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As the delivery systems are identical and residual air remains frequently in the abdominal aortic aneurysm sac, endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) can be used to examine the effectiveness of deairing maneuvers. We aimed to evaluate whether increasing the flush volume can result in a more complete deairing.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Patients undergoing EVAR were randomly assigned according to flushing volume (Group A, 1\u00d7 IFU; Group B, 4\u00d7 IFU). The Terumo Aortic Anaconda and Treo and Cook Zenith Alpha Abdominal stent grafts were randomly implanted in equal distribution (10-10-10). The quantity of air trapped in the aneurysm sac was measured using a pre-discharge computed tomography angiography (CTA). Thirty patients were enrolled and equally distributed between the two groups, with no differences observed in any demographic or anatomical factors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The presence of air was less frequent in Group A compared to that in Group B [7 (47%) vs. 13 (87%),\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.02], and the air volume was less in Group A compared to that in Group B (103.5\u2009\u00b1\u2009210.4 vs. 175.5\u2009\u00b1\u2009175.0\u2005mm\n                      <jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.04). Additionally, the volume of trapped air was higher with the Anaconda graft type (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.025).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings suggest that increased flushing volume is associated with a higher amount of trapped air; thus, following the IFU might be associated with a reduced risk of air embolization. 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