In patients stratified by preoperative risk, endovascular repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms has a lower in-hospital mortality and morbidity than open repair Mujtaba M. Ali, MD, Julie Flahive, MS, Andres Schanzer, MD, Jessica P. Simons, MD, MPH, Francesco A. Aiello, MD, Danielle R. Doucet, MD, Louis M. Messina, MD, William P. Robinson, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 61, Issue 6, Pages 1399-1407 (June 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.01.042 Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Risk stratification of patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (RAAA) from the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) who underwent endovascular repair (EVAR) and open repair (OR). VSGNE, Vascular Study Group of New England. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015 61, 1399-1407DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2015.01.042) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Comparison of in-hospital risk-stratified mortality for endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) and open repair (OR) in patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (RAAA). VSGNE, Vascular Study Group of New England. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015 61, 1399-1407DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2015.01.042) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions