TABLE 3.
Acute complications: All procedures and AF procedures
| All procedures | AF procedures | |
|---|---|---|
| N | 80 795 | 59 624 |
| Complications during hospitalization | 2023 (2.50%) | 1633 (2.74%) |
| Major bleeding (BARC>=2) | 902 (1.12%) | 700 (1.17%) |
| Cardiac tamponade | 532 (0.66%) | 380 (0.64%) |
| Embolism | 149 (0.18%) | 128 (0.21%) |
| Phrenic nerve paralysis | 212 (0.26%) | 205 (0.34%) |
| Esophagus | 147 (0.18%) | 146 (0.24%) |
| Esophagus ulcer | 20 (0.02%) | 19 (0.03%) |
| Gastric hypomotility | 127 (0.16%) | 127 (0.21%) |
| Atrioesophageal fistula | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Pericarditis | 99 (0.12%) | 84 (0.14%) |
| Sick sinus syndrome | 134 (0.17%) | 110 (0.18%) |
| Atrioventricular block | 65 (0.08%) | 17 (0.03%) |
| Death during hospitalization | 89 (0.11%) | 34 (0.06%) |
| Cardiac death | 58 (0.07%) | 18(0.03%) |
| Related to ablation therapy | 2 (0.002%) | 1 (0.002%) |
| Non‐cardiac death | 31 (0.04%) | 16(0.03%) |
| Related to ablation therapy | 1 (0.001%) | 0 (0) |
Abbreviations: AF, atrial fibrillation; BARC, Bleeding Academic Research Consortium.