Abdominal aortic aneurysm treatment: minimally invasive fast-track surgery and endovascular technique in octogenarians

A systematic review of enhanced recovery after surgery for vascular operations

“…The characteristics and quality ratings of the included studies are summarized in Table II. [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34] There were four randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Fifteen observational studies were identified; only six (40%) had a control group.…”

“…All four RCTs and 12 of the observational studies related to elective aortic aneurysmal or aortoiliac occlusive operations. [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31] Two of these observational studies focused specifically on clinical care pathways in aortic surgery performed through a retroperitoneal approach rather than through a transabdominal approach. 22,30 The three remaining studies related to lower extremity vascular operations; one described a care pathway for saphenous vein ligation, 32 one described a nonopioid pain strategy…”

“…Twelve studies provided information on the effectiveness of ERAS-like clinical care pathways in aortic surgery. [18][19][20]22,23,[25][26][27][28][29][30][31] Combined, these studies included 2107 patients being treated in six different countries. All of these studies were conducted in a combination of patients with infrarenal aneurysmal disease and aortoiliac occlusive disease.…”

Elective Endovascular vs Open Repair for Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Patients ≥80 years of Age: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

“…Out of the remaining 79 studies, 64 were excluded after full-text review, and a total of 15 studies were considered for final inclusion. [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39] Table 1 presents the details of the included studies. Most of the included studies (n = 13) were retrospective in design and utilized previously recorded medical records or databases.…”