Objective To observe the effects of sarpogrelate hydrochloride in prevention and treatment for ischemia of gluteal and limb following endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (EVAR).
Methods Clinical data were analyzed in 174 patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) who underwent EVAR from January 2006 to January 2011. The patients’ mean age was (71.8±8.2)years old (male: 148 cases, female: 26 cases). The diameter of abdominal aortic aneurysm was (55.2±12.9) mm. AAA involving common iliac artery was in 52 (29.9%) patients. Bifurcated endografts and aorto-uni-iliac (AUI) endografts with crossover bypass were used in 169 patients (97.1%) and 5 patients (2.9%), respectively. Sarpogrelate hydrochloride were used in 39 patients with gluteal and limb ischemia due to exclusion of bilateral and unilateral internal iliac arteries among 174 patients. Sarpogrelate hydrochloride, 100 mg, three times daily,was taken for 2-4 weeks. Symptoms of gluteal and limb ischemia were followed-up.
Results All of patients with AAA was repaired by EVAR successfully and no conversion to open repair. General anesthesia 〔50.6%(88/174)〕, epidural anesthesia 〔30.0%(52/174)〕, and local anesthesia 〔19.5%(34/174)〕 were used. Blood loss was (125.2±43.1) ml and no blood transfusion during operation. Operative time was (145.5±38.7) min, ICU stay time was (14.7±5.2) h, and postoperative fasting time was (7.2±4.3) h. The duration of postoperative hospital stay was (9.1±2.7) d. The perioperative complication rate was 12.6% (22/174). The 30-day mortality rate was 1.1% (2/174). Gluteal and limb claudication occurred in 2 paients and 5 patients respectively among 29 patients with EVAR due to exclusion of unilateral internal iliac artery, intermittent claudication distance was 100-200 meters. Gluteal muscle pain and limb claudication for less than 200 meters occurred in 4 patients due to exclusion of bilateral internal iliac artery. The symptoms were relieved after Sarpogrelate hydrochloride, 100 mg, three times daily, was taken for 2-4 weeks. No gluteal gangrene occurred and claudication distances were more than 500 meters when walking, no any interventional and surgical procedures were required, all of them were doing well for median 16.1 months follow-up period.
Conclusions Sarpogrelate hydrochloride has definite effects on prevention and treatment for gluteal and limb ischemia following endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm,especially for exclusion of bilateral and unilateral internal iliac arteries during EVAR
Citation: HUANG Bin,ZHAO Jichun,MA Yukui,LU Wusheng,YANG Yi,YUAN Ding.. Premilinary Observation of Sarpogrelate Hydrochloride on Prevention and Treatment for Gluteal and Limb Ischemia Following Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2012, 19(1): 82-86. doi: Copy