Table 3.
Comparison of intraprocedural complications depending on TLE indications.
| Intraprocedural Complication | TLE Indication: Lead Endocarditis | p -Value | |
|
No Lead Endocarditis
(n = 58) |
Lead Endocarditis (n = 14) | ||
| Hypotension, requiring arterenol (n, %) | 41 (70.6%) | 13 (92.9%) | 0.01 |
| Bradycardia requiring atropine (n, %) | 8 (13.8%) | 1 (0.7%) | 0.8 |
| Hypotension (n, %) | 6 (10.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.03 |
| Emergency intubation (n, %) | 1 (1.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.7 |
| Airway management (n, %) | 2 (3.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.6 |
| Intraprocedural Complication | TLE Indication: Lead Perforation | p -Value | |
|
No Lead Perforation
(n = 60) |
Lead Perforation (n = 12) | ||
| Hypotension requiring arterenol (n, %) | 44 (73.3%) | 10 (83.3%) | 0.05 |
| Bradycardia requiring atropine (n, %) | 8 (13.3%) | 1 (8.3%) | 0.9 |
| Hypotension (n, %) | 5 (8.3%) | 1 (8.3%) | 0.8 |
| Emergency intubation (n, %) | 1 (1.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.7 |
| Airway management (n, %) | 2 (3.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.6 |
| Intraprocedural Complication | TLE Indication: Pocket Infection | p -Value | |
|
No Pocket Infection
(n = 61) |
Pocket Infection (n = 11) | ||
| Hypotension requiring arterenol(n, %) | 45 (73.8%) | 9 (81.8%) | 0.5 |
| Bradycardia requiring atropine (n, %) | 7 (11.5%) | 2 (18.1%) | 0.5 |
| Hypotension (n, %) | 6 (9.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.6 |
| Emergency intubation (n, %) | 1 (1.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.7 |
| Airway management (n, %) | 2 (3.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.6 |
| Intraprocedural Complication | TLE Indication: Lead Failure | p -Value | |
|
No Lead Failure
(n = 48) |
Lead Failure
(n = 24) |
||
| Hypotension requiring arterenol (n, %) | 37 (77.1%) | 17 (70.8%) | 0.03 |
| Bradycardia requiring atropine (n, %) | 4 (8.3%) | 5 (20.8%) | 0.5 |
| Hypotension (n, %) | 4 (8.3%) | 2 (8.3%) | 0.6 |
| Emergency intubation (n, %) | 1 (2.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.4 |
| Airway management (n, %) | 2 (4.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.2 |
| Intraprocedural Complication | TLE Indication: Vascular Complications | p -Value | |
|
No Vascular Complications
(n = 65) |
Vascular Complications
(n = 7) |
||
| Hypotension requiring arterenol (n, %) | 50 (76.9%) | 4 (57.1%) | 0.6 |
| Bradycardia requiring atropine (n, %) | 9 (13.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.5 |
| Hypotension (n, %) | 4 (6.2%) | 2 (28.6%) | 0.01 |
| Emergency intubation (n, %) | 1 (1.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.8 |
| Airway management (n, %) | 1 (1.5%) | 1 (14.3%) | 0.01 |