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Table 1 Preoperative data

From: TEVAR versus open repair of blunt traumatic descending aortic injury in polytraumatic patients involved in motor vehicle accidents

Characteristic

Open repair (N = 41)

TEVAR (N = 30)

P value

Demographics

Age (mean ± SD) years

28.4 ± 10.1

33.3 ± 16.6

0.13

Gender (male) n (%)

41 (100)

27 (90)

0.07

Comorbidities n (%)

Diabetes n (%)

4 (9.7)

2 (6.6)

> 0.99

Hypertension n (%)

4 (9.7)

3 (10)

> 0.99

Neurological status n (%)

  

0.002

Normal/intact

6 (14.6)

16 (53.3)

 

GCS-mild

3 (7.3)

4 (13.3)

 

GCS-moderate

28 (68.3)

9 (30)

 

GCS severe

4 (9.7)

1 (3.3)

 

Pulmonary disease n (%)

2 (4.8)

0 (0)

0.51

Extracardiac arteriopathy n (%)

3 (7.3)

0 (0)

0.26

Associated injuries n (%)

 Hemopneumothorax

39 (95.1)

9 (30)

0.006

 Lung contusion

36 (87.8)

9 (30)

0.08

 Rib fracture

37 (90.2)

6 (20)

< 0.001

 Hepatic injury

4 (9.7)

5 (16.6)

0.48

 Splenic injury

3 (7.3)

9 (30)

0.02

 Brain contusion/injury

8 (19.5)

6 (20)

< 0.99

 Maxillofacial injury

3 (7.3)

2 (6.6)

< 0.99

 Vertebral injury

9 (21.9)

2 (6.6)

0.1

 Fractures (major)

0

12 (40)

< 0.001

 Fractures (minor)

0

11 (36.6)

< 0.001

Injury severity score (mean ± SD)

41 ± 10

33 ± 17

0.03

Preoperative critical status n (%)

4 (9.7)

11 (36.6)

0.008

  1. GCS Glasgow coma score