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. 2018 Jun 1;7(6):359–369. doi: 10.1159/000489018

Table 2.

Procedural details and outcomes

re-PED re-VRD Total p value
Cases 11 (55) 9 (45) 20
Procedural success 11 (100) 9 (100) 20 (100)
Duration since latest Tx, months 18.1±11.4 (3.2–42.6) 87.5±52 (8.3–155.2) 47.3±48.57 (3.2–155.2) 0.0002

Access & catheters
Average #PED used Coverage 1 (1–1) 1.9 (1–3) 1.4 (1–3) 0.0025
 Distal coverage 9 (82) 8 (89) 17 (85)
 Proximal coverage 9 (82) 9 (100) 18 (90)

Case characteristics
Flouro time, min 33.7±16.2 (12.2–62.6) 59.1±31.9 (22.9–117.8) 45.1±27.1 (12.2–117.8) 0.02
Radiation exposure, mGy 2,132±1,061 (1,218–4,797) 3,812±2,551 (1,274–8572) 2,888±2,017 (1,218–8572) 0.03
Adjunct coil deployment 0 (0) 1 (11) 1 (5) 0.45
Vasospasm (verapamil infusion) 1 (9) 1 (11) 2 (10) 1.00
Balloon angioplasty 3 (27) 5 (56) 8 (40) 0.36
PED thrombosis 0 (0) 2 (22) 2 (10) 0.19

Aneurysm occlusion
DSA follow-up 9 (82) 7 (78) 16 (80) 1.00
Time to DSA follow-up, months 17.1±15.8 (5–51.9) 8.1±3.1 (5.6–13.5) 13.1±12.5 (5–51.9) 0.16
Occlusion grade
 Complete 5 (56) 4 (57) 9 (56) 1.00
 Entry remnant 0 (0) 1 (14) 1 (6) 0.44
 Subtotal filling 3 (33) 1 (14) 4 (25) 0.58
 Total filling 1 (9) 1 (14) 2 (10) 1.00

Data are presented as n (%), n (range), or mean ± SD (range). PED, Pipeline embolization device; DSA, digital subtraction angiography; VRD, vascular reconstruction device.