Volume-Outcome Relationships in Surgical and Endovascular Repair of Aortic Dissection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As surgical mortality decreases and endovascular utilization increases, it is unknown whether volume-outcome relationships exist in thoracic aortic dissection repair. We characterized volume-outcome relationships for surgical and endovascular management of thoracic aortic dissection.

Methods

Patients aged more than 18 years undergoing repair of thoracic aortic dissection in the United States between 2010 and 2014 were identified in seven all-payer state inpatient administrative databases. Patients were divided into groups based on type of repair: surgical repair of type A dissection (TAAD), surgical repair of type B dissection (TBAD), and endovascular repair (TEVAR). Hierarchical logistic regression models evaluated the association between hospital volume and in-h

SUBMITTER: Brescia AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6815257 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature