Aortic anatomic severity grade correlates with resource utilization Khurram Rasheed, MD, John P. Cullen, PhD, Matthew J. Seaman, MS, Susan Messing, MA, Jennifer L. Ellis, MD, Roan J. Glocker, MD, Adam J. Doyle, MD, Michael C. Stoner, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 63, Issue 3, Pages 569-576 (March 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.09.043 Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Aortic aneurysm with low and high anatomic severity grade (ASG) score. a, Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) with ASG score of 9 (aortic neck, 2; aortic aneurysm, 3; iliac artery, 4). b, AAA with ASG score of 24 (aortic neck, 7; aortic aneurysm, 7; iliac artery, 10). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2016 63, 569-576DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2015.09.043) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Predictive model of total anatomic severity grade (ASG) score of ≥15 requiring intraoperative adjuncts. Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC), showing the predictive ability of total ASG score ≥15 with the use of intraoperative adjuncts during endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). CI, Confidence interval; OR, odds ratio. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2016 63, 569-576DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2015.09.043) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Multivariate analysis of patient factors associated with high anatomic severity grade (ASG) score represented as a Forest plot. AB, Angiotensin blockade through angiotensin receptor blockade and/or angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; CI, confidence interval; CKD, chronic kidney disease; DM, diabetes mellitus; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; HTN, hypertension. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2016 63, 569-576DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2015.09.043) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions