https://doi.org/10.21859/ijcp-030105

Updated Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials Comparing Safety and Efficacy of Intraoperative Defibrillation Testing with No Defibrillation Testing On Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation

authors:

avatar Carlo Bonanno 1 , * , avatar Antonio Rossillo 1 , avatar Mariemma Paccanaro 1 , avatar Angelo Bruno Ramondo 1 , avatar Antonio Raviele 2

MD, Department of Cardiology, San Bortolo Hospital, Viale Rodolfi 37, 36100 Vicenza, Italy
MD, FESC, Alliance to Fight Atrial Fibrillation, Via Torino 151/c, 30174 Mestre– Venice, Italy
International Journal of Cardiovascular Practice: Vol.2, issue 4; 80-88
published online: November 02, 2017
article type: Research Article
received: April 09, 2017
accepted: September 22, 2017

how to cite: Bonanno C, Rossillo A, Paccanaro M, Ramondo A B, Raviele A. Updated Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials Comparing Safety and Efficacy of Intraoperative Defibrillation Testing with No Defibrillation Testing On Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation. Int J Cardiovasc Pract. 2017;2(4):e130074. https://doi.org/10.21859/ijcp-030105.

Abstract

Introduction: There is an ongoing debate regarding the need to conduct intraoperative defibrillation testing (DFT) at the time of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation. To provide sufficiently strong evidence for the feasibility of omitting intraoperative DFT in clinical practice, we conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCT) comparing patients with DFT and no-DFT.
Methods: We systematically searched Medline (via PubMed), ClinicalTrial.gov, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Embase for studies evaluating DFT vs. no-DFT on ICD implantation with regard to total mortality and arrhythmic death, efficacy of first and any appropriate shock in interrupting ventricular tachycardia (VT)/ventricular fibrillation (VF), and procedural adverse events. Effect estimates [risk ratio (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI)] were pooled using the random-effects model.
Results: Our meta-analysis included 4 RCTs comprising 3770 patients (1896 with DFT and 1874 without DFT). Total mortality (RR = 1.00, 95% CI 0.86 - 1.17; P = 0.98) and arrhythmic death (RR = 1.60, 95% CI 0.46-5.59: P = 0.46) were not statistically different. Both first (RR = 0.94, 95% CI 0.89 - 0.98; P = 0.004) and any appropriate ICD shock (RR = 0.97, 95% CI 0.95 - 1.00; P = 0.02) significantly increased the rate of VT/VF interruption in the group with no-DFT in comparison with DFT. Finally, the incidence of adverse events was lower in no-DFT patients (RR = 1.23; 95% CI 1.00 - 1.51; P = 0.05).
Conclusions: The practice of DFT (as opposed to no-DFT) did not yield benefits in mortality or the overall rate of conversion of VT/

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