Thoracic Aortic Procedures – Endovascular Thoracic Aortic Repair
What the Anesthesiologist Should Know before the Operative Procedure Definition of an Endovascular Repair Endovascular repair of the thoracic aorta (Thoracic Endovascular Repair [TEVAR]) is typically performed by stent graft placement via peripheral arterial cannulation. These have primarily been deployed to repair the thoracoabdominal and descending aorta, but the use of fenestrated stent grafts in…