Study RF Generator / Settings Oesophageal Injury Catheter Coagulum Cerebral Lesions
QDOT-FAST (2019) N=52 nMARQ 90W / 4sec
1 ulcer haemorrhage, healed with medication
Not reported
No clinical stroke 11.8% (6/51) ACL
Halbfass et al. (2021) N=90 nGEN or nMARQ 90W 4sec anteriorly 90W 3sec posteriorly
None found on endoscopy
None with nMARQ 11% with nGEN No clinical stroke 24% (5/21) ACL (only with nGEN)
Tilz et al. (2021) N=28 Not reported 90W, 4sec
No clinical events (no endoscopy performed)
None
No clinical stroke ACL not looked for
Mueller et al. (2022) N=34 nGEN (v1c software) 90W 4sec anteriorly 90W 3sec posteriorly
None found on endoscopy
18% with baseline impedance 90Ω, none with 110Ω
No clinical stroke 26% (6/23) ACL