15
Table 5. Estimated Perioperative Complications After
Elective Open Surgery for AAA
Complication Frequency, %
All cardiac 15
Myocardial infarction 2–8
All pulmonary 8–12
Pneumonia 5
Renal insufficiency 5–12
Dialysis 1–6
Bleeding 2–5
Wound infection <5
Leg ischemia 1–4
Deep venous thrombosis 5–8
Colon ischemia 1–2
Stroke 1–2
Gra thrombosis <1
Gra infection <1
Ureteral injury <1
From Schermerhorn ML, Cronenwett JL. Abdominal aortic and iliac aneurysms. In: Rutherford RB,
editor. Vascular surgery. 6th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders; 2005. p. 1431.
