Abstract 27 Table 1

Day-cases (n=169)Overnight morning cases (n=642) p
Pre-procedural anticoagulation: warfarin vs NOACs vs no anticoagulant 52 (30.8%)/75 (44.4%)/42 (24.9%) 242 (37.7%)/232 (36.1%)/168 (26.2%) 0.12
Conscious sedation/general anaesthesia 98 (58.0%)/71 (42.0%) 241 (37.5%)/401 (62.5%) <0.001
First-time AF ablation/redo AF ablation 85 (50.3%)/84 (49.7%) 510 (79.4%)/132 (20.6%) <0.001
Cryoballoon/radiofrequency 55 (32.5%)/114 (67.5%) 208 (32.4%)/434 (67.6%) 0.97
Procedure duration (min) 111±34 153±43 <0.001
Ablation time (min) 21±15 33±16 <0.001
No left atrial ablation performed (all pulmonary veins isolated from previous ablation, or case abandoned for other reasons) 29 (17.2%) 9 (1.4%) <0.001
Peri-procedural electrical cardioversion 21 (12.4%) 166 (25.9%) <0.001