Challenges Associated with the Integration of Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in a Community Hospital
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https://doi.org/10.1532/HSF98.20041092Abstract
Purpose: There has been considerable debate regarding the proper place for endovascular repair (ER) of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) versus traditional open repair (OR). Our study compared preoperative patient demographics and outcomes for elective, asymptomatic AAA repairs performed at our center over a 33-month period.
Methods: For this study, we selected 342 consecutive elective infrarenal AAA repairs performed between July 1, 2000, and March 31, 2003, at Riverside Methodist Hospital. The patients underwent either ER or OR, depending on patient and surgeon collaborative determinations. Ruptured and symptomatic AAAs were excluded from our study. Preoperative demographics, anesthesia, complications, and discharge status for the 2 groups were analyzed, and statistical analysis was done to determine statistically significant differences.
Results: The preoperative status of the ER and OR patient groups were essentially similar. There were only 3 significant differences between the 2 groups: alcohol use was higher for the OR group than for the ER group (12.0% versus 5.2%; P = .04), and the incidence of type II diabetes mellitus and peripheral vascular disease were lower for the OR group compared with the ER group (6.7% versus 13.4% [P = .04] and 18.3% versus 30.6% [P = .008], respectively). The OR group used more general anesthesia than the ER group (99% versus 86%; P < .001) and had more complications, including dysrhythmia (8.65% versus 1.59%; P = .005), ileus (13.94% versus 0.79%; P < .0001), infection (8.17% versus 0.0%; P = .0007), respiratory complications (12.50% versus 1.59%; P = .0003), and renal complications (5.29% versus 0.79%; P = .032). The ER group had a higher rate of wound hematoma (4.76% versus 0.48%; P = .007). ER patients also
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