Cost analysis of endovascular versus open repair in the treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms Jacob R. Gillen, MD, Basil W. Schaheen, MD, Kenan W. Yount, MD, MBA, Kenneth J. Cherry, MD, John A. Kern, MD, Irving L. Kron, MD, Gilbert R. Upchurch, MD, Christine L. Lau, MD, MBA Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 61, Issue 3, Pages 596-603 (March 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.09.009 Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Cost forecast of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) vs open thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) repair over time. Each forecast reflects the mean surrounded by error bars reflecting the interquartile range. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015 61, 596-603DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2014.09.009) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Forecasted cumulative 3-year costs of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) vs open repair. The x-axis reflects the forecasted cost ($) and the y-axis reflects probability (%). The mean, median, 25th percentile, and 75th percentile are indicated for each forecast. Of note, the interquartile range of each forecast does not overlap. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015 61, 596-603DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2014.09.009) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions