Table III.

Outcomes of Repair

	All patients	Open Repair	EVAR	p value
N	62	37	25
LOS (days)	11.3 ± 1.9	14.1 ± 2.3	4.0 ± 0.6	0.0008 *
Days on ventilator	3.0 ± 1.1	3.8 ± 1.7	0.04 ± 0.04	0.04 *
Days in ICU	6.6 ± 1.2	8.4 ± 1.8	2.20 ± 0.3	0.009 *
Wound infection	6 (10%)	4 (11%)	2 (8%)	0.8
Pneumonia	4 (6%)	4 (11%)	0 (0%)	0.09
UTI	8 (13%)	6 (16%)	2 (8%)	0.4
All infections	16 (26%)	12 (32%)	4 (16%)	0.17
Stroke	1 (2%)	1 (3%)	0 (0%)	0.45
ARF	4 (6%)	4 (11%)	0 (0%)	0.09
Troponin elevation	27 (44 %)	17 (46%)	10 (40%)	0.74
Reoperation	3 (5%)	3 (8%)	0 (0%)	0.16
Discharge home	49 (79%)	26 (70%)	23 (92%)	0.04 *

LOS - Length of Stay, UTI - Urinary Tract Infection, ARF - Acute Renal Failure

^*Significant Values