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Outcomes of hemodialysis-dependent patients following elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16193215     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
As hemodialysis-dependent patients have a shorter life expectancy it has been recently questioned whether they benefit from procedures such as abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair. The purpose of this study was to review our results with elective AAA repair in hemodialysis-dependent patients. During a recent 6-year period (1998-2003), 7 such patients underwent elective repair of their infrarenal aortic aneurysms. Mean age and aneurysm diameter were 71 years and 69 mm, respectively. Mean length of stay was 28.6 days including routine intensive care unit admission. Three patients underwent standard open repair, and 3 underwent endovascular repair. In the seventh patient iliac calcification precluded endograft delivery and resulted in conversion to open repair. Another endovascular patient suffered from perforation of her sigmoid colon. One- and 3-year survival rates in the entire cohort were 100% and 75%, respectively. The authors conclude that aneurysm repair in hemodialysis patients is warranted and life prolonging in appropriate risk patients, despite lengthy hospital stays. However, successful endovascular repair may be prevented by the severe arterial calcification in these patients.
Authors:
Thomas L Forbes; D Kirk Lawlor
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Vascular and endovascular surgery     Volume:  39     ISSN:  1538-5744     ISO Abbreviation:  Vasc Endovascular Surg     Publication Date:    2005 Sep-Oct
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-09-29     Completed Date:  2006-08-16     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101136421     Medline TA:  Vasc Endovascular Surg     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  425-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada. Tom.Forbes@lhsc.on.ca
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / mortality,  surgery*
Canada / epidemiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Length of Stay
Male
Renal Dialysis*
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / mortality,  therapy
Retrospective Studies
Surgical Procedures, Elective / adverse effects
Survival Analysis
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Surgical Procedures* / adverse effects

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