2015
The Age Effect in Increasing Operative Mortality following Delay in Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Arhuidese I, Salami A, Obeid T, Qazi U, Abularrage C, Black J, Perler B, Malas M. The Age Effect in Increasing Operative Mortality following Delay in Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2015, 29: 1181-1187. PMID: 26004950, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2015.03.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalChi-Square DistributionDatabases, FactualElective Surgical ProceduresEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioRisk FactorsTime FactorsTime-to-TreatmentTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVascular Surgical ProceduresConceptsAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairAbdominal aortic aneurysmOpen repairPerioperative mortalityAneurysm repairAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseAsymptomatic infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysmNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseOdds of operative deathInfrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysmQuality Improvement Program databaseRisk of perioperative mortalityIncreased operative mortalityAbdominal aneurysm repairEndovascular aneurysm repairIncreased operative riskMultivariate logistic regressionEstimation of operative riskRisk of deathRisk of ruptureEffect of increasing ageOperative riskOperative deathsOperative mortality
2014
Perioperative Mortality Following Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Application of a Randomized Clinical Trial to Real-World Practice Using a Validated Nationwide Data Set
Malas M, Arhuidese I, Qazi U, Black J, Perler B, Freischlag J. Perioperative Mortality Following Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Application of a Randomized Clinical Trial to Real-World Practice Using a Validated Nationwide Data Set. JAMA Surgery 2014, 149: 1260-1265. PMID: 25337871, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramEndovascular aneurysm repairAbdominal aortic aneurysmInfrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysmRandomized clinical trialsPerioperative mortalityOpen repairClinical trialsAortic aneurysmAsymptomatic infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysmVeterans Affairs Cooperative trialNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program cohortAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNSQIP databaseElective endovascular aneurysm repairRepair of abdominal aortic aneurysmsSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramCompare 30-day mortalityThirty-day mortalityHigh-risk patientsQuality Improvement ProgramProportion of patientsDay of surgeryIndividualized assessment of risk