Significant interference to pacemakers or ICDs rarely results from office-based electrosurgery. No clear community practice standards regarding precautions was evident from this survey. The use of bipolar forceps or true electrocautery are the better options when electrosurgey is required. These two modalities may necessitate fewer perioperative precautions than generally recommended, without compromising patient safety.

The agreement of the QFT with standard diagnosis of LTBI in kidney transplant recipients was poor.

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