Table 2.
Postoperative outcomes following emergency endovascular aneurysm repair
| LA (n = 319) | GA (n = 435) | RA (n = 41) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outcomes | |||
| In‐hospital death | 59 (18·5) | 122 (28·0) | 6 (15) |
| PostoperativeLOS (days)*† | 10 (6–18) | 10 (6–21) | 9 (5–16) |
| Admitted to ICU‡ | 205 of 258 (79·5) | 262 of 329 (79·6) | 28 of 35 (80) |
| Duration of ICUstay (days)*† | 2 (1–4) | 3 (1–5) | 2 (2–4) |
| Complications | |||
| Cardiac | 42 of 308 (13·6) | 69 of 409 (16·9) | 3 (7) |
| Pulmonary | 64 of 308 (20·8) | 84 of 409 (20·5) | 9 (22) |
| Cerebral | 4 of 308 (1·3) | 2 of 409 (0·5) | 0 (0) |
| Renal failure | 36 of 308 (11·7) | 48 of 409 (11·7) | 2 (5) |
| Bleeding | 7 of 308 (2·3) | 11 of 409 (2·7) | 1 (2) |
| Endoleak | 51 of 317 (16·1) | 68 of 429 (15·9) | 7 (17) |
| No. of complications | |||
| 0 | 168 of 309 (54·4) | 235 of 417 (56·4) | 24 (59) |
| 1 | 99 of 309 (32·0) | 115 of 417 (27·6) | 13 (32) |
| 2 | 23 of 309 (7·4) | 35 of 417 (8·4) | 3 (7) |
| 3 | 17 of 309 (5·5) | 31 of 417 (7·4) | 1 (2) |
| 4 | 2 of 309 (0·6) | 1 of 417 (0·2) | 0 (0) |
Values in parentheses are percentages unless indicated otherwise;
*
values are median (i.q.r.).
†
Estimated using survival methods with patients censored if they died in hospital;
‡
excludes patients who died in theatre. LA, local anaesthesia; GA, general anaesthesia; RA, regional anaesthesia; LOS, length of hospital stay.