Table 2. Comparison of procedural variables between the conventional and 3D groups.
Procedural variables | Conventional | 3D | P |
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Acute success rate, n (%) | 28/31 (90.3%) | 33/33 (100%) | 0.106 |
Recurrence, n (%) | 1/28 (3.6%) | 2/33 (6.1%) | 0.9999 |
Preparation time | 13.5±1.3 | 14.2±1.9 | 0.089 |
Geometry time | 21.3±3.7 | 23.1±4.0 | 0.057 |
EP study time | 45.7±8.8 | 37±5.1 | <0.001 |
Total procedure time | 137.2±12.3 | 119.3±14.1 | <0.001 |
Total ablation time | 4.2±1.5 | 2.3±0.7 | <0.001 |
Numbers of ablation pulses (n) | 10.9±4.3 | 4.4±2.4 | <0.001 |
Total fluoroscopy time (minutes) | 22.9±6.2 | 4.0±3.7 | <0.001 |
Cumulative radiation doses (mGy) | 53.8±7.6 | 8.8±6.7 | <0.001 |
Note: EP, electrophysiological