Table 1.

Potential advantages of EVAR over open surgical repair[8]

Minimally invasive

Less blood loss and fewer transfusions

Less fluid shifts

Minimal cardiovascular and metabolic stress response intraoperative

Less hemodynamic perturbations

No cross clamp

Less distal tissue ischemia

Less end-organ damage

Fewer complications

Cardiac

Pulmonary

Renal

Earlier ambulation

Shorter hospital stay

Reduced need for intensive care facilities

More favorable 30 days survival

May be suitable for patients otherwise considered “inoperable”

EVAR: Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair