Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 511-518 , September 2008

Lifeline registry of endovascular aneurysm repair: Open repair surgical controls in clinical trials

  • Robert M. Zwolak, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
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  • Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Washington VA Medical Center, Washington, DC
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  • Roy K. Greenberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass
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  • Rebecca J. Shackelton, ScM

      Affiliations

    • New England Research Institutes Inc, Watertown, Mass
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  • Flora S. Siami, MPH

      Affiliations

    • New England Research Institutes Inc, Watertown, Mass
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Flora Sandra Siami, MPH, RAC, Principal Research Scientist/Director, Regulatory Affairs, New England Research Institutes Inc, 9 Galen St, Watertown, MA 02472
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  • Society for Vascular Surgery Outcomes Committee

      Affiliations

    • A list of SVS Outcome Committee members is in the Appendix.

Received 19 March 2008 ,Accepted 24 April 2008.

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    Preoperative aneurysm diameter distribution of patients undergoing open surgical repair. The preoperative aneurysm diameter measurement was missing for 31 patients.

    Preoperative aneurysm diameter distribution of patients undergoing open surgical repair. The preoperative aneurysm diameter measurement was missing for 31 patients.

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    Freedom from all-cause mortality in patients undergoing open surgical repair.

    Freedom from all-cause mortality in patients undergoing open surgical repair.

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    Freedom from aneurysm-related mortality in patients undergoing open surgical repair.

    Freedom from aneurysm-related mortality in patients undergoing open surgical repair.

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    Freedom from serious adverse events.

    Freedom from serious adverse events.

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    Freedom from major adverse events.

    Freedom from major adverse events.

 The analysis of the Lifeline Registry of Endovascular Aneurysm Repair data set for surgical controls was supported exclusively by funds from the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS).

 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(08)00700-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.04.056

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 511-518 , September 2008

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