PMID- 29778613 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20181211 LR - 20181211 IS - 1615-5947 (Electronic) IS - 0890-5096 (Linking) VI - 52 DP - 2018 Oct TI - Endovascular Aneurysm Repair-First Strategy for Ruptured Aneurysm Focuses on Fitzgerald Classification and Vein Thrombosis. PG - 36-40 LID - S0890-5096(18)30362-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.avsg.2018.03.023 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Recent study have demonstrated the good results of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (RAAAs). We report on the results of our EVAR-first strategy for RAAAs focuses on Fitzgerald (F) classification and vein thrombosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From 2011 to 2017, 31 patients with RAAA underwent EVAR at our hospital. We compared F-1 patients (group A) with F-2 to F-4 patients with obvious retroperitoneal hematoma (group B). RESULTS: The baseline characteristics in group A (n = 9) and group B (n = 22) were similar. In group B, there were 8 cases of F-2, 10 cases of F-3, and 4 cases of F-4. Of the 22 cases in group B, 16 (73%) cases involved preoperative shock. Operation time was not significantly different (group A: 147 min and group B: 131 min, P = 0.48). The total mortality rate of group A and group B combined was 77.4%. The 30-day mortality was 0% for group A and 23.8% for group B, in which there were 2 F-4 cases and 3 F-3 cases. In group B, hematoma-related complications developed in 6 cases (deep vein thrombosis: 4 cases, abdominal compartment syndrome: 1 case, and hematoma infection: 1 case), and 1 case with deep vein thrombosis developed a pulmonary embolism that resulted in cardiac arrest. The 3-year survival rate was significantly higher for group A (100% vs. 52.3%, P = 0.016), but the freedom from aortic death rate was not significantly different (100% vs. 66.7%, P = 0.056). CONCLUSIONS: Using EVAR for RAAA is a valid strategy. Certain complications that are associated with peritoneal hematoma, especially venous thrombosis, should receive particular attention. CI - Copyright (c) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Murakami, Yuri AU - Murakami Y AD - Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, The Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital, Kashiwa-city, Chiba, Japan. Electronic address: yummmm66@gmail.com. FAU - Toya, Naoki AU - Toya N AD - Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, The Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital, Kashiwa-city, Chiba, Japan. FAU - Fukushima, Soichiro AU - Fukushima S AD - Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, The Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital, Kashiwa-city, Chiba, Japan. FAU - Ito, Eisaku AU - Ito E AD - Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, The Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital, Kashiwa-city, Chiba, Japan. FAU - Akiba, Tadashi AU - Akiba T AD - Department of Surgery, The Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital, Kashiwa-city, Chiba, Japan. FAU - Ohki, Takao AU - Ohki T AD - Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180518 PL - Netherlands TA - Ann Vasc Surg JT - Annals of vascular surgery JID - 8703941 SB - IM MH - Aged MH - Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/complications/diagnostic imaging/mortality/*surgery MH - Aortic Rupture/complications/diagnostic imaging/mortality/*surgery MH - *Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation/adverse effects/mortality MH - *Endovascular Procedures/adverse effects/mortality MH - Female MH - Hematoma/etiology MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Retroperitoneal Space MH - Risk Factors MH - Treatment Outcome MH - Venous Thrombosis/diagnostic imaging/*etiology EDAT- 2018/05/21 06:00 MHDA- 2018/12/12 06:00 CRDT- 2018/05/21 06:00 PHST- 2017/10/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/02/20 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/03/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/05/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/12/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/05/21 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0890-5096(18)30362-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.avsg.2018.03.023 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Ann Vasc Surg. 2018 Oct;52:36-40. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2018.03.023. Epub 2018 May 18.