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Table 1 Facility Resource Information

From: Canadian national electrophysiology ablation registry report 2011–2016

 

2015–2016

2013–2014

2011–2012

 

 N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

University Affiliated Hospitals

14 (100 %)

14 (100 %)

17 (89 %)

Lab Infrastructure

 Centers: Implants done in OR

4 (29 %)

6 (43 %)

8 (47 %)

 Ablation rooms

1.9 (1–4)a

1.8 (1–3)a

1.6 (1–3)a

 Days/Week Room used for Ablationc

7.0 (2–14)a

7.1 (2–14)a

5.3 (1–13)a

 Implant Days/Weekc

3.4 (0–5)a

3.2 (0–5)a

3.25 (1–6)a

EP Procedures Performed

 Diagnostic EP Procedures

14 (100 %)

14 (100 %)

19 (100 %)

 RF

14 (100 %)

13 (93 %)

19 (100 %)

 Contact Force

14 (100 %)

n/a

n/a

 Cryoablation point-by-point

12 (86 %)

9 (64 %)

n/a

 Cryoballoon

10 (71 %)

6 (43 %)

15 (83 %)

 PVAC

3 (21 %)

4 (29 %)

n/a

 NMARQ (circular RF)

2 (14 %)

0

n/a

Mapping Systems

 CARTO

12 (86 %)

13 (93 %)

14 (78 %)

 Intracardiac echo

12 (86 %)

12 (86 %)

14 (78 %)

 EnSite-NavX Velocity

10 (71 %)

13 (93 %)

15 (83 %)

 EnSite-NavX Precision

8 (57 %)

n/a

n/a

 Mediguide

2 (14 %)

2 (14 %)

n/a

 Rhythmia™

1 (7 %)

0

n/a

 LocaLisa

1 (7 %)

1 (7 %)

1 (6 %)

 STXS

2 (14 %)

1 (7 %)

2 (11 %)

Imaging Systemsb

 General Electric

1 (7 %)

1 (7 %)

n/a

 Philips

8 (57 %)

8 (57 %)

n/a

 Siemens

6 (43 %)

7 (50 %)

n/a

 Toshiba

2 (14 %)

2 (14 %)

n/a

 Portable GE

1 (7 %)

1 (7 %)

n/a

  1. a = range
  2. b = present in number of centres
  3. c = days per week room used for ablation x number of rooms