title: Anesthesia for transfemoral aortic valve replacement in North America and Europe.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to determine how the anesthestic approach to transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) differs in North America and Europe.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was a nonrandomized survey of 82 institutions in North America and Europe performing TAVR procedures.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was an international multi-institutional survey of medical centers performing TAVR in North America and Europe.
  
  
  METHODS
  Anesthesiologists.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participant anesthesiologists from 82 institutions contacted were asked by telephone and e-mail to describe their anesthetic approach to TAVRs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The major finding of interest was if general anesthesia or sedation was used for TAVR cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  General anesthesia is the predominant practice in North America and only 5% use sedation for TAVR cases, whereas sedation is more common in Europe.
authors.affiliation: Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Kelly A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Bufton
authors.forename: John G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Augoustides
authors.forename: Frederick C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Cobey
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D019538:Health Care Surveys / Q000379:methods; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009656:North America / Q000453:epidemiology