Emergency Endovascular Interventions on Descending Thoracic Aorta: A Single-Center Experience

Table 2

Indications and perioperative characteristics.

Indications		Age	Male	LZ	Primary technical success
csAAS n = 48	cTBD [n = 23]	60.5 (26; 82)	30 (62.5%)	LZ3-4: 21	45/48 (93.7%)
	RTAA [n = 23]			LZ2: 26
	PAU/IH [n = 2]			LZ1: 2
TAI n = 23	TAD [n = 14], type IV	59 (18; 76)	17 (73.9%)	LZ3-4: 17	23/23 (100%)
	Pseudoaneurysm [n = 9], type III			LZ2: 6
Others n = 3	AID [n = 1]	50 (35; 66)	1 (33.3%)	LZ3-4: 2	3/3 (100%)
	Fistula [n = 2]			LZ2: 1
Total	n = 74	59.5 (18; 82)	48 (64.8%)	LZ3-4: 38	71/74 (95.9%)
				LZ2: 34
				LZ1: 2

# continuous variables are expressed as median with range (within bracket) while categorical data as numbers (n) with percentage (%); according to society of vascular surgery society [4]. csAAS: complicated spontaneous acute aortic syndrome; cTBD: complicated aortic dissection; PAU: penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer; IH: intramural hematoma; RTAA: ruptured descending thoracic aortic aneurysm; TAI: traumatic aortic injury; TAD: traumatic aortic disruption; AID: aortic iatrogenic dissection; LZ: landing zone.