Table 2.

Procedural characteristics

	Combined (n = 180)	Transapical (n = 97)	Transfemoral (n = 83)	P
Total procedure time (min)	90.1 ± 45.7	78.4 ± 38.3	104.1 ± 49.9	0.0002*
Fluoroscopy time (min)	12.1 ± 9.4	7.0 ± 4.3	16.1 ± 10.3	<0.0001*
Volume of contrast medium (mL)	116.1 ± 71.1	85.4 ± 30.7	152.3 ± 87.2	<0.0001*
Procedure to discharge (days)	13.9 ± 10.7	13.2 ± 8.9	14.8 ± 12.5	0.31
Type of valve
Edwards Sapien (n)	156	97	59	–
Medtronic CoreValve (n)	24	NA	24	–
General anaesthesia [n (%)]	149 (82.8%)	97 (100%)	52 (62.7%)	<0.0001*
Conscious sedation [n (%)]	31 (17.2%)	0	31 (37.3%)	<0.0001*

Categorical variables are presented as absolute number and percentage (in parentheses), continuous variables as mean ± SD. For comparison between TA and TF patients, the unpaired t test was used for continuous and the Chi-square test for categorical variables