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. 2014 May;3(3):264–274. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2225-319X.2014.05.07

Table 3. 30-day in-hospital adverse events.

Variable Overall (N=107) TEVAR (n=44) Hybrid arch (n=27) Hybrid TAAA (n=4) Open descending (n=9) Open TAAA (n=23) P value
Stroke (neurologic deficit lasting >72 hours) 5 (5%) 0 0 0 1 (11%) 4 (17%) 0.01
Permanent paraplegia/paraparesis 3 (3%) 0 0 0 0 3 (13%) 0.06
Acute renal failure (Cr >2.0 mg/dL and >2× baseline) 6 (6%) 1 (2%) 2 (7%) 0 0 3 (13%) 0.40
New onset dialysis 1 (1%) 0 1 (4%) 0 0 0 0.59
Prolonged ventilation (>24 hours) 7 (7%) 1 (2%) 1 (4%) 0 0 5 (22%) 0.06
Myocardial infarction 1 (1%) 1 (2%) 0 0 0 0 0.99
Retrograde type A aortic dissection 3 (3%) 2 (5%) 1 (4%) 0 0 0 0.81
Death 5 (5%) 0 3 (11%) 0 1 (11%) 1 (4%) 0.11
Postoperative length of stay [days] 5 [3,8] 3 [2,5] 5 [3,6] 6 [6,8] 6 [5,6] 8 [7,12] 0.01

Data represented as median (interquartile range) or number (percent). Cr, creatinine; TAAA, thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm; TEVAR, thoracic endovascular aortic repair.