Leopold SM, Brown DH, Zhang X, Nguyen XT, Al-Subu AM, Olson KR. Early Impressions and Adoption of the AtriAmp for Managing Arrhythmias Following Congenital Heart Surgery.
RESEARCH SQUARE 2024:rs.3.rs-4125331. [PMID:
38562710 PMCID:
PMC10984028 DOI:
10.21203/rs.3.rs-4125331/v1]
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Abstract
Objective
AtriAmp is a new medical device that displays a continuous real-time atrial electrogram on telemetry using temporary atrial pacing leads. Our objective was to evaluate early adoption of this device into patient care, understand how it affected clinical workflow, and identify unforeseen benefits or limitations.
Design
Qualitative study using inductive analysis of semi-structured interviews to identify dominant themes.
Setting
Single center, tertiary, academic 21-bed mixed pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).
Subjects
PICU multidisciplinary team members (Pediatric intensivists, PICU Nurse Practitioners, PICU nurses and Pediatric Cardiologists) who were early adopters of the AtriAmp (n=14).
Results
Three prominent themes emerged from qualitative analysis of the early adopters' experiences. (1) Accelerated time from arrhythmia event to diagnosis, treatment, and determination of treatment effectiveness; (2) Increased confidence and security in the accuracy of providers' arrhythmia diagnosis; and (3) Improvement in the ability to educate providers about post-operative arrythmias where reliance on time consuming consultation is a default. Providers also noted some learning curves with the device; none of which compromised medical care or clinical workflow.
Conclusions
Insights from early adopters of AtriAmp signal the need for simplicity and fidelity in new technologies within the PICU. Further research in the qualitative and observational sphere is needed to understand how technologies, such as AtriAmp, find expanded use in the PICU environment. Our research suggests that such technologies can be pivotal to the support and growth of multi-disciplinary teams, even among those who do not participate in early implementation.
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