Renal Function Impairment in Patients Undergoing Elective EVAR vs. Elective Open Repair During Follow up Period: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Title:Renal Function Impairment in Patients Undergoing Elective EVAR vs. Elective Open Repair During Follow up Period: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Volume: 15 Issue: 2

Author(s): Konstantinos Spanos, Christos Karathanos, Athanasios Athanasoulas, Vasileios Saleptsis, Ioannis Vasilopoulos, Sokol Xhepa, Miltiadis Matsagkas and Athanasios D. Giannoukas

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Keywords: Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, open surgical aortic aneurysm repair, renal impairment, renal function.

Abstract: Background: Endovascular (EVAR) or open surgical (OSR) repair are current treatment options for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).

Objective: To produce a systematic review comparing the impact of these 2 treatment options on renal function during mid- and long term follow up.

Methods: The MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane databases and key references were searched.

Results: Six studies were included from 2000 to 2016, (4 retrospective and 2 RCT studies) reporting on 2,102 patients (54%; 1096 EVAR, 46%; 1006 OSR). The mean age in EVAR group ranged from 69.4 to 73.8 years (91% males), and in OSR group from 68 to 73.6 years (91% males). The data were too heterogeneous to perform a meta-analysis. All studies used GFR (Glomerular Filtration Rate) or estimated GFR (eGFR) to record renal function. The commonest risk factors were the presence of hypertension (77.5%), hyperlipidaemia (48.3%), coronary artery disease (42%) and smoking (37.8%). During follow up, new events of renal impairment (increase >20% in GFR) in EVAR patients and in OSR patients were 58 (5.3%) and 52 (5.2%), respectively. The mean GFR was decreased during follow up period in both types of the procedure.

Conclusion: There is lack of definitive evidence to prove the superiority of OSR over EVAR regarding renal function in the post-operative follow up period. It appears that renal impairment may occur after both interventions. Further prospective research is needed to clarify the issue.

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Spanos Konstantinos, Karathanos Christos, Athanasoulas Athanasios, Saleptsis Vasileios, Vasilopoulos Ioannis, Xhepa Sokol, Matsagkas Miltiadis and Giannoukas D. Athanasios, Renal Function Impairment in Patients Undergoing Elective EVAR vs. Elective Open Repair During Follow up Period: A Systematic Review of the Literature, Current Vascular Pharmacology 2017; 15 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570161114666161003094136