title: Factors affecting outcome in proximal abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
abstract: Sixty-five consecutive patients undergoing nonemergent repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) originating above the visceral and/or renal arteries were studied to determine operative results and identify factors influencing outcome of proximal AAA repair. Factors associated with postoperative morbidity were analyzed using multivariate analysis. There were no postoperative deaths, paraplegia/paraparesis, or symptomatic visceral ischemia. Proximal AAA repair can be accomplished with acceptable mortality. If renal artery bypass or reimplantation is anticipated, cold renal perfusion may protect against renal dysfunction. Postoperative pulmonary dysfunction can be reduced by avoiding radial division of the diaphragm.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA.
authors.forename: P V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Anagnostopoulos
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Shepard
authors.forename: I I
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Pipinos
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Nypaver
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Reddy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome