Recalls and safety alerts involving pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator generators
Recalls and safety alerts involving pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator generators
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DOI:
10.1001/jama.286.7.793
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发表时间:
2001-08-15
影响因子:
120.7
通讯作者:
Epstein, LM
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作者:
Maisel, WH;Sweeney, MO;Epstein, LM
Context Unanticipated pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) generator malfunctions sometimes warrant recall by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Despite increasingly frequent device implantation, pacemaker and ICD recalls and safety alerts (advisories) remain poorly characterized.Objectives To determine pacemaker and ICD generator advisory rates in the United States, to identify trends in these rates, and to examine their clinical and financial implications.Design and Setting Analysis of weekly FDA Enforcement Reports issued between January 1990 and December 2000 to identify all advisories involving pacemaker or ICD generators in the United States. Recalls and safety alerts involving lead malfunctions were not included.Main Outcome Measures Number of pacemakers and ICD generators in the United States subject to FDA recall or safety alert in 1990-2000; annual pacemaker and ICD advisory rates in the United States in 1990-2000; and estimated cost of device advisories.Results During the study period, 52 advisories (median [25th and 75th percentiles], 4 [4 and 7] per year) involving 408500 pacemakers and 114645 ICDs (523 145 total devices) were issued. Hardware malfunctions (35 advisories affecting 280641 devices) and computer errors (10 advisories affecting 216533 devices) accounted for 95 % of device recalls. Implantable cardioverter-clefibrillators were recalled more frequently than pacemakers (mean [SD], 16.4 [1.6] vs 6.7 [0.8] advisories per 100 person-years; P