Blunt thoracic aortic injury and TEVAR: long-term outcomes and health-related quality of life.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Treatment of blunt thoracic aortic injuries (BTAIs) has shifted from the open surgical approach to the use of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR), of which early outcomes appear promising but controversy regarding long-term outcomes remains. The goal of this study was to determine the long-term TEVAR outcomes for BTAI, particularly radiographic outcomes, complications and health-related quality of life (HRQoL).

Methods

Retrospectively, all patients with BTAIs presented at a single level 1 trauma center between January 2008 and December 2018 were included. Radiographic and clinical outcomes were determined (early and long term). In addition, HRQoL scores using EuroQOL-5-Dimensions-3-Level (EQ-5D-3L) and Visual Analog Scale (EQ-VAS) questionnaires were assessed

SUBMITTER: Hundersmarck D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9192473 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature