Is Mini-Invasive Surgery an Alternative for the Treatment of Juxtarenal Aortic Aneurysms?

Introduction: Aim of our study is to evaluate the outcomes of mini-laparotomy, suprarenal cross-clamping, and enhanced recovery after elective open surgical repair for juxta-renal abdominal aortic aneurysms (JAAA) in a tertiary referral center.

Methods: Data of all consecutive patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) electively treated with left sub-costal mini-laparotomy requiring infrarenal or suprarenal cross-clamping between 2013 and 2018 were retrospectively collected. Patients were divided into two groups: infra-renal cross-clamping (group A) and JAAA requiring supra-renal cross-clamping (group B).

Acute decompensated heart failure in the emergency department: Identification of early predictors of outcome.

Identification of clinical factors that can predict mortality and hospital early readmission in acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) patients can help emergency department (ED) physician optimize the care-path and resource utilization.We conducted a retrospective observational study of 530 ADHF patients evaluated in the ED of an Italian academic hospital in 2013.Median age was 82 years, females were 55%; 31.

Fast-track in abdominal aortic surgery: experience in over 1,000 patients.

Background: Fast-track recovery programs have led to reduced patient morbidity and mortality after surgery. Minimally invasive surgery and anesthesia, with programs of early postoperative recovery are the main aspects of fast-track recovery programs. The optimization of pain control, early mobilization, and oral feeding allows for a rapid functional rehabilitation, which leads to minor morbidity and early discharge from the hospital to home.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm treatment: minimally invasive fast-track surgery and endovascular technique in octogenarians.

Background: We conducted a retrospective study on patients aged over eighty who underwent elective surgery for an abdominal aortic aneurysm between January 2006 and December 2010. We compared our results with fast-track abdominal aortic surgery (OPEN group) and with endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR group).

Methods: We followed 97 consecutive octogenarians affected by abdominal aortic aneurysm who underwent elective surgery.

Local versus epidural anesthesia in fast-track abdominal aortic surgery.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate a possible alternative to epidural anesthesia/analgesia. The authors compared thoracic epidural anesthesia/analgesia with continuous wound infiltration anesthesia/analgesia in patients scheduled for mini-invasive abdominal aortic surgery in a fast-track setting.

Design: A prospective randomized study.

The impact of radiological equipment on patient radiation exposure during endovascular aortic aneurysm repair.

Objectives: To compare the patient radiation dose during endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) using different types of radiological systems: a mobile fluoroscopic C-arm, mobile angiographic and fixed angiographic equipment.

Methods: Dose-area products (DAP) were obtained from a retrospective study of 147 consecutive patients, subjected to 153 EVAR procedures during a 3.5-year period.

Fast-track approach in abdominal aortic surgery: left subcostal incision with blended anesthesia.

Objectives: The introduction of fast-tracking multidisciplinary programs allows good results in postoperative outcome in many surgical specialties. We evaluated a multimodal clinical program (based on mininvasive surgery, epidural anesthesia and early mobilization and feeding) in abdominal aortic surgery.

Methods: Between June 2000 and October 2005, 323 unselected patients were treated for atherosclerotic aorto-iliac occlusive disease (aorto-femoral bypass) and aortic or aorto-iliac aneurysm (aorto-aortic graft or aorto-iliac bifurcated graft).