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. 2021 Oct 1;17(8):e680–e687. doi: 10.4244/EIJ-D-20-01423

Table 3. Surgical procedures according to 2014 ESC recommendations.

Severe AS (n=133) p-value
Invasive strategy (n=93) Conservative strategy (n=40)
High-risk surgery 15 (16.1) 3 (7.5) 0.18
Aortic and major vascular surgery 5 (5.3) 2 (5.0) 0.93
Pneumonectomy 2 (2.1) 0 (0.0) 0.35
Major digestive surgery* 8 (8.6) 1 (2.5) 0.20
Intermediate-risk surgery 57 (61.3) 28 (70.0) 0.34
Major orthopaedic surgery 21 (22.5) 9 (22.5) 0.99
Major urological/renal surgery 6 (6.4) 2 (5.0) 0.75
Major neurological surgery 4 (4.3) 1 (2.5) 0.62
Major gynaecologic surgery 3 (3.2) 1 (2.5) 0.82
Minor vascular surgery** 5 (5.3) 7 (17.5) 0.03
Intraperitoneal surgery# 18 (19.3) 8 (20.0) 0.93
Low-risk surgery 21 (22.6) 9 (22.5) 0.99
Superficial surgery 2 (2.1) 2 (5.0) 0.38
Minor orthopaedic surgery 14 (15.0) 6 (15.0) 0.99
Minor gynaecologic surgery 3 (3.2) 1 (2.5) 0.82
Minor urological surgery 2 (2.1) 0 (0.0) 0.35
*Duodena-pancreatic, liver, bile duct, perforated bowel surgery or oesophagectomy. **Carotid symptomatic, endovascular aneurysm, peripheral arterial surgery. #Splenectomy, hiatal hernia repair, cholecystectomy.