It is simpler and easier to administer than general anesthesia and intubation is avoided. It is clear that TEVAR is associated with early technical success and has become well preferred over open surgical treatment in patients with ruptured thoracic aneurysms. Simple body movements were first managed with increased dose of dexmedetomidine. Registered users can save articles, searches, and manage email alerts. The femoral artery was exposed using the cut-down technique (arrow).
Even with continued surgical advances, open repair (OR) remains associated with high morbidity and mortality. Use of CTA provides early detection of these characteristics and allows rapid decision-making for endovascular versus open surgical intervention.
Displacement of the spinal cord by the lesion to one side further favors a minimally invasive unilateral approach. The use of a proactive spinal cord protection protocol could decrease the risk of spinal cord ischemia and/or paraplegia and consists of permissive hypertension after stent deployment, cerebrospinal fluid drainage to maintain adequate spinal cord perfusion, relative hypothermia and possibly use of mannitol. Since patients are only under light sedation, they can alert us to any pain or other concerns. Fortunately we have never experienced this spinal cord ischemia in TEVAR under local and intravenous anesthesia, but the local and intravenous anesthesia also enables early detection of these complications and we can deal with them as soon as possible by methods previous study mentioned [10]. Other significant contributors to increasing risk of rupture include presence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), advanced age, and presence of chronic back pain. Figure 1: Angiographic imaging showing active contrast extravasation in free DTAA rupture (A), and completion angiogram post stent deployment with exclusion of aneurysm sac (B). Anesthesia TEVAR Contrast nephropathy Spinal drain Spinal cord protection Evoked potentials Induced hypotension Intraoperative monitoring Rapid pacing Postoperative care This is a preview of subscription content, log in to check access.
In this report, authors describe the first case of thoracic cord avulsion following a traumatic grade II lumbar spondylolisthesis.
Erkilic E, Kesimci E, Doger C, Gumus T, Yalcin A, Kanbak O. Anesthetic management and perioperative complications in endovascular interventions: the Turkish experience. The aim of this study was to evaluate the midterm clinical outcomes of various approaches, including hybrid procedures, to aortic arch pathologies. The idea supporting this concept is that aggressive volume replacement prior to achieving surgical control contributes to further hemorrhage and higher mortality. J Vasc Surg 47 (2008): 919–923. The 13th ribs were rudimentary, asymmetric, or both in 15 animals. New opportunities as well as new challenges are faced by both the surgeon and the anesthesiologist. J Anesth 32 (2018): 673–680. The exact risk of stroke is not completely clear, given the low incidence of rDTAA; however, rupture-specific contributing risk factors include the duration of procedure and profound hypovolemia from blood loss affecting adequate cerebral perfusion [20]. TEVAR may be performed under general, regional or local anesthesia. Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) represents a minimally invasive technique alternative to conventional open surgical reconstruction for the treatment of thoracic aortic pathologies. Adequate imaging must include the vasculature extending from supra-aortic to the common femoral vessels (access vessels). We retrospectively reviewed the remaining 70 patients (38 males; mean age, 71±12 years) who underwent TEVAR with local and intravenous anesthesia. Rapid advances in endovascular technology and procedural breakthroughs have contributed to a dramatic transformation of the entire field of thoracic aortic surgery. Management generally consists of aggressive endovascular repair when possible of type 1 and 3 endoleaks with observation of type 2 endoleaks. On the endovascular front, liquid embolic agents, balloons, and flow-directed catheters have transformed our capacity to safely and effectively treat dAVFs with a variety of anatomic configurations and locations. The patient should have proximal (distal to left common carotid) and distal neck of at least two cm without significant calcification or thr… Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) is a minimally invasive procedure to repair the major blood vessel in the body, called the aorta. They can often be observed, however. In order to improve outcomes of TEVAR for rDTAA, a close communication between the anesthesiologist and the surgeon and a thorough understanding of the events during the procedure is mandatory. Therefore, we think that this method is acceptable considering the time saved as intubation was avoided. CSF drains themselves are not without substantial risk. 1) To become familiar with the normal postoperative appearance after surgical repair of common aortic lesions using CTA and MRI.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 31 (2017): 1440–1459. 2) To demonstrate abnormal findings after surgical intervention of aortic arch and thoracic aortic disease using CTA and MRI.
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ResearchGate has not been able to resolve any citations for this publication. Henretta JP, Hodgson KJ, Mattos MA, Karch LA, Hurlbert SN, Sternbach Y, et al. There were 24 cases of spinal cord ischaemia leading to paraplegia (8.3%). Spinal nerve contributions to the femoral, obturator, sciatic, and pudendal nerves were determined. We thank the authors for their outstanding contributions. Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA) is the primary imaging modality used to evaluate for acute aortic pathologies such as aneurysm rupture.
For immediate assistance, contact Customer Service: Wolters Kluwer Health Peri-operative placement of Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) drain is recommended as a spinal cord protective strategy in patients with risk factors for spinal cord ischemia. Hypovolemic shock is a separate predictor [6]. Conclusion(s): This is one of the largest single centre studies reporting outcomes after TEVAR. Long-term surveillance is obviously necessary as late complications are not uncommon and can result in serious consequences if not re-intervened upon appropriately. The patients complained of pain, which allowed rapid confirmation of the injury by angiography and subsequent quick repair by additional stenting. In multivariate modeling, aneurysm extent, SFDN, acuity, and IRP remained significant (P < 0.02).
Since its introduction, TEVAR has been widely applied and accepted as a first-line method of treatment for various thoracic aortic pathologies including dissection, blunt traumatic aortic injury, and degenerative aneurysm. Over 5 years, longitudinal evaluation of rupture risk approximated 16% for aneurysms measuring 4-5.9 cm and 31% for >6 cm [6,12]. Type 1a endoleaks involve the proximal and type 1b involves the distal landing zones of the stent graft. Epub 2019 Sep 17. Early results in this emerging field support this prediction of high paraplegia risk with thoracoabdominal branched endografts with extensive aortic coverage. A population-based analysis of endovascular versus open thoracic aortic aneurysm repair. Atherosclerotic disease had a great effect on midterm outcomes in the DTEVAR (P = .045) and CTAR groups (P = .002). Gan, H.; Kakar, V.; Madhavan, B.; Clough, R.; O'Sullivan, G. Department of Anaesthesiology, Guy's & St. Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom. Your message has been successfully sent to your colleague. The first step in directing patients to endovascular versus open repair is the ability to obtain adequate cross-sectional imaging either by Computed Tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance (MR) imaging.
We evaluated 655 patients who had thoracic or thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair for factors that affected paraplegia risk including aneurysm extent, acuity, cardiac function, blood pressure mean arterial pressure, and spinal fluid drainage with naloxone (SFDN). Aneurysm diameters too wide for commercially available devices, tortuous or highly calcified access vessels, and aneurysms with necks too short to allow for adequate seal exclude patients from candidacy for endovascular repair.
Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association. In the emergent setting, its rapid deployment and minimally invasive qualities make TEVAR particularly appealing. Epub 2011 Jul 23. Traditionally the standard of repair for rDTAA has been open surgical repair requiring thoracotomy, aortic cross-clamping, and cardiopulmonary bypass.
Thoracic Endovascular Aneurysm Repairs (TEVAR), first described in 1994, and offered an alternative for a less invasive approach [1]. One of the many complications of thoracic aortic repair is spinal cord ischemia. 2016 Oct-Dec;15(4):322-327. doi: 10.1590/1677-5449.006716. As time continues and more surgeons continue to use TEVAR, more data will become available.
Although rupture is rare, when it occurs it is often a lethal event. This procedure can be performed under local or general anesthesia. To read the article of this research, you can request a copy directly from the authors. Hypotension after induction of general anesthesia: occurrence, risk factors, and therapy. An increased number of debranching graft and emergency operations resulted in a much lower follow-up survival rate in the DTEVAR group.
The first criterion for choosing an anaesthetic method for these patients is that as few changes as possible in the cardiovascular function are produced [11, 12]; the second criterion is that the defence mechanisms mediated via the sympathetic nervous system stay intact. The. | To read this article in full you will need to make a payment. A few previous studies reported the advantages of local and intravenous anesthesia in TEVAR, such as shorter duration of hospital stay and reduced access-related complications [6, 8]. The item(s) has been successfully added to ", This article has been saved into your User Account, in the Favorites area, under the new folder.
are must be heeded to minimize the risks of these complications. (1) The optimum anaesthetic technique for TEVAR is unknown. All Published work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Copyright © 2020 All rights reserved.
Currently, no randomized controlled trials or large prospective studies have compared the outcomes of open and endovascular repair of rDTAA, and the optimal approach for this emergency remains unclear. Please try again soon. There was a trend towards reduction in stroke & days in hospital in the RA group. We retrospectively examined the intraoperative difficulties due to patients’ movement, respiratory control, incidence of conversion to general anesthesia, and extension of procedure time by more than 2 minutes. When possible, steps are taken preoperatively to reduce its risk, namely through cerebrospinal fluid drainage.
reported a 6.4% incidence of the postoperative complication of pseudoaneurysm after TEVAR using their percutaneous fascial suture technique. Strategies to manage paraplegia risk after endovascular stent repair of descending thoracic aortic aneuryms. Operative time is incomparably longer and blood loss is substantially greater than in endovascular repair. Eighteen patients died during or shortly after surgery leaving 637 patients for analysis of paralysis. However, in cases such as ruptures where the patients were relatively unstable, emergent TEVAR was performed and placement of a lumbar drain was performed post-procedure. Cheung AT, Pochettino A, McGarvey ML, Appoo JJ, Fairman RM, Carpenter JP, Moser WG, Woo EY, Bavaria JE.