Internal Reference Number: FOI_6794
Date Request Received: 22/09/2022 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 04/10/2022 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Implantable Cardiac Devices
Request Category: Companies
Question Number 1: The following questions relate to the management of Implantable Cardiac Devices, and the data that these devices can produce. These devices can be classified into the following groups: • Pacemakers (PPM) • Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICD’s) • Cardiac Resynchronisation Devices (CRT-D’s or CRT-P) • Implantable Loop Recorders (ILR’s) How many Cardiac Device implant procedures did your trust perform over the last 12 months (Aug 21-Aug22) | |
Answer To Question 1: 338 | |
Question Number 2: How many Remote Cardiac Device Monitoring system due you use across the trust | |
Answer To Question 2: <5 | |
Question Number 3: How many Remote Cardiac device follow-ups were performed in your trust over the last 12 months (Aug21-Aug22) | |
Answer To Question 3: 10-15 scheduled per week; circa 40 alerts per day | |
Question Number 4: Do you perform In-office clinics at multiple locations | |
Answer To Question 4: No | |
Question Number 5: How many In-office Cardiac Device follow-up clinics do you perform per week across all trust sites | |
Answer To Question 5: 56 | |
Question Number 6: How long are your appointment slots for In-Office cardiac device follow-up (mins) | |
Answer To Question 6: 30 minutes | |
Question Number 7: How do you currently record and report Implantable Cardiac Device Follow-Up information | |
Answer To Question 7: Within Philips CVIS (Tomcat) | |
Question Number 8: Do you have an Electronic Database system for storing Cardiac Device data | |
Answer To Question 8: Philips CVIS (Tomcat) | |
Question Number 9: If yes to Q8, is the system currently in use, specifically designed for use with Cardiac Implantable Devices | |
Answer To Question 9: No | |
Question Number 10: How many Physiologists do you have actively involved in Cardiac Device Follow-up | |
Answer To Question 10: 7 | |
Question Number 11: If you do not currently use an Electronic Cardiac Devices Database system is this something that the trust would be interested in purchasing in the future | |
Answer To Question 11: Yes | |
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