[Quality assurance in interventional electrophysiology (ablation, automatic defibrillators)].
The rapid development of interventional electrophysiology during the recent years has lead to an increasing number of procedures and a wide-spread use of these techniques. Interventional electrophysiology includes catheter ablation of supraventricular and ventricular tachycardias and implantation of cardioverter-defibrillators. Measures for quality assurance aim at improving the quality of training in clinical electrophysiology as well as at giving recommendations for the personnel needed. The specific recommendations for implantation of defibrillators include the qualification of the personnel and technical prerequisites as well as recommendations for accepted indications, probable indications as well as for no indications. For catheter ablation, specific recommendations have been given as well which include the technical and personnel requirements. The presently available recommendations and guidelines help that the various elements of quality assurance obtain increasing attention and are going to affect the quality of results.
Breithardt
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Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universität Münster.
Hindricks
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Borggrefe
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Block
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D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000592:standards*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000592:standards*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011786:Quality Control; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000628:therapy*; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000628:therapy*
Qualitätssicherung in der interventionellen Elektrophysiologie (Ablation, automatischer Defibrillator).