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Table 5 Physician questionnaire responses

From: Safety of in-hospital insertable cardiac monitor procedures performed outside the traditional settings: results from the Reveal LINQ in-office 2 international study

Questionnaire Item

Surveys

(N = 191)

How well did subject respond to LINQ insertion n (%)

 Very positive

136 (71.2%)

 Positive

55 (28.8%)

 Neutral

0 (0.0%)

 Negative

0 (0.0%)

 Very negative

0 (0.0%)

 No response

0 (0.0%)

Procedure delay > 15 min n (%)

 Yes

27 (14.1%)

 No

164 (85.9%)

 No Response

0 (0.0%)

Estimated physician work time during “pre-service period” (minutes)

 Mean ± Standard Deviation

14.9 ± 14.3

 Median [Interquartile Range]

10.0 [5.0–15.0]

Estimated physician work time during “post-service period” (minutes)

 Mean ± Standard Deviation

14.1 ± 10.9

 Median [Interquartile Range]

15.0 [5.0–15.0]

Convenience of facility n (%)

 Very convenient

136 (71.2%)

 Convenient

37 (19.4%)

 About the same

18 (9.4%)

 Inconvenient

0 (0.0%)

 Very inconvenient

0 (0.0%)

 No response

0 (0.0%)

Environment satisfaction n (%)

 Very satisfied

163 (85.3%)

 Satisfied

28 (14.7%)

 Neutral

0 (0.0%)

 Dissatisfied

0 (0.0%)

 Very dissatisfied

0 (0.0%)

 No response

0 (0.0%)