Surgery & Post Operative Care

Abdominal and Vascular Surgery

The case’s previous endovascular aortic aneurysm stent graft form in the infra- renal portion of the abdominal aorta made the current aneurysm form mainly more grueling. Since she's a Jehovah’s Witness and doesn't accept blood transfusions, it was decided that an open surgical approach wasn't an option due to the high threat of bleeding. A minimally invasive, endovascular form was chosen as the ideal treatment system since the anticipated blood loss is dropped dramatically compared to traditional open aortic surgery. The surgery was performed by one of our most educated vascular surgeons, Dr. James Black, and took place over the course of 7 hours. The anesthesia care was handed byDr. Steven Frank, the Director of the Center for Bloodless Medicine and Surgery at Johns Hopkins. The spinal drain performed nicely and the case’s blood pressure was maintained above the threshold necessary to insure blood inflow to the feathers and the spinal cord.