Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of patients

Characteristics	Overall series			After matching
	Open repair N = 45	TEVAR N = 91	p-value	Open repair N = 35	TEVAR N = 35	p-value
Age (years)	56.0 (43.0–64.0)	65.0 (57.0–72.0)	< 0.001	60.0 (49.0–69.0)	59.0 (51.0–68.0)	0.967
Men	31 (30.1)	72 (69.9)	0.279	25 (71.4)	30(85.7)	0.145
Height (cm)	167 ± 10.0	166 ± 9.0	0.623	164.8 ± 10.1	168.3 ± 7.6	0.112
Weight (kg)	66.1 ± 13.2	64.9 ± 11.0	0.584	65.7 ± 12.9	68.9 ± 12.4	0.283
Initial SBP (mmHg)	133.5 ± 34.2	141.3 ± 29.3	0.208	135.7 ± 37.3	145.5 ± 27.1	0.215
Hypertension	30 (66.7)	66 (72.5)	0.480	26 (74.3)	25 (71.4)	0.788
Diabetes	5 (11.1)	12 (13.2)	0.731	5 (14.3)	1 (2.9)	0.088
Current smoking	20 (44.4)	36 (39.6)	0.586	16 (45.7)	16 (45.7)	1.000
Obesity	2 (4.4)	3 (3.3)	0.738	2 (5.7)	2 (5.7)	1.000
CAOD	4 (8.9)	10 (11.0)	0.705	3 (8.6)	6 (17.1)	0.284
PAOD	4 (18.2)	18 (81.8)	0.105	4 (11.4)	5 (14.3)	0.721
COPD	2 (4.4)	4 (4.4)	0.990	2 (5.7)	2 (5.7)	1.000
Cerebrovascular accident	1 (2.2)	11 (12.1)	0.056	1 (2.9)	4 (11.4)	0.164
Acute kidney injury	2 (4.4)	5 (5.5)	0.794	2 (5.7)	1 (2.9)	0.555
Chronic renal failure	4 (8.9)	7 (7.7)	0.810	2 (5.7)	3 (8.6)	0.643
Previous cardiac operation	10 (22.2)	18 (19.8)	0.740	3 (8.6)	6 (17.1)	0.284
Connective tissue disease	8 (17.8)	1 (1.1)	< 0.001	2 (5.7)	0 (0.0)	0.151
Preoperative status
Shock	7 (15.6)	5 (5.5)	0.052	5 (14.3)	3 (8.6)	0.654
Hemoptysis	6 (13.3)	11 (12.1)	0.836	4 (11.4)	4 (11.4)	1.000
Persistent pain	37 (82.2)	73 (80.2)	0.780	30 (85.7)	27 (77.1)	0.356
Neurologic deficit	3 (6.7)	3 (3.3)	0.368	2 (5.7)	0 (0.0)	0.151

Values are presented as the median (interquartile range), mean ± standard deviation or number of patients (%)

TEVAR thoracic endovascular aortic repair, SBP systemic blood pressure, CAOD coronary artery occlusive disease, PAOD peripheral artery occlusive disease, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease