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Upper-extremity Approach for Secondary Access in Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Published on: August 8, 2025
Anesthesia for transfemoral aortic valve replacement in North America and Europe
Kelly A Bufton1, John G Augoustides, Frederick C Cobey
1Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
Objective:
The purpose of this study was to determine how the anesthestic approach to transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) differs in North America and Europe.
Design:
The study was a nonrandomized survey of 82 institutions in North America and Europe performing TAVR procedures.
Setting:
This was an international multi-institutional survey of medical centers performing TAVR in North America and Europe.
Participants:
Anesthesiologists.
Interventions:
Participant anesthesiologists from 82 institutions contacted were asked by telephone and e-mail to describe their anesthetic approach to TAVRs.
Measurements And Main Results:
The major finding of interest was if general anesthesia or sedation was used for TAVR cases.
Conclusions:
General anesthesia is the predominant practice in North America and only 5% use sedation for TAVR cases, whereas sedation is more common in Europe.
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