Table 4.

Predictors for short-term complications.

Parameter	Procedures with Complications	Procedures without Complications	p Value
Single parameters
number of implanted leads	2.8 ± 1.2	2.4 ± 0.8	0.015
duration from lead implantation (years)	9.5 ± 6.3	6.7 ± 5.2	0.014
use of complex extraction tools (steps 2–3)	85.2%	60.9%	0.019
Risk scores
MB score	4.5 ± 1.3	3.7 ± 1.4	0.005
SAFeTY TLE score	0.75 ± 0.64%	0.47 ± 0.46%	0.039

TLE: transvenous lead extraction.