Midterm Cost and Effectiveness of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair Versus Open Repair Ashkan Karimi, MD, Karen L. Walker, MD, MHS, Tomas D. Martin, MD, Philip J. Hess, MD, Charles T. Klodell, MD, Robert J. Feezor, MD, Adam W. Beck, MD, Thomas M. Beaver, MD, MPH The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 93, Issue 2, Pages 473-479 (February 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.10.016 Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Kaplan-Meier midterm survival curve. Number of subjects at risk is shown below the chart. (OPEN = open aortic repair; TEVAR = thoracic endovascular aortic repair.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 93, 473-479DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.10.016) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Mean difference in total (solid bar) and direct hospital costs (hollow bar; difference is thoracic endovascular aortic repair minus open aortic repair) for surveillance imaging among survivors at each follow-up interval. Percentages below show the compliance rate of patients undergoing thoracic endovascular aortic repair with follow-up imaging at each interval. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 93, 473-479DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.10.016) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Mean difference in physician relative value units (RVUs; difference is thoracic endovascular aortic repair minus open aortic repair) for surveillance among survivors at each follow-up interval. Combined RVUs = Radiologist RVUs + Surgeon RVUs. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 93, 473-479DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.10.016) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions