Long-Term Outcomes of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in the Medicare Population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Randomized trials and observational studies have shown that perioperative morbidity and mortality are lower with endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm than with open repair, but the survival benefit is not sustained. In addition, concerns have been raised about the long-term risk of aneurysm rupture or the need for reintervention after endovascular repair.

Methods

We assessed perioperative and long-term survival, reinterventions, and complications after endovascular repair as compared with open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm in propensity-score-matched cohorts of Medicare beneficiaries who underwent repair during the period from 2001 through 2008 and were followed through 2009.

Results

We identified 39,966 matched pairs of patients who had u

SUBMITTER: Schermerhorn ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4532303 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature