The impact of endovascular repair on specialties performing abdominal aortic aneurysm repair Klaas H.J. Ultee, BSc, Rob Hurks, MD, PhD, Dominique B. Buck, MD, George S. DaSilva, BS, Peter A. Soden, MD, Joost A. van Herwaarden, MD, PhD, Hence J.M. Verhagen, MD, PhD, Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 62, Issue 3, Pages 562-568.e3 (September 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.03.042 Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Proportion of all abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repairs (both open and endovascular) performed by each physician specialty from 2001 to 2009 in the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS; totals sum to 100%). CS, Cardiac surgeon; GS, general surgeon; IC, interventional cardiologist; IR, interventional radiologist; VS, vascular surgeon. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015 62, 562-568.e3DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2015.03.042) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 A, Proportion of all open repairs for intact abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) performed by physician specialty from 2001 to 2009 in the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS; totals sum to 100%). B, Proportion of all endovascular repairs for intact AAAs performed by physician specialty from 2001 to 2009 in the NIS (totals sum to 100%). CS, Cardiac surgeon; GS, general surgeon; IC, interventional cardiologist; IR, interventional radiologist; VS, vascular surgeon. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015 62, 562-568.e3DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2015.03.042) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Proportion of intact abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) treated by endovascular repair within each specialty from 2001 to 2009 in the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS). CS, Cardiac surgeon; GS, general surgeon; VS, vascular surgeon. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015 62, 562-568.e3DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2015.03.042) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 A, Proportion of all open ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repairs performed by physician specialty from 2001 to 2009 in the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS; totals sum to 100%). B, Proportion of all endovascular aneurysm repairs (EVARs) for ruptured AAAs performed by physician specialty from 2001 to 2009 in the NIS (totals sum to 100%). CS, Cardiac surgeon; GS, general surgeon; IC, interventional cardiologist; IR, interventional radiologist; VS, vascular surgeon. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015 62, 562-568.e3DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2015.03.042) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Proportion of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) treated by endovascular repair within each specialty from 2001 to 2009 in the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS). CS, Cardiac surgeon; GS, general surgeon; VS, vascular surgeon. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015 62, 562-568.e3DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2015.03.042) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions