Table 3.
Complications of ICD implantation procedures for the overall cohort and recipients of replacement or new ICDs.
| Event | Total n = 463978 |
Replacement ICDS n = 103985 |
New ICDs n = 359993 |
Absolute Standardized Difference (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any adverse event | 12453 (2.684%) | 945 (0.909%) | 11508 (3.197%) | 10.3 |
| Cardiac arrest | 1225 (0.264%) | 101 (0.097%) | 1124 (0.312%) | 2.0 |
| Drug reaction | 365 (0.079%) | 50 (0.048%) | 315 (0.088%) | 0.8 |
| Cardiac perforation | 289 (0.062%) | 10 (0.010%) | 279 (0.078%) | 2.1 |
| Coronary venous dissection | 511 (0.110%) | 32 (0.031%) | 479 (0.133%) | 2.4 |
| Hematoma | 3554 (0.766%) | 368 (0.354%) | 3186 (0.885%) | 4.3 |
| Lead Dislodgement | 3959 (0.853%) | 197 (0.189%) | 3762 (1.045%) | 7.5 |
| Hemothorax or Pneumothorax | 2081 (0.449%) | 138 (0.133%) | 1943 (0.540%) | 4.8 |
| Transient ischemic attack or stroke | 310 (0.067%) | 25 (0.024%) | 285 (0.079%) | 1.4 |
| Myocardial infarction | 107 (0.023%) | 4 (0.004%) | 103 (0.029%) | 1.2 |
| Pericardial tamponade | 349 (0.075%) | 15 (0.014%) | 334 (0.093%) | 2.4 |
| Infection Related to Device | 100 (0.022%) | 10 (0.010%) | 90 (0.025%) | 0.1 |
Continuous variables compared using Student's T-test.
Categorical variables compared using χ2 or Fisher's exact test.