Data Transmission Delay in Medtronic Reveal LINQTM Implantable Cardiac Monitor: Clinical Experience in 520 Patients
| Autor: | Abdul Safadi, Randy Ip, John Ip, Olivia Madison Hudson, Ronpichai Chokesuwattanaskul, Harsimran Kaur Waraich |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Retrospective review business.industry Clinical events 030206 dentistry Patient care 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology 0302 clinical medicine Emergency medicine Medicine Cardiac monitors Implantable cardiac monitor business Data transmission |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering. 12:391-399 |
| ISSN: | 1937-688X 1937-6871 |
| DOI: | 10.4236/jbise.2019.128030 |
| Popis: | Background: The Implantable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) is an invaluable tool for detecting cardiac arrhythmias by providing physicians. Critical to the success of ICMs depends on how quickly and accurately the data can be transmitted to a physician’s office after an arrhythmic event. Then, the clinical event can be analyzed and the treatment will be provided accordingly. However, no reports have been published as to how efficiently the ICM data is transmitted. Methods: There is a retrospective review of 520 patients who received a Medtronic Reveal LINQTM between 2/01/2015 and 6/01/2017. The time from the arrhythmic event to the time of physician notification was calculated and reason for delay was noted. Results: One hundred and twenty patients out of 520 patients (23%) had arrhythmic events transmitted over a mean follow up of 14 ± 4 months. The mean time between cardiac events and physician notification was 15 ± 8 days. Sixty-three percent (63%) of data transmission delay (defined as >24 hours) was due to the MyCareLinkTM Monitor not being in proximity to the patient. Connection failure between the monitor and the network accounted for 34% of data transmission delay. Conclusion: Significant delay in data transmission from Medtronic Reveal LINQTM cardiac monitor occurs frequently impacting patient care. Newer generations of the implantable cardiac monitors utilize Bluetooth technology, enabling immediate transfer of data from ICM to a patient’s cellular phone and subsequently to their physician’s office. This technology could potentially improve efficiency and reliability eliminating the issues of proximity and connectivity. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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