Table IV.
Baseline Characteristics of Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms undergoing EVAR (Percutaneous failure vs. percutaneous bilateral access)
| Variable | Percutaneous failed (N=40) | Percutaneous (N=1068) | P Value |
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| Male gender | 73% | 84% | 0.08 |
| White race | 83% | 84% | 0.83 |
| Age (mean) | 75.3 | 73.7 | 0.25 |
| Prior Open Abdominal Surgery | 31% | 22% | 0.24 |
| ASA 4 Classification | 20% | 21% | 1.00 |
| Aneurysm diameter (cm) | 5.7 | 5.7 | 0.99 |
| Coexisting conditions | |||
| Congestive heart failure | 2.5% | 2.4% | 1.00 |
| Hypertension | 85% | 80% | 0.55 |
| Diabetes | 5.0% | 16% | 0.07 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 20% | 16% | 0.52 |
| Dialysis (pre-op) | 5.0% | 1.3% | 0.11 |
| Obesity | 23% | 30% | 0.48 |
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| Acute conversion to open AAA repair | 10% | 0.2% | <.01 |
| Mean OR time (min) | 219 | 131 | <.01 |
| Median OR time (min) | 195 | 116 | <.01 |
| Mean OR time (all concomitant procedures excluded) | 207 | 121 | <.01 |
| Median OR time (all concomitant procedures excluded) | 191 | 110 | <.01 |
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| Renal Stent | 7.5% | 5.8% | 0.51 |
| Hypogastric Embolization | 5.0% | 7.7% | 0.76 |
| Hypogastric Revascularization | 5.0% | 3.1% | 0.36 |
| Lower Extremity Revascularization | 9.4% | 1.8% | 0.02 |
| Iliac Branched Device | 18% | 10% | 0.18 |
| Aortic (Bare metal) Stent | 13% | 0.8% | <.01 |
| Iliac (Bare metal) Stent | 7.5% | 3.3% | 0.15 |
| Any Concomitant Procedure | 38% | 26% | 0.10 |