A decade of change in abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in the United States: Have we improved outcomes equally between men and women? Ellen D. Dillavou, MD, Satish C. Muluk, MD, Michel S. Makaroun, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 43, Issue 2, Pages 230-238 (February 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2005.09.043 Copyright © 2006 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Elective abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repairs, normalized for population, from 1994 to 2003. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2006 43, 230-238DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2005.09.043) Copyright © 2006 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repairs in men and women, from 1994 to 2003, reported as diagnoses per 100,000 Medicare recipients. Rupture repairs are normalized to sex-appropriate populations. *P < .05 vs 1994 totals. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2006 43, 230-238DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2005.09.043) Copyright © 2006 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Trends in age for men and women having elective and emergent abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repairs from 1994 to 2003. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2006 43, 230-238DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2005.09.043) Copyright © 2006 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Mortality of elective and ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair by age group. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2006 43, 230-238DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2005.09.043) Copyright © 2006 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Estimated deaths from elective and emergent abdominal aortic aneurysm repair surgeries from 1994 to 2003. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2006 43, 230-238DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2005.09.043) Copyright © 2006 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 6 Disposition of men and women after ruptured and elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repairs in 2003. *P < .05 for men vs women. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2006 43, 230-238DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2005.09.043) Copyright © 2006 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions