Post-implantation syndrome after frozen elephant trunk is associated with the volume of new-onset aortic thrombus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Post-implantation syndrome (PIS) is defined as non-infectious continuous fever and a concomitant rise in inflammatory markers shortly after endovascular aortic repair. PIS occurrence after hybrid procedures, such as the frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique, has not been adequately investigated. The current study aims to define the incidence of PIS after the FET and to identify possible risk factors associated with its occurrence.

Methods

The clinical charts of 59 patients undergoing the FET between February 2015 and April 2020 were reviewed retrospectively. The occurrence of PIS was defined as the presence of fever (>38 °C lasting longer than one day during the hospitalisation) and leucocytosis (white blood cell count >12,000/µL). Patients with concomitant condit

SUBMITTER: Ibrahim A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8339746 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature