Table III.
Post-operative Outcomes of Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms undergoing EVAR (percutaneous vs. cutdown)
| Outcomes | Percutaneous (n=1108) | Cutdown (n=3004) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Death at 30 days (% of patients) | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0.51 |
| Death in hospital | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.14 |
| Rupture | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.10 |
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| Medical complications (% of patients) | |||
| Myocardial Infarction | 0.7% | 1.3% | 0.12 |
| Cardiac Arrest requiring CPR | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.76 |
| Pneumonia | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.62 |
| Pulmonary Embolism | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.75 |
| Progressive Renal Insufficiency | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.09 |
| Acute Renal Failure | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.56 |
| Urinary Tract Infection | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.81 |
| Stroke | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.15 |
| Deep Vein Thrombosis | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.05 |
| Transfusion | 9.3% | 10.9% | 0.13 |
| Sepsis | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.56 |
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| Surgical complications (% of patients) | |||
| Prolonged Intubation (> 48 hours) | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.88 |
| Reintubation | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.65 |
| Return to OR | 3.4% | 4.0% | 0.43 |
| Ischeamic colitis | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.65 |
| Lower Extremity Ischemia | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.25 |
| Any Wound Complication | 1.0% | 2.1% | 0.02 |
| Wound dehiscence | 0% | 0.1% | 0.22 |
| Surgical Site Infection | 1.0% | 2.0% | 0.03 |
| Mean length of hospital stay (no. of days) | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.48 |
| Median length of hospital stay (no. of days) | 1 | 2 | <.01 |
| LOS > 2 days | 26% | 32% | <.01 |
| LOS > 1 day | 46% | 56% | <.01 |
| Discharged home | 93% | 93% | 0.52 |