Influence of gender on outcomes after thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair
Arnaoutakis G, Schneider E, Arnaoutakis D, Black J, Lum Y, Perler B, Freischlag J, Abularrage C. Influence of gender on outcomes after thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2013, 59: 45-51. PMID: 23896176, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.06.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicChi-Square DistributionDatabases, FactualEmergenciesEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansIliac ArteryLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPostoperative ComplicationsRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsIliac artery exposureNonruptured thoracic aortic aneurysmsAortic aneurysm repairThoracic aortic aneurysmAneurysm repairArtery exposureUnadjusted mortalityMultivariable analysisAortic aneurysmFemale genderSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseRisk-adjusted generalized linear modelsEndovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repairQuality Improvement Program databaseAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairEndovascular aortic aneurysm repairACS-NSQIP databaseImprovement Program databasePrimary outcome measureEndovascular aneurysm repairHigh mortality rateHospital lengthPostoperative complicationsTransfusion rateRacial and ethnic disparities in the treatment of unruptured thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms in the United States
Arnaoutakis D, Propper B, Black J, Schneider E, Lum Y, Freischlag J, Perler B, Abularrage C. Racial and ethnic disparities in the treatment of unruptured thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms in the United States. Journal Of Surgical Research 2013, 184: 651-657. PMID: 23545407, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.03.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicBlack or African AmericanComorbidityEthnicityFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHospital CostsHumansInsurance, HealthLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisRacial GroupsRisk FactorsUnited StatesVascular Surgical ProceduresWhite PeopleConceptsAortic aneurysm repairThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repairHospital operative volumePostoperative complicationsAneurysm repairThoracoabdominal aneurysmsHispanic patientsHispanic ethnicityOperative volumeMultivariate analysisEthnic disparitiesAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairAnnual surgical volumeThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysmsClinical Modification codesNationwide Inpatient SamplePreoperative comorbiditiesIndex hospitalizationSecondary outcomesDiabetes mellitusPrimary outcomeWhite patientsBlack patientsCerebrovascular diseaseNinth Revision