Comparative Analysis of Single-Path and Multipath Adrenal Venous Sampling in Primary Aldosteronism
Table 2
Parameters and complications of AVS.
Single-path AVS (SP, no. = 108)
Multipath AVS (MP, no. = 92)
value (SP vs MP)
Success rate of right-side intubation
95 (87.96%)
88 (95.65%)
0.04★
Success rate of left-side intubation
105 (97.22%)
90 (97.83%)
1.00
Right fluoroscopy time (min)
5.58 ± 3.37
5.28 ± 4.09
0.48
Left fluoroscopy time (min)
3.27 ± 1.67
3.27 ± 1.72
0.67
Total fluoroscopy time (min)
9.80 ± 4.07
7.42 ± 3.48
0.02
Dosage of contrast (ml)
30.55 ± 7.35
30.04 ± 8.07
0.46
Operation cost (yuan, RMB)
3,900.93 ± 1,191.12
3,378.26 ± 399.40
<0.001
Intraoperative complications
Vascular dissection
2 (1.90%)
—
0.50
Vascular rupture
—
—
—
Postoperative complications
Fever
1 (0.93%)
1 (0.11%)
1.00
Hematoma
—
2 (2.20%)
0.21
Limb thrombosis
—
—
—
Death
—
—
—
Success rate of right- or left-side intubation, vascular dissection, fever, and hematoma using correction χ2 test. ★ vs SP-AVS group by correction χ2 tests. vs SP-AVS group by paired-samples t-tests.
