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