This study states Mycotic aortic aneurysms and aortic graft infections (aortic infections [AIs]) are rare but highly morbid conditions. Open surgical repair is the “gold standard” treatment, but endovascular repair (EVR) is increasingly being used in the management of AI because of the lower operative morbidity. Multiple organisms are associated with AI, and bacteriology may be an important indication of mortality. We describe the bacteriology and associated outcomes of a group of patients treated with an EVR-first approach for AI. All patients who underwent EVR for native aortic or aortic graft infections between 2005 and 2016 were retrospectively reviewed. Primary end points were 30-day mortality and overall mortality. The primary exposure variable was bacteria species. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine association with mortality. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used to estimate survival. A total of 2038 EVRs were performed in 1989 unique and consecutive patients. Of those, 27 patients had undergone EVR for AI. Thirteen presented ruptured (48%). Eighteen (67%) were hemodynamically unstable.
Reference link- https://www.jvascsurg.org/article/S0741-5214(19)32378-X/fulltext
