Table 2. Inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
Papers written and published in English language or translated from another language into English | Gray literature |
Papers focussing on patients of all age groups | Papers published before 2018 |
Papers focusing on humans only | Opinion texts |
Papers discussing the three types of CIEDs: pacemakers, defibrillators, and cardiac resynchronization therapy | Papers discussing leadless pacemakers |
Full text articles |