Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of open abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair in patients aged over 85 years. Between October 2002 and September 2010, 21 patients (4.8%) underwent open AAA repair at our institute. The mean age of the patients was 87.2 years (range, 85–92 years). Ten patients (47.6%) underwent emergency operation. Ruptured AAA was diagnosed in 7 patients (33.3%). The mean aneurysm size was 68.9 mm. The operative mortality was 23.5% and this was observed in 5 patients. All of them had ruptured AAA with preoperative shock. Operative mortality was not observed in cases of elective operation. The mean duration of postoperative hospital stay was 22.3 days. Survival rates of all patients were 85.1% at 1 year and 74.5% at 3years. The outcomes of elective open AAA repair in patients aged over 85 years were acceptable.
