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Endoluminal thoracic aortic repair in the octogenarian and nonagenarian: The N ew Z ealand experience
Author(s) -
Buckenham Tim,
Pearch Ben,
Wright Isabel
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1754-9485
pISSN - 1754-9477
DOI - 10.1111/1754-9485.12263
Subject(s) - medicine , demographics , observational study , retrospective cohort study , demography , sociology
The aim of this study was to review the N ew Z ealand‐wide experience of thoracic endovascular aortic repair to determine effect of age on outcome. Methods This was an observational, retrospective analytic study comparing two age groups. The N ew Z ealand T horacic A ortic S tent ( NZTAS ) registry was reviewed for patient demographics, indications for repair, risk factors, technical success, complications, length of hospital stay and in‐hospital mortality. Results The 264 patients were divided into two groups: <80 ( G roup I , n = 245) and >80 years on the day of the procedure ( G roup II , n = 19). G roup II comprised 11 males and 8 females with a mean age (range) of 84 (80–90) years. Using the S ociety of T horacic S urgeons's scoring system for risk factors, there was no significant difference between the groups. Technical success was 84% ( n = 16) in G roup II. The mean hospital stay in G roup II was 20 (2–90) days and the in‐hospital mortality 16% ( n = 3). None of these outcomes was significantly different to those in the under 80 group ( G roup I ). Conclusions Data from NZTAS registry show outcomes and risk factors do not significantly differ between the two age groups.