Publications by authors named "F Verzini"
Objective: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is a protocol of evidence based practices applied in major surgery. Open aortic aneurysm repair is major surgery in terms of complications and mortality. This study aimed to compare early outcomes of ERAS with a traditional post-operative protocol in patients undergoing elective open aortic surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOpen surgical repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs) is one of the most challenging operations due to extensive surgical dissection and exposure, risk of complications and need for reconstruction of the aorta and its branches. In the last two decades, endovascular techniques have evolved and now are considered a viable alternative to open surgical repair in patients with suitable anatomy. Regardless of which technique is selected, open or endovascular, reduction of postoperative morbidity and mortality requires large clinical volume, optimal patient selection and a multidisciplinary team that can take care of the surgical, anesthetic, critical care and postoperative issues that occur after these operations.
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- Repairing a TAAA (a type of blood vessel problem) can be tricky, and there are two main methods: open surgery, which is the traditional way, and a newer method called endovascular repair, which is less invasive.
- Researchers looked at studies from 2010 to 2024 about the newer method’s outcomes, focusing on reports with lots of cases—at least 50.
- The studies showed that the average patient was 71 years old, and most of them were men; there were some risks involved, but the newer method had better early results compared to the traditional surgery.