# Same-day discharge strategy in a heart rhythm management clinic - what about patients' reported experience?

Sarah Zeriouh, Vasileios Sousonis, J-P Albenque, Sophie Jacob, Roberto Menè, C. Cardin, Quentin Voglimacci-Stephanopoli, N. Combes, Stéphane Combes, J.-C. Deharo, et al.

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Sarah Zeriouh, Vasileios Sousonis, J-P Albenque, Sophie Jacob, Roberto Menè, et al. Same-day discharge strategy in a heart rhythm management clinic - what about patients' reported experience?. EP-Europace, 2024, 26 (Supplement_1), pp.euae102.594. 10.1093/europace/euae102.594. hal-05237635

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# Same-day discharge strategy in a heart rhythm management clinic - what about patients' reported experience?

S. Zeriouh¹; V. Sousonis¹; J. P. Albenque¹; S. Jacob²; R. Mene¹; C. Cardin¹; Q. Voglimacci-Stepganopoli¹; N. Combes¹; S. Combes¹; J. C. Deharo¹; S. Boveda¹

¹Clinique Pasteur, Toulouse, France

²Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), Toulouse, France

**Funding Acknowledgements:** Type of funding sources: Private company. Main funding source(s): Clinique Pasteur received an unrestricted grant from Bayer for this work.

**Background and aims:** Same-day discharge (SDD) has been adopted for many interventional cardiology procedures, however data on patients' experience are scarce. The aim of this study was to investigate patient-reported experience of a SDD strategy following electrophysiology procedures (EP) in a Heart Rhythm Management Department.

**Methods:** Consecutive patients undergoing EP procedures in our centre, who fulfilled pre-defined eligibility criteria for SDD, were asked to complete the study questionnaire, right before hospital discharge. Procedures suitable for SDD ranged from non-invasive (electric cardioversion, tilt test) to invasive ones (EP studies, device replacement, rhythm recorders implantation, ablation of supraventricular tachycardias including atrial fibrillation). The questionnaire aimed to assess patients' experience before and during the procedure, their satisfaction with the quality of the provided information and their comprehension of the given instructions regarding the post-discharge period and their medication.

**Results:** The study questionnaire was completed by 501 patients. The majority of participants described SDD as a good or a quite good experience (n=440, 87,8%), while 94,6% of them (n=474) would not hesitate to undergo a second SDD procedure, if necessary. A direct interview with a healthcare team member was viewed as the preferred method of obtaining information on the procedure. At discharge, 1 out of 10 patients were still unsure of the instructions given by the healthcare team, including their anticoagulation treatment. Patient reported satisfaction rates did not differ between invasive and non-invasive procedures. However, after an invasive procedure, patients seemed to significantly have a better understanding of post-discharge instructions.

**Conclusion:** Patients reported a high level of satisfaction with SDD EP procedures. However, significant efforts need to be made in order to ensure their understanding of post-discharge instructions.

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