| Delay | Urgently paced (n = 48) | Electively paced (n = 47) | |||
| Recognised (n = 34) | Missed (n = 14) | Recognised (n = 28) | Missed (n = 19) | ||
| Pacing indication to pacing referral | Median (range) days | 0 (0–11) | 153 (6–7330)* | 9 (0–470) | 104 (20–1984)* |
| ⩽1 day | 24 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1–7 days | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1–4 weeks | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |
| 4–26 weeks | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| >26 weeks | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 | |
| Symptom onset to PPM implant | Median (range) days | 11 (0–2856) | 401 (9–7332)* | 187 (33–3228) | 725 (61–2264)* |
PPM, permanent pacemaker.
*p<0.001.