Temporary pacing via femoral vein is used widely in mainland China, because of its feasibility and simplicity. However, pulmonary embolism often occurred after the procedure. It is not known that whether there was any difference in incidence of pulmonary embolism between via different approaches. This randomized and multi-center study was designed to verify whether temporary pacing via subclavian vein has lower incidence than via femoral vein.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
360
Temporary pacing via femoral or subclavian vein
Percentage of participants suffering from pulmonary embolism
Time frame: 12 hours to 7 days after extraction of temporary pacing leads
Percentage of participants suffering from deep vein thrombosis
Time frame: 12 hours to 7 days after extraction of temporary pacing leads
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