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Keywords

anesthesia, transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Disciplines

Anesthesiology

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INTRODUCTION
Aortic stenosis is a progressive narrowing of the aortic valve that can cause serious cardiovascular harm such as syncope, heart failure, and death if left untreated. Transfemoral-transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TF-TAVR) emerged in the last 10 years as an alternative for previously inoperable, high-risk patients. Studies suggest that monitored anesthesia for TF-TAVR using minimalist conscious sedation results in better outcomes (e.g., shorter length of stay, lower 30-day mortality) when compared to general anesthesia. However, there is a gap in knowledge of why conscious sedation is more successful. Recent studies have demonstrated the association of intraoperative mean arterial pressure (MAP) variables including MAP variability (MAPV) and time-weighted average MAP (TWA-MAP) with 30-day mortality in non-cardiac surgery. We compared intraoperative variables for TF-TAVR patients that underwent conscious sedation versus general anesthesia.

Publication Date

5-2-2022

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The Embark Capstone Colloquium at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester Hills, MI, May 2, 2022.

Intraoperative MAP, Vasopressors, and Opioids in TF-TAVR patients undergoing Conscious Sedation vs General Anesthesia

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