Considerations for patients undergoing endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Brant W Ullery; Jason T Lee

doi:10.1016/j.anclin.2014.05.003

Considerations for patients undergoing endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Anesthesiol Clin. 2014 Sep;32(3):723-34. doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2014.05.003. Epub 2014 Jun 25.

Authors

Brant W Ullery¹, Jason T Lee²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Drive, H3600, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
² Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Drive, H3600, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address: jtlee@stanford.edu.

PMID: 25113729
DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2014.05.003

Abstract

Endovascular aneurysm repair has taken over open surgery as the primary strategy for treatment of patients with abdominal and thoracic aneurysms. The minimally invasive nature of these techniques requires alterations in preoperative workup, intraoperative management, and familiarity with unique complications that can occur. Familiarity from the anesthetic standpoint of endovascular techniques, including treatment of patients with fenestrated, chimney, snorkel, and periscope grafts, is necessary for the contemporary cardiac anesthesiologist.

Keywords: Endovascular aneurysm repair; Fenestrated stent-grafts; Thoracic stent-grafts.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anesthesia / adverse effects
Anesthesia / methods
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / surgery*
Endovascular Procedures / methods*
Humans
Monitoring, Intraoperative