Table IV.
Incidence of complications in patients undergoing early versus delayed TEVAR, stratified by number of complications per patient. Data is expressed as n (%). Chi square test or Fisher’s exact test (for comparisons with cell counts <5) was used to compare incidence of complications between groups.
| Early TEVAR n=378 |
Delayed TEVAR n=129 |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| AKI | 26 (6.9%) | 10 (7.8%) | 0.74 |
| ARDS | 53 (14.0%) | 23 (17.8%) | 0.30 |
| Bleeding | 3 (0.8%) | 6 (4.7%) | 0.01* |
| Cardiac Arrest | 25 (6.6%) | 4 (3.1%) | 0.14 |
| CVA | 13 (3.4%) | 7 (5.4%) | 0.32 |
| Decubitus Ulcer | 21 (5.6%) | 14 (10.9%) | 0.04* |
| DVT | 33 (8.7%) | 9 (7.0%) | 0.53 |
| Graft failure | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (1.6%) | 0.06 |
| Organ Space SSI | 11 (2.9%) | 1 (0.8) | 0.31 |
| Superficial SSI | 6 (1.6%) | 6 (4.7%) | 0.05* |
| Severe Sepsis | 11 (2.9%) | 1 (0.8) | 0.31 |
| Unplanned Intubation | 13 (3.4%) | 4 (3.1%) | 1.00 |
| Pneumonia | 74 (19.8%) | 40 (31.0%) | 0.01* |
| Pulmonary Embolism | 15 (4.0%) | 7 (5.4%) | 0.48 |
| UTI | 16 (4.2%) | 11 (8.5%) | 0.06 |
| Any Complication | 179 (47.4%) | 73 (56.6%) | 0.07 |
| Total Complications | 0 (IQR 0-2) | 1 (IQR 0-2) | 0.07 |
Abbreviations: AKI = Acute Kidney Injury; ARDS = Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome; CVA = Cerebrovascular Accident; DVT = Deep Venous Thrombosis; SSI = Surgical Site Infection; UTI = Urinary Tract Infection.