title: Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in patients with end stage renal disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) represents a challenging therapeutic problem. This study was undertaken to analyze the surgical outcome of AAA repair in patients with ESRD and discuss the optimal peri-operative management of problems that resulted.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between January 1995 and January 2005, 11 patients with ESRD underwent abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. All patients were under chronic haemodialysis. Risk factors related to surgical morbidity were evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average age was 68 years (57-84 years). Nine patients were men: 8 were hypertensive, 6 had diabetes, 4 had coronary artery disease, 3 had suffered a previous stroke, 3 had prior myocardial infarct and 8 were smokers. The duration of haemodialysis was 19 months (range 2 to 46 months). Five of the 11 patients had bilateral common iliac aneurysms in addition to the abdominal aortic aneurysm. The average diameter of infrarenal AAA was 6 cm (4.8-7.5). The mean duration of operation was 191 min. All patients underwent haemodialysis on the day before operation with an average period of 8.5 hours (6-12) and 2 to 20 hours postoperatively. The mean follow-up was 11.5 months (range 1 to 93 months). None of the patients died during the 30-day postoperative period. Two patients died from heart failure 3 and 7 months later.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Abdominal aortic aneurysm can be repaired in patients with end stage renal disease with good results, despite the increased morbidity and mortality of this population.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, University of Athens Medical School, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece. bakogian@hotmail.com
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Bakoyiannis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vourliotakis
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Georgopoulos
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Klonaris
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Skrapari
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Felekouras
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Bastounis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome