Table 4.
Perioperative course and complicationsa according to SVS reporting standards for endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (19).
| Variables | n = 44 (%) |
|---|---|
| Intraoperative mortality | — |
| Primary technical success | 42 (95.5) |
| Type Ia endoleak | 2 (4.5) |
| Primary assisted technical success | 44 (100) |
| Aortic dissection (within 30 days of AAA repair) | 1 (2.3) |
| Grade 1: incidentally noted, asymptomatic | — |
| Grade 2: resolved with endovascular repair | 1 (2.3) |
| Grade 3: open repair or fatal | — |
| Arterial perforation or rupture | 2 (4.5) |
| Grade 1: spontaneous closure | — |
| Grade 2: stent graft or limited retroperitoneal iliac repair | 1 (2.3) |
| Grade 3: laparotomy/thoracotomy | 1 (2.3) |
| Access artery dissection or thrombosis | 3 (6.8) |
| Grade 1: non-flow limiting dissection, local repair | 2 (4.5) |
| Grade 2: stent, limited retroperitoneal bypass | 1 (2.3) |
| Grade 3: conversion to open AAA repair | — |
| Access site false aneurysm | 4 (9.1) |
| Grade 1: resolved spontaneously, compression/thrombin | 2 (4.5) |
| Grade 2: surgical repair | 2 (4.5) |
| Grade 3: ruptured | |
| Access site infection | 3 (6.8) |
| Grade 1: resolved with oral antibiotics | — |
| Grade 2: operative drainage, intravenous antibiotics | 2 (4.5) |
| Grade 3: major debridement, artery repair | 1 (2.3) |
| Insufficiency closure system | 4 (9.1) |
| Reno-visceral ischemia | 2 (4.5) |
| Bowel resection | 1 (2.3) |
| Nephrectomy | 1 (2.3) |
| Acute limb ischemia | 4 (9.1) |
| Balloon catheter thrombectomy/embolectomy | 1 (2.3) |
| Thrombectomy/endarterectomy | 2 (4.5) |
| Bypass graft | 1 (2.3) |