Comparing post-operative resource consumption following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and conventional aortic valve replacement in the UK

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Table 1. Summary demographic characteristics.

	AVR	TAVI	AVR age ≥80	AVR ES ≥10	AVR with CABG	AVR without CABG
n	188	51	48	47	72	116
Age, years, M (SD)	71.2* (13.1)	83.0 (8.1)	84.1** (2.7)	79.4*** (7.1)	75.2* (8.8)	68.7* (14.7)
Male, n (%)	111 (59%)	26 (51%)	24 (50%)	25 (53%)	45 (63%)	66 (57%)
Patients with at least 1 co-morbidity, n (%)	187 (99%)	51 (100%)	48 (100%)	47 (100%)	72 (100%)	115 (99%)
EuroSCORE, M (SD)	8.1* (6.4) n = 176	24.7 (11.9) n = 50	12.0* (6.0) n = 47	16.5* (6.6) n = 47	9.3* (6.5) n = 66	7.4* (6.3) n = 110

*p < 0.001 vs TAVI; ** p = 0.18 vs TAVI; *** p = 0.011 vs TAVI.

Figure 1. Mean length of stay (days). *p Values vs TAVI: *¹p = 0.36; *²p = 0.48; *³p = 0.17; *⁴p = 0.20; *⁵p = 0.11; *⁶p = 0.23.

Figure 2. Discharge destination following procedure.

Figure 3. Post-procedure vital status at 30 days.

Figure 4. Post-procedure vital status at 6 months.

Table 2. Proportion of patients re-admitted within 30 days post-discharge or during the 6 months post-procedure (unplanned cardiac-related re-admissions only).

	AVR (n = 180)		TAVI (n = 48)		AVR age ≥80 (n = 46)		AVR ES ≥10 (n = 44)
	No. of patients	%	No. of patients	%	No. of patients	%	No. of patients	%
Re-admitted within 30 days post-discharge (cardiac only)	13	7%	0	0%	6	13%	4	9%
Re-admitted during 6 months post-procedure (cardiac only)	20	11%	5	10%	6	13%	5	11%

Figure 5. Resource use associated with post-discharge care. ‘Primary care contacts’ includes any recorded primary care visit or contact (at the GP surgery, patient’s home or via telephone) with any health professional (GP, nurse, physiotherapist, other).