Table 3:
In-hospital outcomes of a matched cohort of bicuspid aortic valve stenosis patients who underwent either surgical or transcatheter aortic valve replacement
| Outcome | SAVR (N = 68) | TAVR (N = 68) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-hospital mortality | 0% | 5.9% | 0.11 |
| Need for blood transfusion | 13.2% | 7.4% | 0.39 |
| Vascular complication | 1.5% | 2.9% | 1.00 |
| Injury to blood vessels, accidental puncture, injury to retro-peritoneum, other vascular complications, vascular complications requiring surgery | |||
| Cardiac complications | 14.7% | 8.8% | 0.42 |
| Permanent pacemaker insertion | 10.3% | 10.3% | 1.00 |
| Perioperative stroke | 0% | 1.5% | 1.00 |
| Emergent open cardiac surgery | 100% | 26.5% | <0.001 |
| AKI | 17.6% | 14.7% | 0.81 |
| Discharge to facility | 22.1% | 13.2% | 0.26 |
| Including short term in other hospitals, skilled nursing facility, intermediate care facility, and another type of facility | |||
| Respiratory complications | 29.4% | 11.8% | 0.01 |
| Post-operative acute pneumothorax, postoperative pulmonary edema, pulmonary collapse, prolonged mechanical ventilation >96h, tracheostomy |
SAVR = surgical aortic valve replacement, TAVR = transcatheter aortic valve replacement, AKI = acute kidney injury