A 72-year-old man underwent EVAR for an abdominal aortic aneurysm on November 7, 2015. He developed postoperative complications including pneumonia and renal failure. A CT scan on December 5th showed a rupture above the stent graft, so he underwent a chimney stent graft procedure to repair it on December 7th. However, he then developed diarrhea and signs of bowel ischemia. Another procedure on December 14th found kinking of the chimney graft to the superior mesenteric artery. Despite a rescue procedure, the patient went into shock and died, with the cause of death determined to be bowel ischemia.
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1. Morbidity & Mortality ConferenceMorbidity & Mortality Conference
Bowel Ischemia after Abdominal
Aortic Aneurysm Stent-grafting
伉K僮砿翌親 迭 t
岬臼竿t垪
02/24/2016
2. ? Sex: MaleSex: Male
? Age: 72 yearsAge: 72 years
? Date of admission: 11/07/2015Date of admission: 11/07/2015
? Dates of surgery/procedure:Dates of surgery/procedure:
11/07/2015, 12/07/2015, 12/14/201511/07/2015, 12/07/2015, 12/14/2015
? Date of death: 12/14/2015Date of death: 12/14/2015
Patient data
3. ? CC: Abd pain for 3 daysCC: Abd pain for 3 days
? PH: CRI=6+ but UO++; Gout; CAD s/p POBASPH: CRI=6+ but UO++; Gout; CAD s/p POBAS
? Course:Course:
? 11/07/2015: EVAR11/07/2015: EVAR
? 11/25/2015: HD11/25/2015: HD
? 12/02/2015: ICU-> Ward12/02/2015: ICU-> Ward
? 12/05/2015: CTA: supra-EVAR Ao rupture12/05/2015: CTA: supra-EVAR Ao rupture
? 12/07/2015: Chimney & TEVAR12/07/2015: Chimney & TEVAR
? 12/14/2015: Rescue Chimney (SMA); Mortality12/14/2015: Rescue Chimney (SMA); Mortality
Brief summary
4. ? Cons: alertCons: alert
? VS: BP=177/89, HR=70, BT=35.9C, RR=20VS: BP=177/89, HR=70, BT=35.9C, RR=20
? Abdomen: soft, midline pulsatile massAbdomen: soft, midline pulsatile mass
? EKG: sinus, 74/min, no ST changeEKG: sinus, 74/min, no ST change
? Lab: Hb=9.6, WBC=10.3k, Cre=6.3 (no HD)Lab: Hb=9.6, WBC=10.3k, Cre=6.3 (no HD)
ER (4am, 11/07/2015)
29. Possible Causes of Mortality
?Shock
?Bowel ischemia
?Kinked chimney to SMA
?Delayed diagnosis & treatment
?Hesitated hemodialysis (Prolonged toxinemia)