Endovascular repair with bifurcated stent-grafts under local anaesthesia to improve outcome of ruptured aortoiliac aneurysms.
BACKGROUND
acute haemodynamic changes and/or loss of abdominal muscle tone can occur during induction of general anaesthesia and may be the Achilles' tendon in endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) of ruptured aortoiliac aneurysms (rAIA). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of local anaesthesia (LA) for EVAR to overcome these limitations.


METHODS
twenty-one consecutive patients with rAIA are included in this study. Twenty patients underwent EVAR under LA, and 1 patient was treated under general anaesthesia. Haemodynamics were stabilised during assessment of EVAR feasibility by CT-scan and during the procedure itself by controlled hypotension (MAP 50-60 mmHg) and moderate fluid resuscitation.


RESULTS
median procedure time was 120 min. Haemodynamics remained stable in all but 3 patients who required transfemoral balloon occlusion of the supra-renal aorta. Perioperative intubation was necessary in 5 patients because of respiratory distress (n=3), or retroperitoneal access (n=2). Temporary deterioration of renal function occurred in 6 patients, with 2 requiring hemofiltration. CT-scan confirmed sealing of the rAIA in all patients at discharge. 30-day mortality was 9.5% (2 deaths). In the median follow-up of 19 months, there were no deaths, but 3 endovascularre-interventions, 1 crossover femoro-femoral bypass, and 1 open surgical graft repair.


CONCLUSIONS
our series is the first to show that EVAR for rAIA can be safely performed under LA. This approach allows implantation of commercially available bifurcated SG and improves patient outcome.
Lachat
M L
ML
Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, Zurich University Hospital, Switzerland.
Pfammatter
Th
T
Witzke
H J
HJ
Bettex
D
D
Künzli
A
A
Wolfensberger
U
U
Turina
M I
MI
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000792:Angiography; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017543:Iliac Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome