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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Surg Res. 2015 Apr 4;198(2):508–514. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.04.003

Table IV.

Perioperative and late events for female elective EVAR patients.

Met AAA size and/or growth criteria?
Yes (n = 20) No (n = 16) P value
Perioperative Events
 Postoperative endoleaks 6 (30) 6 (37.5) 0.64
 Postoperative LOS (days) 2.9 ± 2.1 2.6 ± 2.3 0.46
 Discharged home 18 (90) 15 (94) 1.00
≤30 Day Adverse Events
 Major complications 5 (25) 3 (19) 0.74
 Minor complications 7 (35) 8 (50) 0.42
 Vessel damage 3 (15) 6 (38) 0.39
 Hospital readmissions 2 (10) 1 (6) 0.86
Late Events
 All-cause mortality 1 (5) 6 (38) 0.03*
 Reoperations 1 (5) 4 (25) 0.48
 Follow-up (months) 37.2 ± 11.6 37.2 ± 19.8 0.99

EVAR = endovascular aneurysm repair; AAA = abdominal aortic aneurysm; LOS = length of stay.

Perioperative events occurred during original hospital admission for elective EVAR; Late events occurred >30 days after date of initial procedure; AAA size/growth criteria for elective EVAR defined by Society for Vascular Surgery Practice Guidelines, 2009.

Data presented as mean ± standard deviation where indicated or raw number (percentage).

*

p< .05