Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 6 , Pages 1172-1180 , June 2008

The impact of race and insurance type on the outcome of endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair

Presented at the 2007 Vascular Annual Meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery, Philadelphia, Pa, June 6-10, 2007.

  • Anthony Lemaire, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • ,
  • Chad Cook, PT, PhD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • Center for Excellence in Surgical Outcomes, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Chad Cook PT, PhD, MBA, FAAOMPT, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Center for Excellence in Surgical Outcomes, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC 3907, Durham, NC 27710.
    • ,
  • Sean Tackett, BS

      Affiliations

    • Center for Excellence in Surgical Outcomes, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • ,
  • Donna M. Mendes, MD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY.
    • ,
  • Cynthia K. Shortell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

Received 4 April 2007 ,Accepted 11 January 2008.

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 Competition of interest: none.

 This study was commissioned by the SVS Committee on Minority Affairs

PII: S0741-5214(08)00105-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.01.033

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 6 , Pages 1172-1180 , June 2008

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