Imaging Surveillance Adherence After Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair at VA Hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Guidelines recommend annual imaging surveillance after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR). How these guidelines translate into practice among veterans remains poorly described.

Objective

To characterize post-EVAR surveillance among veterans.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study evaluated veterans who underwent EVAR between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2023, at US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals and received follow-up care at VA and non-VA hospitals and imaging centers with payment via Medicare or the VA. Veterans treated with EVAR in VA hospitals during the study period were included.

Exposure

Years after EVAR.

Main outcomes and measures

The primary outcome was annual surveillan

SUBMITTER: Newton LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12022808 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature