Anaesthesia use in catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
Conclusion
Apart from an increased likelihood of procedural success, ablation by GA/deep sedation was found to be non-significantly different from the mild/moderate sedation approach in both procedural parameters and outcome measures.
Source: Heart Asia - Category: Cardiology Authors: Li, K. H. C., Sang, T., Chan, C., Gong, M., Liu, Y., Jesuthasan, A., Li, G., Liu, T., Lam, M. H. S., Wu, W. K., Chan, M. T. V., Liu, F.-z., Chen, C., Ho, J., Xia, Y., Tse, G., On behalf of International Health Informatics Study (IHIS) Network Tags: Original research Source Type: research
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