Search for: [Abstract = "An increasing number of pacemaker implantations create a need for new electrophysiology centres. This paper aims to answer the question whether a newly created electrophysiology centre ensures the same level of safety as7a reference centre in terms of early and late complications of pacemaker implantation. It also makes an attempt to determine whether the outpatient care of patients with an implanted pacemaker is as competent as in a reference centre.MATERIALS AND METHODSThe study is a retrospective non\-randomized analysis of the patients who underwent implantation of a permanent single or dual\-chamber pacemaker at the Department of Cardiology of the Ludwik Rydygier Provincial Specialist Hospital in Krakow compared to the patients who underwent the same sort of implantation performed at the same time in the reference centre of the third degree at the Department of Clinical Electrocardiology of the John Paul II Specialist Hospital in Krakow. Additionally, the analysis included the outpatient control of the same patients in the period from a minimum of 1.5 to a maximum of 6 years. Patients were divided into two groups\: the first group consisted of patients with a single\-chamber VVI pacemaker. The second group included patients with a dual\-chamber DDD pacemaker. Next, each group was separately analyzed during two periods\: hospitalization \(223 patients with a VVIR pacemaker, women=119, men=104, under 40 years old 1 patient 0.4%, 41\-60 years old 8 patients 3.6%, 61\-80 years old 150 patients 67.3%, 81\-90 years old 59 patients 26.5%, over 90 years old 5 patients 2.2%\) and 52 patients with a DDDR pacemaker \(women=21, men=31, under 40 years old 0 patients, 41\-60 years old 5 patients 9.6%, 61\-80 years old 42 patients 80.8%, 81\-90 years old 5 patients 9.6 %, over 90 years old 0 patients\) in the Rydygier Hospital and 60 randomly selected patients with a VVIR pacemaker \(women=25, men=35, under 40 years old 1 patient 3.3%, 41\-60 years old 15 patients 25%, 61\-80 years 37 patients 61.7%, 81\-90 years old 5 patients 8.3%, over 90 years old 1 patient 1.7%\) and 20 patients with a DDDR pacemaker in the reference hospital \(women=10, men=10, under 40 years old 1 patient 5%, 41\-60 years old 6 patients 30%, 61\-80 years 13 patients 65 %, 81\-90 years old and over 90 years 0 patients\). Outpatient control included \(60 patients with a VVIR pacemaker and 20 with a DDDR pacemaker in the L. Rydygier Hospital\) and 60 patients with a VVIR pacemaker and 20 patients with a DDDR pacemaker in the John Paul II Hospital.Data was obtained based on the analysis of\:1. Cards of eligibility for the treatment\;"]

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