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. 2017 May 26;2017(5):CD005261. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005261.pub4

1. Perioperative and postoperative participant characteristics.

  AJAX
(median, IQR)
ECAR
(mean, range)
Hinchliffe 2006
(median, IQR)
IMPROVE
(mean, SD)
Time waiting for procedure eEVAR 74 min (39 to 126 min) 2.9 hours 93 min (± 370)
Open repair 45 min (35 to 70 min) 1.3 hours 73 min (± 157)
Time in operating theatre eEVAR 185 min (160 to 236 min) 160 min (150 to 234 min) 156 min (± 100)
Open repair 157 min (136 to 194 min) 150 min (141 to 204 min) 180 min (± 107)
Blood loss during operation eEVAR 500 mL (200 to 1375 mL) Units for transfusion:
6.8 (range 0 to 25.0)
200 mL (163 to 450 mL)
Open repair 3500 mL (1000 to 4600 mL) Units for transfusion:
10.9 (range 0 to 53.0)
2100 mL (1150 to 3985 mL)
Length of hospital stay eEVAR 9 days (4 to 21 days) 14.3 days (6.0 to 99.0) 10 days (6 to 28 days) 9.8 days (± 9.0)
Open repair 13 days (5 to 21 days) 17.1 days (9.1 to 81.1 ) 12 days (4 to 52 days) 12.2 days (± 10.2)

eEVAR: emergency endovascular aneurysm repair
 IQR: interquartile range
 SD: standard deviation