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Table 3 Early and long term complications

From: Endovascular repair for acute traumatic transection of the descending thoracic aorta: experience of a single centre with a 12-years follow up

Complication

Early complications

Long term complications

No of patients

11

 

Paraplegia/paraparesis

0 (0)

-

Renal failure

0 (0)

-

Respiratory failure

2 (18.2 %)

-

Cardiac arrhythmias

 

-

Atrial Fibrillation

3 (27.27 %)

 

Cerebrovascular accident

0 (0)

-

Bleeding/Pleural effusion

1 (9.1 %)

-

Reintervention

0 (0)

-

Vascular access-related complications

 

-

Wound dehiscence for infection

1 (9.1 %)

 

Left Arm Claudication (clinical or instrumental)

0 (0)

-