Vascular Surgery, Biomedicine and Prevention Department, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Doctor Citoni Specialization in Vascular Surgery at the same university in July 2018. He is a specialist in the traditional and endovascular surgical treatment of the following pathologies: carotid steno-obstructive; aneurysm of the abdominal aorta. He is currently Medical Director of Vascular Surgery at the San Camillo de Lellis Hospital in Rieti.
Scientific Letter
Respiratory Rehabilitation in Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Submitted to OPEN and EVAR Treatment: Predictive Factors of Postoperative Pulmonary Complications and Clinical Implications
Author(s): Andrea Ascoli Marchetti*, Gianluca Citoni, Calogero Foti and Arnaldo Ippoliti
Background: In the conventional surgical treatment of aneurysms, the respiratory physiotherapy is one of the cornerstones of patient rehabilitation. The endovascular technique, with less invasiveness, has significantly changed the rehabilitative approach to the operated subject.
Objective of the study: to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of the pre and post-operative rehabilitation treatment associated with the conventional OPEN surgery compared to the EVAR procedure and their incidence in preventing postoperative respiratory complications.
Design: Longitudinal case control study to compare patients who have open surgery with patients who do not have the laparotomy, as in ENDO technique, to look how frequently the postoperative pneumonia and the risk factor was present in each group to determine the relations.. View more»