Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 3 , Pages 565-571 , March 2010

Trends and outcomes of endovascular and open treatment for traumatic thoracic aortic injury

  • Frederik H.W. Jonker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery and Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Frederik H. W. Jonker, MD, Yale University School of Medicine, 367 Cedar Street, Room 1110, New Haven CT 06510
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  • Jeannine K. Giacovelli, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
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  • Bart E. Muhs, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery and Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn
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  • Julie Ann Sosa, MA, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery and Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn
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  • Jeffrey E. Indes, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery and Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn

Received 5 July 2009 ,Accepted 3 October 2009.

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    Annual rate of admitted patients with TTAI in New York State between 2000 and 2007.

    Annual rate of admitted patients with TTAI in New York State between 2000 and 2007.

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    Aortic interventions for TTAI in New York State between 2000 and 2007.

    Aortic interventions for TTAI in New York State between 2000 and 2007.

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    Trend in proportion of patients with TTAI receiving aortic intervention. With the advent of TEVAR in 2005, the proportion of admitted TTAI patients that underwent an aortic intervention significantly

    Trend in proportion of patients with TTAI receiving aortic intervention. With the advent of TEVAR in 2005, the proportion of admitted TTAI patients that underwent an aortic intervention significantly increased (Cochran-Armitage trend test: P = .043).

 Competition of interest: none.

 The editors and reviewers of this article have no relevant financial relationships to disclose per the JVS policy that requires reviewers to decline review of any manuscript for which they may have a competition of interest.

PII: S0741-5214(09)02096-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.10.046

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 3 , Pages 565-571 , March 2010

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