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Table 2 Procedure-related variables and outcomes

From: Is the outcome of elective vs non-elective patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation different? Results of a single-centre, observational assessment of outcomes at a large university clinic

 

Total

(n = 512)

Elective

(n = 378)

Non-elective

(n = 134)

P-value

Procedural duration [min]

46 (37–56)

46 (37–55)

46 (37–57)

0.414

Procedural contrast agent [mL]

79 (62–99)

78 (64–98)

80 (57–100)

0.727

Balloon-expandable valve, n [%]

223 (43.6)

162 (42.9)

61 (45.5)

0.613

Self-expanding valve, n [%]

289 (56.4)

216 (57.1)

73 (54.5)

0.613

Time: admission to discharge [days]

6 (5–9)

6 (5–6)

15 (11–23)

 < 0.001

Time: procedure to discharge [days]

5 (4–6)

4 (4–5)

7 (5–13)

 < 0.001

Discharge to home, n [%]

422 (82.4)

356 (94.2)

66 (49.3)

 < 0.001

Discharge to rehabilitation, n [%]

81 (15.8)

18 (4.8)

63 (47.0)

 < 0.001

VARC-3

 New PPI, n [%]

74 (14.5)

47 (12.4)

27 (20.1)

0.029

 New LBBB, n [%]

88 (17.2)

75 (19.8)

13 (9.7)

0.008

 New RBBB, n [%]

8 (1.6)

7 (1.9)

1 (0.7)

0.375

 Stroke with disability, n [%]

4 (0.8)

2 (0.5)

2 (1.5)

0.281

 Type 3 (life-threatening) bleeding, n [%]

29 (5.7)

17 (4.5)

12 (9.0)

0.055

 Myocardial infarction, n [%]

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

-

 Conversion to open surgery, n [%]

4 (0.8)

2 (0.5)

2 (1.5)

0.281

 AKIN stage 3/4, n [%]

2 (0.4)

0 (0)

2 (1.5)

-

 Death at 30 days, n [%]

9 (1.8)

4 (1.1)

5 (3.7)

0.030*

 MACE at 30 days, n [%]

13 (2.5)

6 (1.6)

7 (5.2)

0.021*

 Death at 1 year, n [%]

44 (8.6)

19 (5.0)

25 (18.7)

 < 0.001*

  1. Legend: Values are presented as counts (percentages) or median (IQR)
  2. AKIN Acute Kidney Injury Network, LBBB left bundle branch block, MACE Major adverse cardiovascular events, PPI permanent pacemaker implantation, RBBB right bundle branch block, VARC-3 Valve Academic Research Consortium-3
  3. *p-value was calculated using the log-rank test