Valve unit instead of intensive or intermediate care unit admission following transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair is safe and reduces postprocedural complications
Matthias Gröger,
Dominik Felbel,
Michael Paukovitsch
et al.
Abstract:Background
Transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair (M-TEER) is often performed in general anesthesia, and postprocedural monitoring is usually warranted on an intensive or intermediate care unit (ICU/IMC). We evaluated the implications of a dedicated valve unit (VU) instead of an ICU/IMC for monitoring after M-TEER.
Methods and results
In total, 624 patients were retrospectively analyzed. A total of 312 patients were primarily transferred to either … Show more
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