Cor Vasa 2013, 55(5):e439-e444 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2013.05.003
Open repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in the elderly: Is it worthwhile?
- a Klinika anesteziologie a intenzivní medicíny, Lékařská fakulta Masarykovy univerzity a Fakultní nemocnice Brno, Brno, Česká republika
- b Anesteziologicko-resuscitační oddělení, Nemocnice Havlíčkův Brod, Havlíčkův Brod, Česká republika
- c Chirurgická klinika, Lékařská fakulta Masarykovy univerzity a Fakultní nemocnice Brno, Brno, Česká republika
- d Oddělení anesteziologie a resuscitace, Nemocnice v Mistelbachu, Mistelbach, Rakousko
- e Anesteziologicko-resuscitační klinika, Fakultní nemocnice Ostrava, Ostrava, Česká republika
- f Fakulta elektrotechniky a komunikačních technologií, Vysoké učení technické, Brno, Česká republika
Introduction: Given the steady increase in life expectancy, an analysis of surgical outcomes in the aging population is of significant interest to vascular surgeons. The aim of our study was to assess the outcomes of abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in the elderly aged 75 plus and compare their results with people operated on at a younger age.
Methods: 171 patients who underwent open AAA repair in one centre in 1999-2008 were analyzed. The perioperative and postoperative complications, 30-day mortality, the length of ICU and hospital stay were compared, and the Kruskal-Wallis and the Chi-square tests were used for statistical analysis.
Results: There were no statistically significant differences in gender and patients' preoperative comorbidities except for ICHS and CHRI which were more frequent in the elderly 75 plus. The frequency of serious perioperative haemodynamic complications and postoperative (cardiac, respiratory, cerebral, bleeding, sepsis, surgical) complications, mortality rate and the length of hospital stay did not significantly differ in the elderly 75 plus. A statistically significant difference was found only in the frequency of postoperative renal damage and the length of ICU stay. The elderly 75 plus without enhanced haemodynamic monitoring had significantly longer ICU stay (5 days vs. 7 days, p
Keywords: AAA repair; Complications; ICU and hospital stay; Mortality; The elderly
Received: December 16, 2012; Revised: May 5, 2013; Accepted: May 17, 2013; Published: October 1, 2013 Show citation
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