Table 3 Procedural details and post-operative outcomes
From: Traumatic blunt thoracic aortic injury: a 10-year single-center retrospective analysis
Variable | Value |
|---|---|
Nonoperative, n (%) | 8 (11.1) |
Open surgery, n (%) | 4 (5.6) |
Endovascular stent, n (%) | 60 (83.3) |
Preoperative death after admission, n (%) | 1 (1.4) |
Rupture in operative room, n (%) | 2 (2.8) |
Emergency surgery, n (%) | 29 (40.2) |
Delayed surgery, n (%) | 35 (48.6) |
Total ventilation days (median (IQR), days) | 1 (1–3.6) |
Reintubation, n (%) | 4 (5.6) |
Postoperative admission to ICU, n (%) | 14 (19.4) |
Postoperative ICU time (mean ± SD, hours) | 49.4 (39.4) |
Paraplegia, n (%) | 1 (1.4) |
Pulmonary embolism, n (%) | 1 (1.4) |
Irenal failure, n (%) | 1 (1.4) |
Length of hospital stay (mean ± SD, days) | 8.3 (7.7) |
In-hospital mortality, n (%) | 9 (12.5) |
Duration of follow-up (median (IQR), months) | 57 (28–87) |
Mortality during follow-up, n (%) | 4 (5.6) |
Mortality during follow-up related to aortic cause, n (%) | 0 (0) |
Secondary surgery during follow-up, n (%) | 3 (4.2) |
Secondary surgery related to aortic cause, n (%) | 2 (2.8) |
Replacement of valves, n (%) | 1 (1.4) |