Comparison of Early Efficacy of the Percutaneous Presuture Technique with the Femoral Artery Incision Technique in Endovascular Aortic Repair under Local Anesthesia for Uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissection

Table 3

Postoperative data on the two patient groups.

Valuables	PPST (n = 178)	FAIT (n = 117)	value
Postoperative approach procedure-related complications (%)	2 (1.1)	12 (10.3)	<0.001
Arteriovenous fistula (%)	1 (0.6)	0 (0.0)	N/A
Femoral neuropathy (%)	0 (0.0)	2 (1.7)	N/A
Hematoma (%)	1 (0.6)	1 (0.9)	0.764
Hemorrhage (%)	0 (0.0)	1 (0.9)	N/A
Infection (%)	0 (0.0)	1 (0.9)	N/A
Poor wound healing (%)	0 (0.0)	2 (1.7)	N/A
Lymphocele (%)	0 (0.0)	3 (2.6)	N/A
Thrombosis/occlusion (%)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	N/A
Vascular injury (%)	0 (0.0)	2 (1.7)	N/A
Pseudoaneurysm (%)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	N/A
Lower limb ischemia (%)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	N/A
Femoral artery dissection (%)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	N/A
Postoperative wound disinfection care (times)	1.08 ± 0.39	3.31 ± 0.91	<0.001
Length of hospital stay (days)	5.19 ± 2.26	8.33 ± 3.76	<0.001

Continuous variables were present as median (Q25, Q75) or mean ± SD. χ² test for categorical variables and t-test or Wilcoxon rank sum test for continuous variables.