Table 2 Unadjusted in-hospital outcomes of patients with balloon-expandable or self-expanding TAVI in Germany in 2018.

From: Hospital intervention volume affects outcomes of emergency transcatheter aortic valve implantations in Germany

N

All patients

 

Emergency patients

 

p value

17,295

 

1682

  

In-hospital mortality, %

2.25%

 

3.57%

 

 < 0.001

Bleeding > 5 units, %

2.30%

 

3.27%

 

0.013

Stroke, %

1.98%

 

1.90%

 

0.833

Acute kidney injury, %

8.41%

 

15.04%

 

 < 0.001

Delirium, %

8.40%

 

10.11%

 

0.017

Permanent pacemaker implantation, %

13.13%

 

13.85%

 

0.400

Mechanical ventilation > 48 h, %

2.00%

 

2.00%

 

0.941

Length of hospital stay, d, mean / SD

12.34d

7.71d

17.75d

10.64d

 < 0.001

Reimbursement, €, mean / SD

€28,723

€5364

€29,917

€6773

 < 0.001

  1. N: number of procedures; SD: standard deviation.
  2. p-values based on chi-square test or t-test, as appropriate.
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