Table 3.
Procedural data and in-hospital course.
| Acute (n/n) | Subacute (n/n) | p -value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| More than one stent–graft placed | 11/130 (8.5%) | 18/137 (13.1%) | 0.303 |
| Procedure success | 247/272 (90.8%) | 218/233 (93.6%) | 0.329 |
| Emergency conversion | 0/576 (0%) | 0/379 (0%) | n.a |
| 30-day complications | 147/718 (20.5%) | 65/475 (13.7%) | 0.014 |
| Aortic rupture | 4/272 (1.5%) | 0/233 (0%) | 0.175 |
| Organ failure | 12/588 (2.0%) | 6/338 (1.8%) | 0.972 |
| Heart complications | 47/446 (10.5%) | 20/242 (8.3%) | 0.409 |
| Renal complications | 3/142 (2.1%) | 1/96 (1.0%) | 0.907 |
| Respiratory complications | 48/446 (10.8%) | 12/242 (5.0%) | 0.015 |
| Type I endoleak | 25/272 (9.2%) | 15/233 (6.4%) | 0.329 |
| 30-day neurological complications | 12/718 (1.7%) | 13/475 (2.7%) | 0.293 |
| Spinal cord ischemia | 12/576 (2.1%) | 13/379 (3.4%) | 0.285 |
| Paraplegia | 0/142 (0%) | 0/96 (0%) | n.a. |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 20/718 (2.8%) | 6/475 (1.3%) | 0.119 |
| 30-day mortality | 33/718 (4.6%) | 6/475 (1.3%) | 0.004 |
| Aorta-related mortality | 1/142 (0.7%) | 0/96 (0%) | 1 |
| Non-aorta-related mortality | 1/142 (0.7%) | 0/96 (0%) | 1 |
Procedural data and in-hospital course of included studies of systematic literature review and meta-analysis of outcomes of patients with acute and subacute uncomplicated type B aortic dissection (uTBAD) treated by thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR).