Table 1.

Patient characteristics and monthly parameters during two-year follow up

Baseline characteristics of 151 patients
Age	82.06 ± 4.96
Logistic EuroSCORE	15.14 ± 9.91
Female	58.3%
Patients aged 75–79 years	44.4%
Patients aged 80–84 years	29.8%
Patients aged > = 85 years	25.8%
TAVR	56.3%
AVR	43.7%
Mean nursing care utilization during two-year follow up (N = 2250 patient months)
No documentation of nursing care	82.7%
Allowance for nursing care (outpatient)	5.1%
Care benefits in kind (outpatient)	8.6%
Short term care (inpatient)	0.2%
Long term care (inpatient)	3.4%
Number of medical visits during two-year follow up (N = 2250 patient months)
Primary care physician	1568	€ 20.06	Bock et al. [2014]
Medical emergency service	13	€ 65.44	Bock et al. [2014]
Specialist consultant	368	€ 65.44	Bock et al. [2014]
Rescue service	26	€ 222	case specific reimbursement
emergency admission	5	€ 126	case specific reimbursement
outpatient hospital vist	103	€ 132	case specific reimbursement
Temporal hospitalization	216	€1337.72 (ICU)	Bock et al. [2014]
		€593.04 (general ward)	Bock et al. [2014]
Mean monthly costs and mortality during two-year follow up (N = 2250 patient months)
Total costs (mean sd)	801.8 €	3345.3 €
Costs of in-hospital care (mean sd)	638.5 €	3323.9 €
Costs of outpatient care (mean sd)	33.9 €	47.3 €
Costs of nursing care (mean sd)	129.4 €	387.4 €
Mortality during follow-up	17.9%