Anne-Sophie C Romijn, Vinamr Rastogi, Jefferson A Proaño-Zamudio, Dias Argandykov, Christina L Marcaccio, Georgios F Giannakopoulos, Haytham M A Kaafarani, Vincent Jongkind, Frank W Bloemers, Hence J M Verhagen, Marc L Schermerhorn, Noelle N Saillant
OBJECTIVE: We examined early (≤24 h) versus delayed (>24 h) thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI), taking the aortic injury severity into consideration. BACKGROUND: Current trauma surgery guidelines recommend delayed TEVAR following BTAI. However, this recommendation was based on small studies, and specifics regarding recommendation strategies based on aortic injury grades are lacking. METHODS: Patients undergoing TEVAR for BTAI in the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program between 2016 and 2019 were included and then stratified into 2 groups (early: ≤24 h vs...
October 1, 2023: Annals of Surgery