1.0^b
Written report (n; %)	126 (100)	265 (100)	1.0^b
Pacemaker/ICD identification card (n; %)	122 (97)^c	265 (100)	0.01 ^b
Brief medical history (n; %)	126 (100)	265 (100)	1.0^b
Consultation with other physicians (n; %)	14 (11)	48 (18)	0.08^a
Patient transferred to emergency department (n; %)	1 (1)	0 (0)	0.32^b

Italic value indicates statistically significant associations
ICD implantable cardioverter defibrillator. No patient was directly admitted to the hospital
^aChi-square test (two-tailed test)
^bFisher’s exact test (two-tailed test)
^cIn five cases, patients were instructed to keep a copy of the written report (including current device parameters) with their pacemaker identification card issued previously

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