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Table 2 Hospital Characteristics by Country as Reported in the Site Questionnaires

From: RHYTHM-AF: design of an international registry on cardioversion of atrial fibrillation and characteristics of participating centers

 

Total

AUS

BR

FR

DEU

ITL

NL

POL

ESP

SWE

UK

Number of sites

175

8

10

27

22

10

6

15

49

14

14

 

% (n/N)

% (n/N)

% (n/N)

% (n/N)

% (n/N)

% (n/N)

% (n/N)

% (n/N)

% (n/N)

% (n/N)

% (n/N)

Hospitals, n

175

8

10

27

22

10

6

15

49

14

14

Academic/Teaching

70.5 (122/173)

100 (8/8)

70.0 (7/10)

40.0 (10/25)

95.5 (21/22)

20.0 (2/10)-

66.6 (4/6)

80.0 (12/15)

81.6 (40/49)

42.9 (6/14)-

85.7 (12/14)

Non-academic

29.5 (51/173)

-

30.0 (3/10)

60.0 (15/25)

4.5 (1/22)

80.0 (8/10)

33.3 (2/6)

20.0 (3/15)

18.4 (9/49)

57.1 (8/14)

14.3 (2/14)

 

median (IQR)

median, IQR

median, IQR

median, IQR

median, IQR

median, IQR

median, IQR

median, IQR

median, IQR

median, IQR

median, IQR

 

n*

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

Total number of beds in hospital

510 (350–880)

632 (493.5-750)

307 (239–520)

500 (350–1133)

803 (389–1000)

233 (120–450)

798 (550–994)

400 (200–726)

580 (400–918)

450 (92–605)

620 (500–1000)

 

n = 171

n = 8

n = 10

n = 23

n = 22

n = 10

n = 6

n = 15

n = 49

n = 14

n = 14

Number of beds in Cardiology department

38.5 (20–65)

30(17.5-39)

27 (12–70)

57 (40–80)

81 (70–100)

18 (15–30)

53 (24–60)

46(37–80)

30 (18–40)

22 (11–36)

32 (20–80)

 

n = 172

n = 8

n = 10

n = 24

n = 22

n = 10

n = 6

n = 15

n = 49

n = 14

n = 14

Number of beds in CCU/ICU

14 (8–25)

25 (13–43.5)

29 (14–37)

12 (8–15.5)

20 (12–30)

6 (0–10)

20 (12–27)

10 (7–21)

15 (11–30)

8 (4–14)

10 (8–18)

 

n = 172

n = 8

n = 10

n = 24

n = 22

n = 10

n = 6

n = 15

n = 49

n = 14

n = 14

Number of beds in EP

0 (0–9)

0

2 (0–6)

11 (0–19)

11 (0–30)

0 (0–3)

6 (0–16)

2 (0–10)

0 (0–3)

0 (0–0)

0 (0–6)

 

n = 172

n = 8

n = 10

n = 24

n = 22

n = 10

n = 6

n = 15

n = 49

n = 14

n = 14

Number of beds in Cardiac surgery dept.

0 (0–25)

17 (10.5-25)

10 (0–24)

15 (0–35)

11 (0–50)

0 (0–16)

31 (0–34)

10 (0–30)

0 (0–18)

0 (0–0)

0 (0–28)

 

n = 171

n = 8

n = 10

n = 23

n = 22

n = 10

n = 6

n = 15

n = 49

n = 14

n = 14

Number of Cardiologists

11 (7–20)

12 (10.5-16)

45 (35–237)

10 (7–20)

9 (6–11)

16 (5–20)

17 (9–26)

12 (9–20)

12 (9–20)

10 (3–22)

6 (4–9)

 

n = 171

n = 8

n = 10

n = 23

n = 22

n = 10

n = 6

n = 15

n = 49

n = 14

n = 14

Number of Electrophysiologists

2 (1–4)

3 (1–4)

5 (2–5)

3 (2–4)

2 (1–3)

4 (1–4)

4 (0–4)

4 (1–5)

4 (1–5)

1 (0–3)

1 (0–2)

 

n = 171

n = 8

n = 10

n = 23

n = 22

n = 10

n = 6

n = 15

n = 49

n = 14

n = 14

Number of Cardiac surgeons

2 (0–6)

4 (2.5-5.5)

14 (6–33)

3 (0–4)

3 (0–8)

0 (0–11)

6 (0–7)

2 (0–6)

2 (0–6)

0 (0–0)

0 (0–6)

 

n = 171

n = 8

n = 10

n = 23

n = 22

n = 10

n = 6

n = 15

n = 49

n = 14

n = 14

 

% (n/N)

% (n/N)

% (n/N)

% (n/N)

% (n/N)

% (n/N)

% (n/N)

% (n/N)

% (n/N)

% (n/N)

% (n/N)

Anticoagulation clinics

65.9 (114/173)

25.0 (2/8)

90.0 (9/10)

20.0 (5/25)

36.4 (8/22)

80.0 (8/10)

50.0 (3/6)

53.3 (8/15)

95.9 (47/49)

78.6 (11/14)

92.9 (13/14)

Heart failure clinics

75.1 (130/173)

87.5 (7/8)

90.0 (9/10)

36.0 (9/25)

63.6 (14/22)

100 (10/10)

100 (6/6)

60.0 (9/15)

87.8 (43/49)

85.7 (12/14)

78.6 (11/14)

Hypertension clinics

60.1 (104/173)

75.0 (6/8)

90.0 (9/10)

24.0 (6/25)

45.4 (10/22)

70.0 (7/10)

33.3 (2/6)

60.0 (9/15)

89.8 (44/49)

42.9 (6/14)

35.7 (5/14)

TEE in center

94.8 (164/173)

100 (8/8)

100 (10/10)

100 (25/25)

100 (22/22)

90.0 (9/10)

100 (6/6)

93.3 (14/15)

91.8 (45/49)

78.6 (11/14)

100 (14/14)

Catheter Ablation

66.5 (115/173)

75.0 (6/8)

100 (10/10)

84.0 (21/25)

81.8 (18/22)

60.0 (6/10)

66.7 (4/6)

80.0 (12/15)

59.2 (29/49)

21.4 (3/14)

42.9 (6/14)

Pacemaker implantation

93.1 (161/173)

100 (8/8)

100 (10/10)

100 (25/25)

100 (22/22)

70.0 (7/10)

100 (6/6)

93.3 (14/15)

93.9 (46/49)

71.4 (10/14)

92.9 (13/14)

Defibrillator implantation

80.9 (140/173)

100 (8/8)

100 (10/10)

84.0 (21/25)

100 (22/22)

70.0 (7/10)

66.7 (4/6)

93.3 (14/15)

73.5 (36/49)

57.1 (8/14)

71.4 (10/14)

Surgical Therapy for AF

49.7 (86/173)

87.5 (7/8)

90.0 (9/10)

60.0 (15/25)

50.0 (11/22)

50.0 (5/10)

66.7 (4/6)

46.7 (7/15)

40.8 (20/49)

14.3 (2/14)

42.9 (6/14)

  1. AUS, Australia; BR, Brazil; FR, France; DEU, Germany; ITL, Italy: NL, Netherlands; POL, Poland; ESP, Spain; SWE, Sweden; UK, United Kingdom; CCU, cardiac care unit; ICU, intensive care unit; EP, electrophysiology; TEE, transesophageal echocardiogram.
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