腔内修复完全替代开放手术治疗急性破裂性腹主动脉瘤可行性研究

目的 探讨应用腔内修复（EVAR）完全替代开放手术治疗急性腹主动脉瘤的可行性。方法 回顾性分析复旦大学附属中山医院血管外科2009年1月至2019年12月期间收治的121例真性破裂性腹主动脉瘤的病人资料。对比“选择性EVAR（EVAR/Open）”时期（2009年1月至2014年3月）与“完全EVAR（EVAR Only）”时期（2014年4月至2019年12月）的两种治疗策略的疗效。结果 121例真性破裂性腹主动脉瘤病人中,29例于术前放弃手术或死亡。其中,在“EVAR/Open”时期,40例（19例EVAR及21例开放手术）接受外科治疗,EVAR及开放手术后30 d病死率分别为26.3%及23.8%（P=0.94）;而在“EVAR Only”时期共52例全部接受EVAR治疗,术后30 d病死率为23.1%。两个时期病死率差异无统计学意义（P=0.83）。两个时期内均未观察到不同术式在不同术前血流动力学状态及不同瘤体解剖学条件中对病死率有明显的影响。结论 基于所在中心平诊手术经验的“完全EVAR”策略可有效用于几乎所有破裂性腹主动脉瘤的急诊救治,并获得与“选择性EVAR”策略一致的疗效。     

Hypotensive hemostatis (permissive hypotension) for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: are we really in control?

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether a protocol for permissive hypotension was feasible for patients admitted with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (RAAA). It was aimed to limit prehospital intravenous fluid administration to 500 mL and to maintain systolic blood pressure at a range of 50 to 100 mm Hg following admission, using nitrates when indicated. The diagnosis of RAAA was confirmed with sonography, and all patients with uncontrolled hypovolemic shock immediately underwent open aneurysm repair (OAR). In all other cases, computed tomographic (CT) angiography was performed to determine the eligibility for endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). From January 1, 2004, to December 31, 2006, 95 patients with a suspected RAAA were admitted. In 77 patients, the diagnosis of RAAA was confirmed. Twenty-eight cases (36%) underwent OAR for uncontrolled hemodynamic instability. Following CT-angiographic evaluation, 25 of the remaining 49 cases were considered unsuitable for EVAR and subsequently underwent OAR. In 24 of 77 cases (31%), the RAAA was treated with EVAR. Preoperative systolic blood pressure recordings in EVAR patients showed median values (+/- SD) of 98 (+/- 34.7) mm Hg in the emergency department and 114 (+/- 26.2) mm Hg in the operating theater. The desired systolic blood pressure range of 50 to 100 mm Hg was reached in 11 of 24 cases (46%). In 13 of 24 cases (54%), a systolic blood pressure higher than 100 mm Hg was recorded for a period longer than 60 minutes. The 30-day mortality was 32 of 77 (42%), with 6 of 24 (25%) in the EVAR group and 26 of 53 (49%) in the OAR group. This is the first published series of RAAA in which a protocol of permissive hypotension has been adopted. The concept appeared to be feasible in the majority of cases. Protocol violations were sparse (n = 5). Uncontrolled hypotension occurred in 36% (28 of 77) of all patients, and the desired systolic blood pressure range was achieved in 46% (11 of 24) of the EVAR patients.     

破裂性腹主动脉瘤的腔内治疗体会

目的观察腔内修复术(endovascular aneurysm repair,EVAR)治疗破裂性腹主动脉瘤(ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm,RAAA)的治疗效果,总结EVAR治疗RAAA的经验。方法收集宁夏回族自治区人民医院2012年2月至2017年2月间收治的13例接受腔内治疗的RAAA病人的临床资料,并对相关临床资料进行分析。结果 13例病人均顺利完成腹主动脉瘤腔内隔绝手术,平均手术时间为(180.3±35.4)min,术中平均出血量为(102.5±8.6)ml。术后死亡2例(15.38%);其余11例均康复出院,平均住院时间为(12.3±2.1)d。结论 EVAR治疗RAAA疗效明确、术后并发症少、创伤小、恢复快,是一种很有前景的RAAA治疗方法。     

腔内修复完全替代开放手术治疗急性破裂性腹主动脉瘤可行性研究

目的 探讨应用腔内修复（EVAR）完全替代开放手术治疗急性腹主动脉瘤的可行性。方法 回顾性分析复旦大学附属中山医院血管外科2009年1月至2019年12月期间收治的121例真性破裂性腹主动脉瘤的病人资料。对比“选择性EVAR（EVAR/Open）”时期（2009年1月至2014年3月）与“完全EVAR（EVAR Only）”时期（2014年4月至2019年12月）的两种治疗策略的疗效。结果 121例真性破裂性腹主动脉瘤病人中，29例于术前放弃手术或死亡。其中，在“EVAR/Open”时期，40例（19例EVAR及21例开放手术）接受外科治疗，EVAR及开放手术后30 d病死率分别为26.3%及23.8%（P=0.94）；而在“EVAR Only”时期共52例全部接受EVAR治疗，术后30 d病死率为23.1%。两个时期病死率差异无统计学意义（P=0.83）。两个时期内均未观察到不同术式在不同术前血流动力学状态及不同瘤体解剖学条件中对病死率有明显的影响。结论 基于所在中心平诊手术经验的“完全EVAR”策略可有效用于几乎所有破裂性腹主动脉瘤的急诊救治，并获得与“选择性EVAR”策略一致的疗效。     

Is there a selection bias in applying endovascular aneurysm repair for rupture?

Accumulating data suggest that endovascular repair (EVAR) of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (RAAAs) leads to reduced mortality, but concern exists that this may reflect selection bias. We reviewed our overall rupture experience early after our protocol was instituted to explore this question. We instituted a defined protocol for RAAA with emphasis on EVAR in July 2002, which included device availability (consignment), preoperative training, 24-hr access to our surgical endosuite and ability to operate imaging in an emergency, and immediate availability of a transbrachial balloon cutdown cart for all cases. Charts of all RAAA patients who arrived in the operating room alive since institution of our protocol were reviewed. Computed tomographic (CT) scans were re-reviewed to assess potentially suitable anatomic candidates. From July 2002 to May 2006, a total of 52 RAAAs were treated at our institution: 15 pararenal RAAAs, all treated by open repair (PR-OPEN), and 37 infrarenal RAAAs, 20 treated by open repair (IR-OPEN) and 17 treated by EVAR (IR-EVAR, 32% of all ruptures). Mortality rates in the three groups were 47%, 75%, and 35% (p < 0.02 vs. IR-OPEN), respectively. Although mortality was significantly lower in the EVAR group, overall mortality was 53% (28/52). On re-review of the operative notes and CT scans, it is estimated that more than half of those cases repaired using open techniques could have been repaired using EVAR based on anatomic criteria alone. The most common reason for open repair was hemodynamic instability preoperatively; only a minority of cases were excluded from EVAR based on unfavorable anatomy after CT scan review in the emergency room. In conclusion, during our early experience EVAR for rupture was associated with significantly reduced mortality. However, our overall mortality was no different from historical values, and this fact along with the extremely high mortality seen in the IR-OPEN group suggest that we are simply selecting patients with the greatest chance of survival to undergo EVAR. It also appears that many patients who are anatomically suitable for EVAR are undergoing open operation because of hemodynamic instability. If EVAR for rupture truly decreases mortality in all patients, a much more aggressive attitude toward EVAR may be required to lower the overall mortality rate.     

腹主动脉瘤破裂的外科治疗：附12例报告

目的:探讨腹主动脉瘤破裂（RAAA）的诊断和治疗方法。方法: 回顾分析7年间收治的12例腹主动脉瘤破裂者的临床资料。主要临床表现有：腹痛和/或腰背痛,血压下降或休克, 腹部可触及搏动性肿块。所有患者经CT 检查确诊，7例患者采用传统开腹性手术，1例行腔内支架型人工血管植入术，另外4例未行手术治疗。结果:8例手术治疗者围手术期病死率为62.5％（5例）。死亡原因：循环衰竭2 例,急性肾衰竭1 例,多器官功能障碍综合征2 例。未手术4例全部死亡。结论:破裂腹主动脉瘤外科手术治疗病死率高。早期诊断，适当复苏，紧急外科手术，缩短手术时间，肾动脉下方阻断，是降低病死率的关键。腔内修复治疗是降低病死率的有效途径。     

破裂性腹主动脉瘤的治疗

目的探讨破裂性腹主动脉瘤急诊救治的治疗经验。方法回顾性研究2002年5月-2013年7月救治的36例破裂性腹主动脉瘤患者的临床资料。其中25例合并高血压病,21例合并慢性阻塞性肺疾病。33例采取急诊开腹主动脉人工血管置换术;3例采取主动脉覆膜支架腔内修复术,其中1例中转开腹手术治疗。结果术后33例存活,另外3例死亡,死亡原因包括1例失血性休克和心功能衰竭,1例术中心跳骤停,1例术后多器官功能衰竭,围手术期病死率为8．3％。术后随访3～61个月,未发生人工血管感染等手术相关并发症及死亡病例。结论积极的手术治疗是提高破裂性腹主动脉瘤患者救治成功率的关键,早期明确诊断,手术中快速有效控制近端瘤颈血流,完善围手术期治疗能有效降低病死率。     

腹主动脉瘤破裂腔内治疗的荟萃分析

目的 系统评价血管腔内修复术(vascular edovascular repair,EVAR)治疗腹主动脉瘤破裂(ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms,RAAA)的有效性与安全性.方法 计算机检索PubMed、MEDLINE、EMBASE、Cochrane Library、中国生物医学文献数据库、中文科技期刊全文数据库及中国期刊全文数据库等数据库,并辅以手工检索近年发表的中文期刊.对纳入文献采用RevMan 5.0.18软件进行Meta分析.结果 纳入9篇文献.1篇随机对照试验(RCT),8篇队列研究共2402例患者,Meta分析结果显示:与开放手术比较,血管腔内修复术可明显降低术后30 d死亡率[OR =0.47,95％ CI(0.39,0.57),P＜0.01]和并发症发生率OR=0.47,95％ CI(0.39,0.57),P＜0.01.血管腔内修复术与开放手术相比,在术后早期再手术率[ OR=0.86,95％ CI(0.55,1.33),P=0.5]及中期死亡率[OR=1.24,95％ CI(0.46,3.37),P＜0.67]方面差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05).结论 对于合适的腹主动脉瘤破裂的患者,腔内治疗是可行的,并且逐渐显现出相对传统开腹手术更大的优势,短期疗效较好,术后并发症相对较少.     

Contemporary results of open repair of ruptured abdominal aortoiliac aneurysms: effect of surgeon volume on mortality

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to evaluate contemporary results of ruptured aortoiliac aneurysms (RAAA) and identify the role of surgeons' annual aortic volume and other prognostic indicators for early outcome. METHODS: A retrospective review identified 213 consecutive patients who presented with an atherosclerotic RAAA without thoracic extension over 6.5 years ending in June 2007. Excluded were 31 ruptures treated by endovascular repair (EVAR) or following previous EVAR, also excluded were two chronic asymptomatic hemodynamically stable ruptures. Ten patients were not treated due to either patient's refusal or prohibitive surgical risk. Demographic, preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative variables were collected. Log rank test and Cox proportional hazard model analyses were utilized to identify factors contributing to mortality and morbidity in these patients. Survival rates were estimated by Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS: One hundred thirty-one males and 39 females with a mean age of 74.5 +/- 8.1 years underwent consecutive RAAA repairs. The operative mortality rate was 38.2% (65/170), including 29 intraoperative deaths. Using multivariate analysis, surgeon's average annual AAA volume (<20/y), advanced age, and postoperative intestinal ischemia were independent predictors of perioperative deaths. Shock on presentation, preoperative cardiopulmonary resuscitation or free rupture were not. High-volume surgeons (>20 average annual AAA cases/y) had a higher 30-day survival rates (78.4% vs 57.9%, P = .024). Octogenarians had a lower 30-day survival rate of 49.0% vs 70.5% (P = .012). Patients who developed postoperative intestinal ischemia had a lower 30-day survival rate compared with patients without (48.1% vs 15.3%, P = .002). Increased intraoperative fluid and blood product usage was associated with bowel ischemia (P < .05). CONCLUSIONS: RAAA remains a highly lethal problem. The improved early outcomes of surgeons with high-volume AAA have strong implications for training, emergency staffing needs and alternative treatment strategies.     

Endovascular repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms: a systematic review and meta-analysis

OBJECTIVES: The perioperative mortality for people with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (RAAA) has not changed for two decades. Of patients who survive long enough to undergo open repair for ruptured aneurysms, half die (48%; 95% confidence interval [CI] 46 to 50). Randomized trials have shown that endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) for nonruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms decreases perioperative mortality compared with open repair. EVAR may similarly benefit patients with RAAA. We aimed to summarize studies of patients undergoing EVAR for ruptured aneurysms. METHODS: Two reviewers searched Medline and EMBASE databases from 1994 to July 2006, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Best Evidence 1994 to 2006, reference lists, clinical trial registries, and conference proceedings; we also contacted authors. All published and unpublished studies in which a group of people with ruptured aneurysms, assessed objectively by imaging, was treated with EVAR (REVAR) were eligible. We used the generic inverse variance function of the REVMAN software to pool results for death in hospital. Sensitivity analyses, using prespecified subgroups, explored heterogeneity between studies. RESULTS: Pooled mortality in 18 observational studies describing 436 people who underwent REVAR was 21% (95% CI 13 to 29); however, 90% of the heterogeneity between studies was not explained by chance alone. Surgical volume explained substantial heterogeneity. According to study-specific criteria, 47% (95% CI 39 to 55) of people with ruptured aneurysms were potentially eligible for REVAR. CONCLUSIONS: Mortality in people who underwent REVAR is lower than that in historical reports of unselected people undergoing open repair. Further investigation is needed to determine whether the difference in mortality is attributable to patient selection alone or to this new approach to treatment.     

破裂腹主动脉瘤的外科治疗体会(附20例报道)

目的探讨破裂腹主动脉瘤的诊断和外科治疗方法。方法回顾性分析2000年1月至2010年12月期间新疆维吾尔自治区人民医院收治的20例破裂腹主动脉瘤患者的临床资料。结果男18例,女2例;年龄31～82岁,平均65.4岁。所有患者中突发性腹或腰背部疼痛20例,血压下降和(或)休克11例,发病前有明确腹主动脉瘤病史7例。所有患者均经彩超、CTA或手术探查确诊。19例患者采用传统开腹手术,1例行腔内支架人工血管置入术。20例患者中围手术期死亡4例,死亡率为20%,死亡原因为循环衰竭1例,多器官功能障碍综合征3例。存活的16例患者恢复顺利。结论手术治疗破裂腹主动脉瘤有效,早期诊断,急诊外科手术,是降低病死率的关键。     

The Amsterdam Acute Aneurysm Trial: Suitability and Application Rate for Endovascular Repair of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

PURPOSE: To evaluate anatomical suitability and application rate for endovascular repair of patients with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (RAAA). METHODS: The Amsterdam Acute Aneurysm trial is a multicenter randomised trial comparing open with endovascular treatment in patients with a RAAA (International Standard Randomized Controlled Trial Number (ISRCTN) 66212637). Between April 2004 and January 2006, all consecutive patients with clinical suspicion of a RAAA at presentation were assessed prospectively. Anatomical suitability for endovascular repair was based on use of an aorto-uni-iliac endovascular graft and assessed in patients with a proven aortic rupture on CT angiography (CTA). RESULTS: In 128/256 patients, presenting with clinical suspicion of a ruptured aneurysm, RAAA was diagnosed. 105 patients were brought to a trial center and CTA confirmed RAAA in 83 patients. In 38 of 83 patients (45.8%) with positive CTA, the anatomy of the aorta and iliac arteries was considered suitable for endovascular repair. Exclusion from endovascular repair was due to unsuitable infrarenal neck or iliac anatomy (37 and 8 patients respectively). Overall, endovascular treatment was applicable in 38/128 patients (29.7%) with a RAAA in the Amsterdam region and in 38 out of 105 patients (35.5%) admitted to the trial centers. CONCLUSION: In this prospective cohort of all patients with a RAAA in the Amsterdam Acute Aneurysm Trial region, the suitability for endovascular repair in patients with a RAAA confirmed on CTA is 45.8%, but the application rate was lower.     

Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in octogenarians: myth or reality?

AIM: We studied the thirty-day mortality and morbidity rate to assess the value of conventional open repair vs endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) in an elderly population presenting with a ruptured, symptomatic or asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) undergoing emergency, urgent or elective repair. METHODS: During the period from January 2004 to May 2007, 329 consecutive patients were treated for AAA in our Department. Among these, 81 (24.6%) were aged >80 years (mean age 83.6, range 80-95 years). These older patients were divided into groups according to their clinical presentation: ruptured AAA group (rAAA) - 22 cases (4 emergency EVAR, 18 emergency open repair); symptomatic non-ruptured AAA group (sAAA) - 15 cases (11 urgent EVAR, 4 urgent open repair); asymptomatic AAA group (asAAA) - 44 cases (32 elective EVAR, 12 elective open repair). The main outcome measures were 30-day mortality and 30-day morbidity rate. RESULTS: The mortality rate following open surgery vs EVAR was 66.6% vs 50% (P=NS) in the rAAA group, 25% vs 0% (P=NS) in the sAAA group, and 9% vs 3.2% (P=NS) in the asAAA group. When comparing postoperative morbidities in the octogenarians, 3 of the patients that received EVAR (6.4%) and 15 of those that received open repair (48.4%) had a severe complication (P<0.01). CONCLUSION: The introduction of EVAR has considerably changed the balance of risks and benefits for AAA treatment. Our study confirms the high mortality rate for octogenarians with rAAA and haemodynamic instability, and supports the value of an active EVAR approach for octogenarians with AAA to prevent rupture. Moreover, the introduction of endovascular techniques as part of an overall treatment algorithm for ruptured AAAs appears to be potentially associated with improved outcomes in terms of mortality and morbidity as compared to open surgical repairs alone.     

Improved survival after introduction of an emergency endovascular therapy protocol for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms

BACKGROUND: The study was conducted to demonstrate improved survival (30-day mortality) after the introduction of an emergency endovascular therapy protocol for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAA). Numerous authors have successfully demonstrated reduced mortality in patients with rAAA using endovascular techniques. Comparison of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) with open repair for rAAA may be misleading, however, because EVAR cannot be performed on all patients, and selection bias may explain the superior performance of any given surgical or endovascular strategy. We developed a model to predict mortality in patients before the introduction of EVAR (preprotocol population), applied this model to predict 30-day mortality among prospective patients (postprotocol population), and compared observed vs expected results. METHODS: We assessed 126 patients with rAAA. Primary outcome was 30-day mortality. Potential confounding variables were age, sex, presurgical lowest recorded systolic blood pressure (SBP), and glomerular filtration rate (GFR). A logistic regression model incorporating significant confounders was used to evaluate changes in 30-day mortality for all patients with rAAA after introduction of the EVAR protocol. Separate logistic regressions were done to compare 30-day mortality for preprotocol vs patients receiving EVAR and preprotocol vs patients receiving postprotocol open repair. Cumulative sum (CUSUM) analysis was used to assess shifts in the performance of the rAAA program over time. RESULTS: Significant confounders were SBP, absence of SBP, and GFR. Logistic regression found evidence of lower mortality after the protocol was introduced, 17.9% vs 30.0% (odds ratio [OR], 0.385; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.141 to 0.981; P = .046). Comparison of all open repairs (preprotocol and postprotocol) and EVAR demonstrated decreased risk for EVAR of 5.0% vs 28.3% (OR, 0.109; 95% CI, 0.013 to 0.906; P = .0084). Unstable patients (SBP 相似文献   

Emergency endovascular repair for ruptured abdominal aneurysms--a feasibility study and report of 10 cases

BACKGROUND: Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) has been proved to be effective and safe in the elective management of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). Initial reports concerning endovascular management of ruptured aneurysms have been promising. OBJECTIVE: To determine the outcome of endovascular repair of ruptured aneurysms in the local setting. Materials and methods. Patients who presented with ruptured AAAs were considered for endovascular repair if they were haemodynamically stable and had suitable aneurysm morphology for EVAR. RESULTS: Ten patients (9 males, 1 female) with a mean age of 74.9 years were treated. All aneurysms were successfully excluded using aorta uni-iliac stent grafts in 7 patients and bifurcated stent grafts in 2 patients. In 1 patient who had had a previous EVAR, a proximal extension device was used. Two patients died in the peri-operative period (30-day mortality of 20%) and 1 patient died after 2 months. Seven patients are still alive. No endo-leaks occurred in any of the survivors. CONCLUSION: Endovascular repair of ruptured AAAs is feasible with acceptable peri-operative mortality and short- to medium-term results.     

Abdominal aortic aneurysms in "high-risk" surgical patients: comparison of open and endovascular repair

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the early results of endovascular grafting for high-risk surgical candidates in the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Since the approval of endoluminal grafts for treatment of AAA, endovascular repair of AAA (EVAR) has expanded to include patients originally considered too ill for open AAA repair. However, some concern has been expressed regarding technical failure and the durability of endovascular grafts. METHODS: The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Computerized Vascular Registry identified all patients who underwent abdominal aneurysm repair between January 1, 2000, and June 12, 2002. Patients were stratified by type of repair (open AAA vs. EVAR) and were classified as low risk or high risk. Patients with at least one of the following classifications were classified as high risk: age more than 80 years, chronic renal failure (creatinine > 2.0), compromised cardiac function (diminished ventricular function or severe coronary artery disease), poor pulmonary function, reoperative aortic procedure, a "hostile" abdomen, or an emergency operation. Death, systemic complications, and length of stay were tabulated for each group. RESULTS: During this 28-month period, 404 patients underwent AAA repair at UAB. Eighteen patients (4.5%) died within 30 days of their repair or during the same hospitalization. Two hundred seventeen patients (53%) were classified as high risk. Two hundred fifty-nine patients (64%) underwent EVAR repair, and 130 (50%) of these were considered high-risk patients (including four emergency procedures). One hundred forty-five patients (36%) underwent open AAA repair, including 15 emergency operations. All deaths occurred in the high-risk group: 12 (8.3%) died after open AAA repair and 6 (2.3%) died after EVAR repair. Postoperative length of stay was shorter for EVAR repair compared to open AAA. CONCLUSIONS: High-risk and low-risk patients can undergo EVAR repair with a lower rate of short-term systemic complications and a shorter length of stay compared to open AAA. Despite concern regarding the durability of EVAR, high-risk patients should be evaluated for EVAR repair before committing to open AAA repair.     

Existing delays following the presentation of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm allow sufficient time to assess patients for endovascular repair.

OBJECTIVES: The greatest benefit of endovascular AAA repair (EVAR) may be in the management of rupture (RAAA). However, the detailed anatomical assessment required for EVAR has lead to concerns of surgical delay and death during cross-sectional imaging. In this study, we prospectively assessed patients with RAAA and correlated time of hospital arrival with time of surgery or death to ascertain whether these concerns are justified. METHODS: All patients presenting with RAAA between October 2000 and December 2002 were included. The hospital arrival time, onset of surgery or time of death, were recorded, as were demographic and physiological parameters. RESULTS: One hundred consecutive patients were studied, median age 75 years (range 54-94). Seventy-nine patients underwent attempted conventional surgical repair and 21 were palliated. The median delay from arrival to operation was 159 min (range 16-1450 min). Mortality in the surgical group was not affected by the length of delay (p = 1.0) or by CT scanning (p = 0.34). The median time from arrival to death in the non-surgical group was 435 min (15 min-6 days). CONCLUSIONS: Most patients who present with ruptured AAA experience a significant delay prior to surgery. This study suggests it is safe to assess the majority of RAAA patients for EVAR.     

Objective scoring systems of medical risk: a clinical tool for selecting patients for open or endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

BACKGROUND: Objective scoring systems have been developed for risk stratification of open infrarenal aneurysm repair. To date, none have been applied for the selection of patients who would most benefit from either an open or an endovascular approach. This study assessed the utility of comorbidity-based objective scoring systems for defining subgroups of patients who might most benefit from open or endovascular aneurysm repair. METHODS: A retrospective database review was performed for the period January 1999 to December 2004 to identify patients who had undergone elective open aneurysm repair (open repair) or elective endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). Validation of the Glasgow Aneurysm Score (GAS), the Modified Leiden Score (M-LS), and the Modified Comorbidity Severity Score (M-CSS) was performed for perioperative mortality risk in the open repair group. GAS, M-LS, and M-CSS were then calculated for the EVAR group. Differences in open repair vs EVAR mortalities were evaluated. RESULTS: During the time period, 558 patients underwent open repair and 304 underwent EVAR. Overall mortality was 4.7% for open repair patients and 2.0% for EVAR. All three scoring systems were validated to our open repair data set (C statistic: GAS, 0.72; M-LS, 0.71; M-CSS, 0.74). A score was calculated for each system that separated patients into groups of either low or high risk of death for open repair. This score (cut point) was 76.5 for the GAS, 5.2 for the M-LS, and 8 for the M-CSS. Analysis of the EVAR population revealed that patients at low medical risk for open repair did not derive statistically significant mortality benefit with EVAR; however, patients at high medical risk for open repair derived significant benefit from EVAR (GAS>76.5 mortality: open repair, 7.8%; EVAR, 1.9% [P<.01]; M-LS mortality: open repair, 8.1%; EVAR, 2.5% [P<.01]; and M-CSS mortality: open repair, 10.3%; EVAR, 3.4% [P<.025]). Despite a very small number of deaths (n=6), receiver operator curve analysis identified M-LS and M-CSS as having some predictive ability for mortality risk with EVAR (C statistic: M-LS, 0.70; M-CSS, 0.69). CONCLUSION: Three validated objective scoring systems can be used to categorize patients into two groups of medical risk: one that has excellent outcome with open repair and derives no early mortality benefit from EVAR, and another that has significant mortality with open repair and derives important benefit with EVAR.     

腔内修复治疗破裂性腹主动脉瘤合理性、有效性、安全性研究

目的 探讨腹主动脉腔内修复（EVAR）治疗破裂性腹主动脉瘤（RAAA）的合理性、有效性和安全性。方法 回顾性分析2005年8月至2020年1月首都医科大学附属北京安贞医院收治的112例RAAA病人资料，对EVAR组和开放手术（OSR）组围手术期结果进行比较分析。结果 EVAR组和OSR组30 d病死率分别为12.3%（8/65）和12.8%（6/47），两组差异无统计学意义（P=0.942），围手术期各种并发症发生率及二次手术干预率两组差异均无统计学意义。EVAR组和OSR组手术时间分别为（3.5±1.7）h和（7.2±3.1）h，差异有统计学意义（P＜0.01）；EVAR组和OSR组术中出血量分别为（267.7±433.9）mL和（2721.3±2112.1）mL，差异有统计学意义（P＜0.01）；EVAR组和OSR组术中输红细胞量分别为（2.2±4.2）U和（7.2±3.1）U，差异有统计学意义（P＜0.01）；EVAR组和OSR组术中输血浆量分别为（147.7±324.6）mL和（1121.3±754.1）mL，差异有统计学意义（P＜0.01）。EVAR组ICU时间为（6.9±8.0） d，低于OSR组（8.6±8.4） d，但差异无统计学意义（P=0.285）；EVAR组住院时间为（13.3±10.4） d，低于OSR组（21.8±11.1） d，差异有统计学意义（P＜0.01）。结论 EVAR治疗RAAA有与OSR相似的30 d病死率和并发症发生率，而EVAR有更短的手术时间，更少的术中出血量和输血量、更短的住院时间。EVAR治疗RAAA是合理、有效、安全的。     

Endovascular repair of early rupture of Dacron aortic graft--two case reports

Complications after open aortic surgery pose a challenge both to the vascular surgeon and the patient because of aging population, widespread use of cardiac revascularization, and improved survival after aortic surgery. The perioperative mortality rate for redo elective aortic surgery ranges from 5% to 29% and increases to 70-100% in emergency situation. Endovascular treatment of the postaortic open surgery (PAOS) patient has fewer complications and a lower mortality rate in comparison with redo open surgical repair. Two cases of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) were managed with the conventional open surgical repair. Subsequently, spiral contrast computer tomography scans showed reperfusion of the AAA sac remnant mimicking a type III endoleak. These graft-related complications presented as vascular emergencies, and in both cases endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) procedure was performed successfully by aortouniiliac (AUI) stent graft and femorofemoral crossover bypass. These 2 patients add further merit to the cases reported in the English literature. This highlights the crucial importance of endovascular grafts in the management of such complex vascular problems.