title: Elective infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm repair--transperitoneal, retroperitoneal, endovascular?
abstract: We retrospectively analyzed the peri-operative outcome of 210 consecutive patients undergoing elective infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair according to the surgical approach: transperitoneal (TP; 63 patients), retroperitoneal (RP; 81 patients) and endovascular (EV; 66 patients) repair. Concerning gender, AAA diameter and classification of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA score) all groups were comparable; the median age in the EV group was significantly higher (78 years vs. 68 years and 67 years, respectively, P=0.001). Mortality rates were 0% for TP, 1.2% for RP and 3% for EV repair (n.s.). Morbidity rates did not significantly differ between the groups. In specialized centres mortality rates of elective infrarenal aneurysm repair are low - regardless of the surgical approach. In such centres the best treatment options for each patient as to the surgical approach as well as peri-operative management can be provided individually.
authors: Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany. bernd.muehling@uniklinik-ulm.de
authors: Bernd M
authors: BM
authors: Muehling
authors: Karl Heinz
authors: KH
authors: Orend
authors: Ludger
authors: L
authors: Sunder-Plassmann
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000401:mortality; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality