Outcomes of surgical management for popliteal artery aneurysms: An analysis of 583 cases

Abstract

Surgical intervention for PAA is associated with low operative mortality and offers excellent two-year limb salvage, even in high-risk patients. Patients' preoperative functional status and perioperative blood transfusion requirements were the most predictive indicators of negative outcomes.

Treatment of Popliteal Aneurysm by Open and Endovascular Surgery: A Contemporary Study of 592 Procedures in Sweden

“…3 It was not meaningful to compare OR and endovascular repair (ER) during this time period. Johnson et al 4 studied the outcome of open surgical treatment for popliteal aneurysm in 583 cases in 1994e2005. Low operative mortality and good limb salvage rates were reported.…”

Open repair of asymptomatic popliteal artery aneurysm is associated with better outcomes than endovascular repair

“…In the case of OPAR, the concern is the overall 11% perioperative morbidity rate associated with open repair. 3 Surgical site infection is reported in 2.1% of patients. 3 Because the VQI database is limited to in-hospital data and data collected at the 1-year follow-up, our data cannot ascertain perioperative complications beyond the index hospitalization after either procedure.…”

“…3 Surgical site infection is reported in 2.1% of patients. 3 Because the VQI database is limited to in-hospital data and data collected at the 1-year follow-up, our data cannot ascertain perioperative complications beyond the index hospitalization after either procedure. In our study, the rate of in-hospital infection was 1.1% in the OPAR group.…”

“…3 EPAR is a minimally invasive technique that can be performed under conscious sedation but may be associated with a higher risk of graft thrombosis, stent fracture, and may have a lower longterm success rate. 4 Although OPAR has remained the goal standard of therapy, EPAR use has significantly increased over time.…”

Outcomes of Open Surgery for Popliteal Artery Aneurysms: An 18-Year Experience in a Single Institution in Japan

“…However, to improve outcomes, the impact of the patient's background and selected procedural method on re-intervention and adverse events should be analyzed in detail. Although a previous study indicated that race (African-American) is a risk factor associated with mortality and morbidity [10], additional studies analyzing race are lacking, and there are few reports on PAAs in Asia. The purpose of the present study was to elucidate the outcomes of open surgery, using our own methodology, in patients of the same race with PAAs, in a single institution.…”