Table 5. Comparison of Modern Results of Open Aortic Repair in Centers of Excellence.
| Patients (No.) |
Mean Age (years) |
Elective (%) |
Peri-op Mortality (%) |
Survival (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Author | Year | Procedure | 3-Year | 5-Year | ||||
| Estrera [15] | 2005 | Open descending | 300 | 67 | 8 | … | 64 | |
| Conrad [17] | 2007 | Open TAAA | 445 | 71 | 76 | 8.3 | … | 54 |
| Fehrenbacher [18] | 2010 | Open descending and TAAA |
343 | 66 | 87 | 5 | 79 | 69 |
| Wong [16] | 2011 | Open TAAA | 509 | 64 | 80 | 7.9 | 74 | |
| Current series | 2012 | TEVAR | 297 | 64 | 64 | 6 | 71 | 61 |
TAAA = thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm; TEVAR = thoracic endovascular aortic repair.