Long-term Mortality and Reintervention After Endovascular and Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repairs in Australia, Germany, and the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine long-term outcomes after endovascular (EVAR) and open repairs (OAR) for intact abdominal aortic aneurysms in Australia, Germany, and the United States, using a unified study design.

Background

Similarities and differences in long-term outcomes after EVAR versus OAR across countries remained unclear, given differences in designs across existing studies.

Methods

We identified patients aged >65 years undergoing intact abdominal aortic aneurysm repairs during 2010-2017/2018. We compared long-term patient mortality and reintervention after EVAR and OAR using Kaplan-Meier analyses and Cox regressions. Propensity score matching was performed within each country to adjust for differences in baseline patient characteristics between procedure groups.

Res

SUBMITTER: Mao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10225011 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature