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. 2000 Mar 15;85(6):774-6, A9.
doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00861-9.

Acute complications of permanent pacemaker implantation: their financial implication and relation to volume and operator experience

K Tobin  1 , J Stewart, D Westveer, H Frumin
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Acute complications of permanent pacemaker implantation: their financial implication and relation to volume and operator experience

K Tobin et al. Am J Cardiol. .

Abstract

Complication rates after pacemaker implantation decline after increasing operator experiences (total cases), activity (cases per year), and facility with cephalic vein cutdown technique. The incremental cost of care is driven by hospital resource utilization and does not parallel medical severity.

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