Endovascular repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms does not reduce later mortality compared with open repair William P. Robinson, MD, Andres Schanzer, MD, Francesco A. Aiello, MD, Julie Flahive, MS, Jessica P. Simons, MD, Danielle R. Doucet, MD, Elias Arous, MD, Louis M. Messina, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 63, Issue 3, Pages 617-624 (March 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.09.057 Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Number of open repairs (ORs) and endovascular aneurysm repairs (EVARs) performed for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (RAAA) in the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) from 2003 to 2013. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2016 63, 617-624DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2015.09.057) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 In-hospital survival after repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (RAAA) for all patients, for patients undergoing open repair (OR), and for patients undergoing endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) in the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) from 2003 to 2013. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2016 63, 617-624DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2015.09.057) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Long-term mortality after open repair (OR) and endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) in the entire Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) cohort (A), in low-risk patients (Vascular Study Group of New England [VSGNE] ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm [RAAA] risk score 0-1; B), in moderate-risk patients (VSGNE RAAA risk score 2-3; C), and in high-risk patients (VSGNE RAAA risk score 4-6; D). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2016 63, 617-624DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2015.09.057) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions