Transabdominal open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair is associated with higher rates of late reintervention and readmission compared with the retroperitoneal approach

Limited data exist comparing the transabdominal and retroperitoneal approaches to open abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair, especially late mortality and laparotomy-related reinterventions and readmissions. Therefore, we compared long-term rates of mortality, reintervention, and readmission after open AAA repair through a transabdominal compared with a retroperitoneal approach.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - June 23, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Sarah E. Deery, Sara L. Zettervall, Thomas F.X. O'Donnell, Philip P. Goodney, Fred A. Weaver, Pedro G. Teixeira, Virendra I. Patel, Marc L. Schermerhorn Source Type: research