Characteristics of postoperative early and late period for surgical treatment of true aneurysms of subclavian and axillary arteries
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Methods Eight patients that were operated on between February 1998 and December 2007 due to true aneurysms of the subclavian and axillary arteries were examined retrospectively in terms of clinical and perioperative parameters. Median age of the patients was 58 (38-73). Six of them were male (75%). Six patients had axillary and 2 patients had subclavian artery aneurysms. : Postoperative intubation time, duration of intensive care unit stay, amount of blood products used, complications as surgical wound infections and bleeding were recorded. After the discharge, patients were examined with Doppler ultrasound at the 1st month and 1st year control visits.
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