Endovascular treatment of XXXX is associated with a low incidence of @entity1150 .

@entity1 @entity5 @entity49 @entity1150 @entity1028 @entity1229
OBJECTIVE: This study was performed to define the incidence of @entity1150 ( @entity1150 ) after endovascular treatment of @entity1028 ( @entity1028 ). Because aortic endograft placement requires prolonged femoral vessel instrumentation, it may be hypothesized that these @entity1 are at increased risk for development of an acute @entity1150 . @entity1 AND METHODS: Fifty consecutive @entity1 (42 @entity1 , eight @entity1 ) ranging in age from 48 to 85 years (mean, 72 years) underwent endovascular treatment of an AAA from January 2000 to August 2001. Clinical examination and bilateral lower extremity duplex ultrasonography for @entity1150 were performed on the first postoperative day and at the 1-month follow-up visit. No @entity1 had a prior @entity1150 or identifiable @entity49 state. Seven @entity1 (14%) had concurrent @entity5 . Preoperative antiplatelet agents were administered in 26 @entity1 (52%), and nine (18%) were on @entity1229 therapy before surgery. No new @entity1150 prophylaxis was initiated perioperatively. Epidural anesthesia was used in 60% of the @entity1 , with general endotracheal anesthesia used in the remainder. Risk factors for @entity1150 were evaluated with univariate statistical analysis. RESULTS: Three @entity1 (6%) had an @entity1150 develop. Two occurred in the femoral veins, and one occurred in the popliteal vein. Of these @entity1 , one had been continued on perioperative anticoagulation therapy, and the remaining two were started on low-molecular weight heparin and @entity1229 therapy on recognition of the @entity1150 . One @entity1 had an intraoperative injury of the affected common femoral vein, and this individual was the only one to have clinical signs of a @entity1150 . The mean follow-up period was 8 +/- 0.8 months. In this experience, factors that may have placed @entity1 at increased risk for an acute @entity1150 were not identified. CONCLUSION: Six percent of @entity1 undergoing endovascular repair of @entity1028 had postoperative @entity1150 develop. These @entity1 had a number of risk factors for the development of a @entity1150 ; however, no specific factor was identified that predisposed to @entity1150 .
