Publications by authors named "Ezequiel Paredes Marinas"
Objective/background: Our study analyzed the relationship between two polypharmacy scores (addition of chronic prescribed drugs [ACPDs] and Rx-Risk Comorbidity Index) and survival in patients with an intact abdominal aortic and/or common iliac aneurysm (AAA).
Methods: Consecutive retrospective, single-center cohort of patients attended for an intact AAA with indication for repair from 2008 to 2021. Demographic data, Charlson Comorbidity Index, AAA treatment, ACPD, and Rx-Risk polypharmacy scores were recorded at baseline.
Background: We aimed to study the discriminative power of 3 comorbidity scores for predicting 5-year survival after the elective repair of aorto-iliac aneurysms (AAA).
Methods: 444 patients with AAA undergoing elective repair (33% open and 67% endovascular) between 2000 and 2020 were reviewed. The Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) and subsequent adjustments by Schneeweiss, Quan and Armitage, the Modified Frailty Index (MFI) and the American Society of Anesthesiologists Score (ASA) were calculated from preoperative data.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how different CT-derived measurements of the psoas muscle, indicating levels of sarcopenia, relate to 5-year survival rates after abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair in patients.
- Researchers measured preoperative psoas muscle area and density in 218 AAA patients and analyzed these measurements alongside other factors like age and comorbidities.
- While some muscle measurements did show a significant link to survival rates, they did not improve the predictive model for survival significantly enough to be useful in clinical decision-making.
Background: A prolonged operative time (OT) is a well-recognized risk factor of postoperative complications after many open surgical procedures, although little is known about its impact in less-invasive endovascular procedures. We aimed to define the characteristics related to a prolonged OT in the endovascular treatment of aorto-iliac aneurysms (EVAR) and to evaluate the influence of OT on postoperative outcomes.
Methods: Retrospective analysis of 284 consecutive patients (mean age 75 years, 95% male) who underwent an elective EVAR between 2000 and 2019.
Introduction: Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has become the preferred option for treatment of thoracic aortic pathology, but lack of vascular access options is a common contraindication to TEVAR.
Case Report: The authors report a case of a 67 year old male patient with multiple revascularisation procedures: bilateral axillofemoral bypass and thoracic aortofemoral bypass, both occluded. An anastomotic pseudoaneurysm of the thoracic aorta developed and detected on computed tomography angiography (CTA).