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Table 2 Procedure details

From: Periprocedural safety and outcome after pump implantation for intravenous treprostinil administration in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Length of hospital stay (d)

12 (10–15)

Length of post-OP hospital stay (d)

5 (3–8)

Duration of surgery (min)

49 (42–56)

Mode of anesthesia – n (%)

 

 Endotracheal anesthesia

1 (2 %)

 LA + analgosedation

29 (54 %)

 LA + analgesia

11 (20 %)

 LA + sedation

13 (24 %)

Intraop. fluid administration (ml)

532 (507–621)

Local anaesthetic (prilocaine 1 %) volume (ml) – Median (IQR)

30 (30–30)

Complications perioperative up to 28 d postop.

5 (9 %)

Complications later than 28 d

16 (30 %)

  1. Continuous variables are stated as median and interquartiles and categorical variables are stated as n and percent, unless stated otherwise