Selective use of the intensive care unit after elective infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

International Angiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 308-316

  Bastounis, E ^a,b   Filis, K ^a   Georgopoulos, S ^a   Bakoyannis, C ^a   Xeromeritis, N ^a   Papalambros, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm, abdominal, surgery; Intensive care units; Vascular surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA CLAMPING; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0344034668     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. Parodi JC, Palmaz JC, Barone HD. Transfemoral intraluminal graft implantation for abdominal aortic aneurysms. Ann Vasc Surg 1991;5:491-9.
2. Ernst CB. Abdominal aortic aneurysm. N Engl J Med 1993;328:1167-72.
3. Podore PC, Troop EB. Infrarenal aortic surgery with a 3-day hospital stay: a report on successful clinical pathway. J Vasc Surg 1999;29:787-92.
4. Calligaro KD, Dougherty MJ, Raviola CA, Musser DJ, De Laurentis DA. Impact of clinical pathways on hospital costs and early outcome after major vascular surgery. J Vasc Surg 1995;22:649-60.
5. Sicard GA, Reilly JM, Rubin BG, Thomson RW, Allen BT, Flye MW et al. Transabdominal versus retroperitoneal incision for abdominal aortic surgery: report of a prospective randomized trial. J Vasc Surg 1995;21: 174-83.
6. Brewster DC, Geller SC, Kaufman JA, Cambria RP, Gertler JP, La Muraglia GM et al. Initial experience with endovascular aneurysm repair: comparison of early results with outcome of conventional repair. J Vasc Surg 1998;27: 992-1003, discussion 1004-5.
7. Collier PE. Do clinical pathways for major vascular surgery improve outcomes and reduce cost? J Vasc Surg 1997;26:179-85.
8. Killen DA, Reed WA, Gorton ME, Borkon AM, Piehler JM, Wathanacharoen S. Twenty-five-year resection of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Ann Vasc Surg 1998;12:436-44
9. D'Angelo AJ, Puppala D, Faber A, Murphy AE, Faust GR, Cohen JR. Is preoperative cardiac evaluation for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair necessary? J Vasc Surg 1997;25:152-6.
10. Fletcher JR, Antico VF, Gruenewald S, Kershaw LZ. Risk of aortic aneurysm surgery as assessed by preoperative gated heart pool scan. Br J Surg 1989;76:26-8.
11. Mc Enroe CS, O'Donnell TF, Yeager A Jr, Konstam M, Mackey WC. Comparison of ejection fraction and Goldman risk factor analysis to dipyridamole-thalium 201 studies in the evaluation of cardiac morbidity after aortic aneurysm surgery. J Vasc Surg 1990;11:497-504.
12. Durand M, Combes P, Briot R, Drouet N, Briot E, Chichignout B et al. Prediction of respiratory complications after surgery of the abdominal aorta. Can J Anaesth 1995;42:1101-7.
13. Cunnen SA, Wagner WH, Shabot MM. Outcomes from abdominal aortic aneurysm resection: does surgical intensive care unit length of stay make a difference? Am Surg 1998;64:196-9.
14. Dardik A, Lin JW, Eng M, Gordon TA, Williams M, Perler BA. Results of elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in the 1990s: a population-based analysis of 2335 cases. J Vasc Surg 1999;30:985-95.
15. Berker SGE, Louden C, Linnard D, Abu-Own A, Buckland J, Murphy S. Intergrated care pathways for vascular surgery. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 1999;18:207-15.