Outcome of abdominal aortic endografting in high-risk patients: a 4-year single-center study.

摘要

Purpose: To evaluate feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair in patients whose fitness for surgery is questionable. Methods: Between April 1997 and December 2001, 389 consecutive patients underwent endovascular AAA repair. Of these, 51 (13.1%) were ASA grade IV. The perioperative and late outcomes of this group were compared to the remaining 338 patients with ASA grades 0.05). Actuarial survival at 30 months was 62.9% in ASA IV group and 88.0% in ASA