PP57. Comparison of Increases in Sac Volume Versus Maximal Diameter for Preoperative Surveillance of Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Abstract

Conclusions:In the LE group there were significantly more complications, greater mean overall hospital and ICU length of stay and higher mortality. Lower extremities required more intensive intervention compared to upper extremities: there were more fasciotomies, complex soft tissue repairs and major amputations performed. Those patients with blunt mechanism of injury, regardless of the extremity, also had higher rates of these procedures as well as significantly higher complication and mortality rates compared to those with penetrating injury.