Table VIII. Estimated perioperative complications after elective open surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)

Complication	Frequency, %
All cardiac	15
Myocardial infarction	2-8
All pulmonary	8-12
Pneumonia	5
Renal insufficiency	5-12
Dialysis	1-6
Bleeding	2-5
Wound infection	<5
Leg ischemia	1-4
Deep venous thrombosis	5-8
Colon ischemia	1-2
Stroke	1-2
Graft thrombosis	<1
Graft infection	<1
Ureteral injury	<1

From Schermerhorn ML, Cronenwett JL. Abdominal aortic and iliac aneurysms. In: Rutherford RB, editor. Vascular surgery. 6th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders; 2005. p. 1431.