Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 3 , Pages 577-583.e3 , March 2010

Long-term outcomes and resource utilization of endovascular versus open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms in Ontario

  • Prasad Jetty, MD, MSc, FRCSC

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Prasad Jetty, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, 1053 Carling Ave, A-280, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4E9, Canada
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  • Paul Hebert, MD, MSc, FRCP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Health Research Institute (OHRI), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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  • Carl van Walraven, MD, MSc, FRCP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Health Research Institute (OHRI), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Received 6 August 2009 ,Accepted 6 October 2009.

  • Image Result

    Total number of elective endovascular aneurysm repairs (EVARs, blue) and open aortic aneurysm repairs (AAA; red) by fiscal year are shown for Ontario between April 2002 and March 2007 (horizontal axis

    Total number of elective endovascular aneurysm repairs (EVARs, blue) and open aortic aneurysm repairs (AAA; red) by fiscal year are shown for Ontario between April 2002 and March 2007 (horizontal axis, fiscal year of study; vertical axis, total elective AAA).

  • Image Result
    Survival distribution function with 95% confidence intervals (dashed lines) is shown for all patients undergoing endovascular aneurysm (EVAR) and open repair procedures in Ontario from April 2002 to M

    Survival distribution function with 95% confidence intervals (dashed lines) is shown for all patients undergoing endovascular aneurysm (EVAR) and open repair procedures in Ontario from April 2002 to March 2007 (horizontal axis, days from elective abdominal repair; vertical axis, proportion of patients alive).

 Competition of interest: none.

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 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)02248-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.10.101

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 3 , Pages 577-583.e3 , March 2010

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