Table 2.
Procedural features and in-hospital outcomes
| Feature/outcome | Count or mean | % or standard deviation |
|---|---|---|
| Patients | 803 | – |
| Local anesthesia | 750 | 93.4% |
| Access site | ||
| Axillary | 8 | 1.0% |
| Femoral | 775 | 98.2% |
| Thoracic aorta | 6 | 0.8% |
| Sheath size (French) | 18.5 | 1.2 |
| Sheathless | 9 | 1.1% |
| Valve size | ||
| 23 | 19 | 5.4% |
| 25 | 83 | 23.6% |
| 27 | 110 | 31.3% |
| 29 | 140 | 39.8% |
| Pacing site | ||
| Right ventricle | 797 | 99.2% |
| Left ventricle | 6 | 0.8% |
| Predilation | 677 | 84.6% |
| Postdilation | 332 | 41.6% |
| Implantation of multiple devices | 15 | 1.9% |
| Device success | 778 | 97.1% |
| Mechanical cardiac support | 4 | 0.5% |
| Fluoroscopy time (minutes) | 19.6 | 12.1 |
| Dose area product | 11,065 | 11,448 |
| Procedural time (minutes) | 74.1 | 31.8 |
| Contrast volume (mL) | 139.7 | 76.9 |
| Death | 8 | 1.0% |
| Emergency surgery | 7 | 0.9% |
| Cardiac tamponade | 11 | 1.4% |
| Embolization | 14 | 1.8% |
| Pacemaker dependency | 109 | 14.6% |
| Complete heart block | 75 | 13.0% |
| Total hospital stay (days) | 9.5 | 8.4 |