Abstract
Objective: We describe the current management of patients with pacemaker implantation in Vietnam National Heart Institute. And evaluating the effectiveness in supporting the management of patients with pacemaker implantation using website taonhiptim.vn.
Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional study on patients successfully implanted with a pacemaker in Vietnam National Heart Institute and discharged from March 2021 to August 2021.
Results: Among 160 patients (mean age: 64, female 43.3%) who performed pacemaker implantation, the most common indications were high-degree atrioventricular block (38.1%) and sick sinus syndrome (30.6%). 66.2% of patients were implanted with the dual chamber pacemaker, 21.9% with the single chamber pacemaker, the others were ICD, CRT and CRT-D. 107 feedback was submitted (87,0%) among 123 patients who came to the first post-discharge appointment, the majority of respondents were patient relatives (66.63%). No significant difference in gender and location among the groups of respondents. The mean score (on a scale of 1-5) evaluated by respondents according to 3 perspectives (1) reliability, (2) user interface, (3) effectiveness were 4.23/5, 4.26/5 and 4.27/5 respectively.
Conclusion: taonhiptim.vn is the first website, which we use to collect, store data, support management and follow patients undergoing pacemaker implantation in Vietnam National Heart Institute, as a connection between patients and clinicians, especially during COVID-19 era. The website initially got good feedback from patients and patient relatives.