Short-Term Safety of Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: A Single-Centre Experience

Introduction.Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a common vascular disease.The endovascular repair, compared with open repair, was associated with early survival advantage.Objective.In this study we assess the complications of AAA within short term period of 3 months after Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR).Patients and methods.This is a prospective study at Ghazi Al-Hariry Hospital in Medical City of Bagdad, deals with patients having an infrarenal AAA who underwent Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) from September 2021 to September 2024 with total of 60 patients.Results.The mean age is 64 years, with males of about 79%.Hospital stays are about 3 days.The technical success rate is 100% without conversion to the open surgery.Regarding the complications, the 30-day mortality rate is 0% and an overall mortality rate of 2(3.3%), both dead with MI after 3 days of procedure.Specific complications included myocardial infarction MI 2(3.3%) and acute lower limb ischemia 2(3.3%).Graft related complication develops type I endoleak 1(1.6%) presented after 55 days with abdominal pain, anemia and abdominal swelling.Conclusion.The short follow-up period may not catch long-term complications and the rate of re-interventions.