title: Improved outcomes with endovascular stent grafts for thoracic aorta transections.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To retrospectively assess the outcome of endovascular stent-graft implantation for thoracic aortic transections (ETAT).
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective review.
  
  
  METHODS
  16 patients median age 30 years, treated between May 2000 and April 2007. Median injury severity score was 33 (range 29 to 66) in 14 acute patients; 2 patients had thoracic pseudoaneurysms. The Cook-Zenith endograft was used in eight patients, Medtronic-Talent (6) and Gore-Excluder (2). Average procedure time was 90 minutes, blood loss 100 (range 40 to 3000) mls, screening time 10.8 (range 5.9 to 22.6) minutes, and contrast dose was 195 (range 60 to 400) mls.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Graft deployment was successful in all cases. There was one death within 30 days. The left subclavian artery was completely covered in one case, and partially in three. Two patients had Type I endoleak, and one delayed Type II endoleak. One patient had iatrogenic right coronary artery dissection. Two patients developed difficult to treat hypertension, and one acute renal failure.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Endovascular intervention is a safe and effective treatment for aortic transection in multiple trauma patients. ETAT reduces the major morbidity and mortality associated with open repair in multiple trauma patients. The majority of these patients are young and long-term follow up is necessary to assess graft durability.
authors.affiliation: Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Westmead Hospital, Hawkesbury Road, Wentworthville, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: irwin.mohan@doctors.org.uk.
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.affiliation: Westmead Hospital, Hawkesbury Road, Wentworthville, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hitos
authors.affiliation: Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: White
authors.affiliation: Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.affiliation: Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Stephen
authors.affiliation: Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: May
authors.affiliation: Westmead Hospital, Hawkesbury Road, Wentworthville, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Swinnen
authors.affiliation: Westmead Hospital, Hawkesbury Road, Wentworthville, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Fletcher
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009517:New South Wales / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome