1. Routine minimalist transcatheter aortic valve implantation with local anesthesia only
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Nazzareno Galiè, Nevio Taglieri, Miriam Compagnone, Francesco Saia, Cinzia Marrozzini, Chiara Marcelli, Matteo Chiarabelli, Andrea Castelli, Antonio Bruno, Anna Corsini, Tullio Palmerini, Gabriele Ghetti, Carolina Moretti, Fabio Negrello, Saia F., Palmerini T., Marcelli C., Chiarabelli M., Taglieri N., Ghetti G., Negrello F., Moretti C., Bruno A.G., Compagnone M., Corsini A., Castelli A., Marrozzini C., and Galie N.
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Time Factors ,Transcatheter aortic ,Sedation ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Conscious Sedation ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Anesthesia, General ,Risk Assessment ,Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Postoperative Complications ,Valve replacement ,Risk Factors ,Anesthesiology ,medicine ,Humans ,Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures ,minimalist ,Local anesthesia ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Stroke ,transcatheter aortic valve implantation ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,business.industry ,transfemoral ,General Medicine ,Aortic Valve Stenosis ,aortic stenosi ,Length of Stay ,medicine.disease ,Treatment Outcome ,Cardiothoracic surgery ,Anesthesia ,Aortic Valve ,Cohort ,Feasibility Studies ,Female ,Patient Safety ,medicine.symptom ,local anesthesia ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Anesthesia, Local - Abstract
Aims Conscious sedation instead of general anesthesia has been increasingly adopted in many centers for transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Improvement of materials and operators' experience and reduction of periprocedural complications allowed procedural simplification and adoption of a minimalist approach. With this study, we sought to assess the feasibility and safety of transfemoral TAVR routinely performed under local anesthesia without on-site anesthesiology support. Methods The routine transfemoral TAVR protocol adopted at our center includes a minimalist approach, local anesthesia alone with fully awake patient, anesthesiologist available on call but not in the room, and direct transfer to the cardiology ward after the procedure. All consecutive patients undergoing transfemoral TAVR between January 2015 and July 2018 were included. We assessed the rates of actual local anesthesia-only procedures, conversion to conscious sedation or general anesthesia and 30-day clinical outcomes. Results Among 321 patients, 6 received general anesthesia upfront and 315 (98.1%) local anesthesia only. Mean age of the local anesthesia group was 83.2 ± 6.9 years, Society of Thoracic Surgery score 5.8 ± 4.8%. A balloon-expandable valve was used in 65.7%. Four patients (1.3%) shifted to conscious sedation because of pain or anxiety; 6 patients (1.9%) shifted to general anesthesia because of procedural complications. Hence, local anesthesia alone was possible in 305 patients (96.8% of the intended cohort, 95% of all transfemoral procedures). At 30 days, in the intended local anesthesia group, mortality was 1.6%, stroke 0.6%, major vascular complications 2.6%. Median hospital stay was 4 days (IQR 3-7). Conclusion Transfemoral TAVR can be safely performed with local anesthesia alone and without an on-site anesthesiologist in the vast majority of patients.
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- 2020