title: [Management of anesthesia in endovascular interventions].
abstract: Cardiovascular diseases are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Germany. In these patients, the high-risk profile necessitates an interdisciplinary and multimodal approach to treatment. Endovascular interventions and vascular surgery have become established as an important element of this strategy in the past; however, the different anatomical localizations of pathological vascular alterations make it necessary to use a wide spectrum of procedural options and methods; therefore, the requirements for management of anesthesia are variable and necessitate a differentiated approach. Endovascular procedures can be carried out with the patient under general or regional anesthesia (RA); however, in the currently available literature there is no evidence for an advantage of RA over general anesthesia regarding morbidity and mortality, although a reduction in pulmonary complications could be found for some endovascular interventions. Epidural and spinal RA procedures should be carefully considered with respect to the risk-benefit ratio and consideration of the recent guidelines on anesthesia against the background of the current study situation and the regular use of therapy with anticoagulants. The following article elucidates the specific characteristics of anesthesia management as exemplified by some selected endovascular interventions.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, TU Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307, Dresden, Deutschland. thomas.roessel@uniklinikum-dresden.de.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rössel
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, TU Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307, Dresden, Deutschland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, TU Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307, Dresden, Deutschland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Viszeral-, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie, TU Dresden, Dresden, Deutschland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ludwig
authors.affiliation: Institut und Poliklinik für Radiologische Diagnostik, TU Dresden, Dresden, Deutschland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hofmockel
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, TU Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307, Dresden, Deutschland.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Heller
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, TU Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307, Dresden, Deutschland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koch
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans
keywords: Anesthesia; Cerebral ischemia; Endovascular aortic repair (EVAR); Endovascular ﻿procedures; Monitoring; Risk assessment; Spinal cord ischemia; Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR)