Examining the impact of psychological distress on short-term postoperative outcomes after elective endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR)

•There is a paucity of psychological research in vascular surgery.•Preoperative psychological morbidity has an impact on postoperative outcomes.•State anxiety and depression may impact critical care stay and opioid use.•No correlation was witnessed between optimism and postoperative outcomes.•No correlations were witnessed with other postoperative outcomes.