title: Endovascular therapy of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: mid- and long-term results.
abstract: As an alternative to open aneurysm repair, emergency endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) has emerged as a promising technique for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) within the last decade. The aim of this retrospective study is to present early and late outcomes of patients treated with EVAR for rAAA. Twenty-two patients (5 women, 17 men; mean age, 74 years) underwent EVAR for rAAA between November 2000 and April 2006. Diagnostic multislice computed tomography angiography was performed prior to stent-graft repair to evaluate anatomical characteristics and for follow-up examinations. Periprocedural patient characteristics and technical settings were evaluated. Mortality rates, hospital stay, and early and late complications, within a mean follow-up time of 744 +/- 480 days, were also assessed. Eight of 22 patients were hemodynamically unstable at admission. Stent-graft insertion was successful in all patients. The total early complication rate was 54%, resulting in a 30-day mortality rate of 23%. The median intensive care unit stay was 2 days (range, 2-48 days), and the median hospital stay was 16 days (range, 9-210 days). During the follow-up period, three patients suffered from stent-graft-related complications. The overall mortality rate in our study group was 36%. EVAR is an acceptable, minimally invasive treatment option in patients with acute rAAA, independent of the patient's general condition. Short- and long-term outcomes are definitely comparable to those with open surgical repair procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria. klaus.kubin@meduniwien.ac.at
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kubin
authors.forename: Gottfried H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Sodeck
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Teufelsbauer
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nowatschka
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kretschmer
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lammer
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schoder
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D017130:Angioplasty / Q000379:methods*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D011336:Probability; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D015607:Stents; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome