Development of a minimum data set for cardiac electrophysiology study ablation
نویسندگان
1 Cardiac Primary Prevention Research Center, Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Cardiac Primary Prevention Research Center, Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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4 Department of Health Information Management, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5 Department of Health Information Management, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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چکیده
BACKGROUND: At present, there is no established national minimum data set (MDS) forelectrophysiology study (EPS) ablation, which has led to a lack of standardization and variableassessment criteria in this context.OBJECTIVE: The objective of this paper was to develop a MDS of EPS ablation as means ofestablishing an information management system or clinical registry in this field.METHODS: In this cross‑sectional and descriptive study, national and international cardiovascularscientific literature were studied to establish an initial set of data elements. In order to its validity, thepopulation study composed of 15 cardiac electrophysiologists who asked to review the proposed dataelements and score them in order of importance using a five‑point Likert scale. The items scored asimportant or highly important by at least 60% of the experts (average score of 3 and higher) wereincluded in the final list of MDS.RESULTS: An MDS of cardiac EPS ablation was created with nine data classes, includingadministrative data, past medical history, sign and symptoms, physical examinations, laboratorytests, presenting status of heart conduction system, catheter ablation, postprocedure complications,and discharge outcomes. For each category, required variables data and possible respondents weredetermined.CONCLUSIONS: Consensus was reached on a set of core data elements to standardize datacollection for cardiac EPS ablation in order to achieve quality improvement and effectiveness indicatorsfor the management of care process and health outcomes.
