Reason for decision to treat with endovascular repair

NCEPOD asked what factors influenced the decision to opt for endovascular repair. The most frequent reason given was the fitness of the patient as graded by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification (Figure 2).

46 patients had a bifurcated graft, three aorto-uni-iliac and four had other unspecified grafts.

Figure 2. Decision to treat by stent graft n=53. Answers may be multiple.