A simple booklet for patient follow-up after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair procedures.
Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair (EVAR) procedures require lifelong patient surveillance for the detection of complications (eg, endoleaks or graft migration). This follow-up may be suboptimal. Between November 2010 and November 2011, a follow-up booklet was provided at hospital discharge to 42 consecutive patients undergoing EVAR for an infrarenal AAA. Each patient was given specific instructions for completion of the booklet at each follow-up examination whether this took place at our hospital or elsewhere. After a mean follow-up of 7 ± 3 months, all patients had fully complied with the instructions. This booklet may be useful for patients who find it difficult to attend follow-up appointments. Additionally, this booklet is useful for patients who move to another town/country or in cases of emergency when patients are admitted to another hospital.
Department of Vascular Surgery, Konstantopouleio General Hospital, N Ionia, Athens, Greece.
Pavlos N
PN
Antoniadis
Konstantinos D
KD
Kyriakidis
Kosmas I
KI
Paraskevas
D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D057867:Endoleak; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010174:Pamphlets; D010349:Patient Compliance