Local versus general anesthesia for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVR) – systematic review and meta-analysis
Fröhlich GM, Lansky AJ, Webb J, Roffi M, Toggweiler S, Reinthaler M, Wang D, Hutchinson N, Wendler O, Hildick-Smith D, Meier P. Local versus general anesthesia for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVR) – systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Medicine 2014, 12: 41. PMID: 24612945, PMCID: PMC4022332, DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-12-41.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShorter hospital stayGeneral anesthesiaHospital stayRelative riskProcedure timeSevere aortic valve stenosisTranscatheter aortic valve implantationResultsSeven observational studiesAcute kidney injuryProcedure-related mortalityPooled relative riskAortic valve implantationAortic valve stenosisShort-term outcomesShorter procedure timeRandom-effects modelKidney injuryValve implantationOverall mortalityValve stenosisRandomized trialsTransfemoral TAVRLocal anesthesiaTreatment optionsMyocardial infarction