Renal dysfunction and the associated decrease in survival after elective endovascular aneurysm repair.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The reported frequency of renal dysfunction after elective endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) varies widely in current surgical literature. Published research establishes pre-existing end-stage renal disease as a poor prognostic indicator. We intend to quantify the mortality effect associated with renal morbidity developed postoperatively and to identify modifiable risk factors.

Methods

All elective EVAR patients with preoperative and postoperative renal function data captured by the Vascular Quality Initiative between January 2003 and December 2014 were examined. The primary study end point was long-term mortality. Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative parameters were analyzed to estimate mortality stratified by renal outcome and to describe independent

SUBMITTER: Zarkowsky DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5079759 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature