TABLE 5.
Therapeutic approaches, complications and mortality. Summary of 184 patients
|
Mortality associated with PM, % |
Mortality, % |
Total events ending with wire removal, % |
Complications |
SMT |
SMT as IT | MT failure | MT as IT | Patients, n | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reference, year | SMT | MT | SMT | MT | ET* | TO* | With ET | With TO | |||||
| (20) 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 100 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 44 |
| (19) 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 100 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 9 |
| (7) 1994 | NR | NR | 25 | 46 | 57 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 44 |
| (11) 1998 | 22 | – | 22 | – | 100 | – | 3 (33) | 0 | 9 (100) | 6 (67) | 3 (100) | 3 (33) | 9 |
| (10) 1998 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 2 (40) | 0 | 5 (83) | 1 (17) | 1 (14) | 6 (100) | 6 (86) | 7 |
| (9) 1998 | NR | – | 24 | – | 100 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 33 |
| (8) 1999 | 4 | – | 17 | – | 100 | 0 | 0 | 18 (78) | 5 (22) | 23 (100) | – | 0 | 23 |
| (6) 2001 | 17 | 100 | 17 | 67 | 100 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 12 (80) | 2 (67) | 3 (20) | 15 |
| Total | NC | 100 | 14 | 46–100 | ∼100 | NC | NC | NC | NC | (90) | (90) | NC | 184 |
Data presented as n (%) unless otherwise indicated.
*
Except death. ∼ Approximately; ET External traction; IT Initial treatment; MT Medical treatment; NC Not conclusive; NR Not reported; PM Pacemaker; SMT Surgical/medical treatment, TO Thoracotomy