Table 5.
Summary of Inpatient Procedures during Initial Hospitalization (Total number of patients hospitalized = 638)
| Inpatient Procedure | N (total) |
No 30-day Adverse Event (N=457) |
Experienced a 30-day Adverse Event (N=181) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoracentesis | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Insertion of Coronary artery stent |
14 | 12 | 2 |
| Cardiac catheterization |
47 | 31 | 16 |
| Electrophysiologic study |
9 | 9 | 0 |
| Ablation | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Pacemaker Insertion | 26 | 20 | 6 |
| Pacemaker Revision | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Hemodialysis | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| Transthoracic Echocardiogram |
60 | 44 | 16 |
| Transfusion of blood products |
51 | 31 | 20 |
| Atrial cardioversion | 18 | 15 | 3 |
| Other cardioversion | 31 | 25 | 6 |
| Intubation | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| Required continuous intravenous AV nodal blocking infusion in ED |
144 | 106 | 38 |