Long-Term Survival and Reintervention Following Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair in Blunt Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Matti JubouriAbdelaziz O SurkhiMohammed Al-TawilAlexander GeragotellisTareq Z I AbdaljawwadMohanad QudaihMohammed I R ElrayesMadlen DewiThurkga MoothathambyAya HammadIdhrees MohammedWael I AwadMario D'OriaGabriele PiffarettiDamian M BaileyIan M WilliamsMohamad BashirPublished in: Annals of vascular surgery (2024)
Despite the high morbidity and mortality associated with BTAI, TEVAR has proven to be a safe and effective management strategy with favorable long-term survival and minimal need for reintervention. Nevertheless, diagnosis of BTAI requires a high index of suspicion with appropriate grading and prompt transfer to trauma centers with appropriate TEVAR facilities.