Institutional Variation in Quality of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Implantation: A Cohort Study [1]
In this 5-year review covering multiple centers in Australia and New Zealand, the overall major complication rate related to new implanation of a pacemaker or ICD was 8.2%. Among hospitals performing implants there was a 3-fold range in the incidence of complications, indicating important variations in care quality.