2020 Volume 29 Issue 3 Pages 145-149
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the medical expenses between open (OR) and stent graft (SG) repair for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Method: Ruptured AAA patients were divided into 2 groups (21 cases of OR, 14 cases of SG) according to the instruction for use of stent grafts. Preoperative, intraoperative, postoperative findings and medical costs were compared between the 2 groups. Results: Preoperative and postoperative findings did not show differences between the 2 groups. Anesthesia and operation times were significantly longer in OR than SG. Total material cost was significantly higher in SG than OR. Conclusion: Stent graft repair required expensive material cost. Although total medical cost was more expensive and the length of the first hospital stay was longer, anesthesia and operation times were significantly shorter in SG than OR for ruptured AAA.
