Evaluation of Anaesthetic Approaches in Transcatheter Aortic Valv Implantation Procedures

Abstract

Main Points• Evaluation of perioperative anaesthetic experience with patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valv implantation (TAVI) under sedation or general anaesthesia (GA) is aimed.• Using local anaesthetics with sedation is a more popular modality than GA with endotracheal intubation due to the advantages of sedation.• Acute kidney injury is a frequent complication after TAVI.• Local anaesthesia with sedation can be safely performed during transfemoral TAVI procedures.