Fig. 8. Responses to post-procedure recovery patient-reported outcome measure questionnaires about pain and palpitations among patients undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation.

Post-procedure patient-reported outcome measure questionnaires were sent twice weekly, on Mondays and Thursdays, for a total of ten instances post-procedure. Regarding pain, patients were asked, “Do you have any pain (yes/no)?” and if they answered yes, were asked “How would you rate your pain?” (1 being mild, 10 being severe on a visual analog scale). Regarding palpitations, patients were asked, “Do you have any palpitations (yes/no)?” and if they answered yes, were asked “How would you rate your palpitations?” (1 being mild, 10 being severe, on a visual analog scale). Bubble size corresponds to number of patients for whom patient-reported outcome measure questionnaire data were available.