• 1. Center of Anesthesiology & Operating Room, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P.R.China;
  • 2. Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P.R.China;
  • 3. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P.R.China;
LIANG Peng, Email: liangpeng_world@foxmail.com
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Objective  To report our experience with enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol in patients undergoing transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and to determine perioperative predictors for ERAS failure. Methods  Between May 2018 and January 2019, 80 patients undergoing TAVI in our hospital were recruited. Among them, 40 patients (24 males, 16 females, aged 73.0±5.0 years) successfully received ERAS, defined as successful extubation in operating room (an ERAS group) and the other 40 patients (28 males, 12 females, aged 73.0±7.0 years, a non-ERAS group) failed to perform ERAS. Results  Compared with the non-ERAS group, patients in the ERAS group were associated with a significantly lower incidence of postoperative complications (30.0% vs. 52.5%, P=0.04), shorter postoperative ICU stay (2.2±0.4 d vs. 4.0±4.8 d, P=0.00) and hospital stay (7.0±2.3 d vs. 9.5±4.8 d, P=0.00), and less medical cost (311±20 thousand yuan vs. 347±80 thousand yuan, P=0.00). Independent predictors of ERAS failure were poor preoperative heart function and elevated B-type natriuretic peptides. Conclusion  ERAS protocol is feasible and effective in patients undergoing TAVI. Poor preoperative heart function is an independent predictor of failure in early extubation which, in turn, is associated with prolonged ICU and hospital stay and dramatic worsening of patient outcomes.

Citation: YU Hong, XU Zhao, CHEN Yucheng, GUO Yingqiang, NI Hefeng, LIANG Peng. Enhanced recovery after surgery protocol in patients undergoing transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2019, 26(10): 998-1003. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.201903016 Copy

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