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. 2021 Mar 29;33(2):293–300. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivab067

Table 4:

Comparison between 1999 and 2006, 2007 and 2013 and 2014 and 2020

1999–2006 (n = 23) 2007–2013 (n = 7) 2014–2020 (n = 16) Global (n = 46)
Age, median (IQR) 40 (29 to 47) 56 (24 to 64) 57 (25 to 63) 42 (27 to 59)
Males (%), n (%) 21 (91.3) 5 (71.4) 7 (43.8) 33 (71.7)
Hypertension (%), n (%) 8 (34.7) 5 (71.4) 4 (25) 17 (37)
Dislipidaemia (%), n (%) 3 (13) 2 (28.6) 2 (12.5) 7 (15.2)
PAD (%), n (%) 2 (8.7) 1 (14.2) 1 (6.3) 4 (8.7)
Psychiatric disorders (%), n (%) 0 (0) 2 (28.6) 3 (18.8) 5 (10.9)
CAD (%), n (%) 2 (8.7) 2 (28.6) 1 (6.3) 5 (10.9)
Renal failure (%), n (%) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (6.3) 1 (3.6)
ISS, median (IQR) 43 (42 to 46) 50 (27 to 55) 43 (41 to 50) 43 (41 to 50)
Urgent procedures (%), n (%) 10 (43.5) 6 (85.7) 16 (100) (69.6)
Time between admission and intervention (h), median (IQR), n (%) 24 (2 to 120) 1.8 (1.8 to 80) 2 (1 to 3.9) 2.7 (1.7 to 27.7)
TEVAR (%), n (%) 17 (73.9) 7 (100) 16 (100) 40 (87)
Coverage of the LSA (%)—only TEVAR, n (%) 6 (35.2) 4 (57.1) 12 (75) 22 (55)
Percutaneous femoral access (%) (only TEVAR), n (%) 1 (5.8) 2 (28.5) 7 (43.6) 10 (25)
Proximal oversizing, median (IQR) 5 (1 to 17) 5 (4 to 16) 10 (7 to 18) 8 (5 to 18)
Distal oversizing, median (IQR) 22 (−8 to 25) 36 (14 to 40) 32 (19 to 44) 29 (17 to 44)
In-hospital mortality (%), n (%) 6 (26.1) 2 (28.6) 1 (6.3) 9 (20)
All-cause in-hospital complications, n (%) 23 (100) 7 (100) 13 (81.3) 43 (93.5)
Aortic-related complications, n (%) 7 (30.5) 3 (42.9) 0 (0) 10 (21.7)

CAD: coronary artery disease; ISS: injury severity score; IQR: interquartile range; LSA: left subclavian artery; PAD: peripheral arterial disease; TEVAR: thoracic endovascular repair.