Why the study?
Does conscious sedation improve survival to discharge and reduce costs in adult patients undergoing TAVR compared to general anesthesia?
Does conscious sedation improve survival to discharge and reduce costs in adult patients undergoing TAVR compared to general anesthesia?
Conscious sedation for TAVR is safe and significantly reduces ICU time, hospital length of stay, and procedural costs compared to general anesthesia.
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May support conscious sedation to reduce TAVR costs; leaves open need for randomized confirmation before practice change.
Toppen et al. (2017) studied this question.
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