2015
Cost-effectiveness of endovascular repair, open repair, and conservative management of splenic artery aneurysms
Hogendoorn W, Lavida A, Hunink MG, Moll FL, Geroulakos G, Muhs BE, Sumpio BE. Cost-effectiveness of endovascular repair, open repair, and conservative management of splenic artery aneurysms. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2015, 61: 1432-1440. PMID: 25827968, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.12.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAneurysmBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision Support TechniquesDecision TreesEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHealth Care CostsHumansMaleMarkov ChainsMiddle AgedModels, EconomicPatient SelectionPostoperative ComplicationsQuality of LifeRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsSoftwareSplenic ArteryTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioHigher quality-adjusted life yearsReference case analysisProbabilistic sensitivity analysesCost-effectiveness ratioHealth care perspectiveExtensive sensitivity analysisSensitivity analysisDecision analysis modelLife yearsCost-effective treatmentSplenic artery aneurysmHypothetical cohortPerfect healthEndovascular repairConservative managementSmall gainsCostCare perspectiveFemale patientsAnalysis modelElderly patientsOpen repairArtery aneurysm
2014
A clinical decision model for selecting the most appropriate therapy for uncomplicated chronic dissections of the descending aorta
Hogendoorn W, Hunink MG, Schlösser FJ, Moll FL, Sumpio BE, Muhs BE. A clinical decision model for selecting the most appropriate therapy for uncomplicated chronic dissections of the descending aorta. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2014, 60: 20-30. PMID: 24613191, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.01.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInitial aortic diameterOptimal medical therapyOpen surgical repairHigh-risk patientsLow-risk patientsLarger aortic diametersAortic diameterPreferred treatment optionElderly patientsClinical decision modelDecision analysis modelYounger patientsPatient cohortTreatment optionsChronic Stanford type B aortic dissectionStanford type B aortic dissectionImmediate open surgical repairType B aortic dissectionAortic diameter thresholdSmaller aortic diametersB aortic dissectionEndovascular aortic repairMaximum aortic diameterMarkov decision analysis modelBest available evidence
1986
Perforated appendicitis and obstructing colonic carcinoma in the elderly
Sumpio B, Ballantyne G, Zdon M, Modlin I. Perforated appendicitis and obstructing colonic carcinoma in the elderly. Diseases Of The Colon & Rectum 1986, 29: 668-670. PMID: 3757711, DOI: 10.1007/bf02560335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerforated appendicitisColonic carcinomaPercent of patientsMajority of patientsYears of ageAppendiceal lumenElderly patientsFaecal fistulaLymphoid hyperplasiaOccult bloodCarcinoid tumorsSecond patientBarium enemaFirst patientColonic cancerDiagnostic colonoscopySigmoid carcinomaColonic neoplasmsCommon causeAppendicitisSuch lesionsPatientsCarcinomaAppendectomyMen