2023
Characteristics and 1-year outcomes of patients with rupture of small abdominal aortic aneurysms
Bellamkonda K, Zogg C, Nassiri N, Sadeghi M, Zhang Y, Guzman R, Ochoa Chaar C. Characteristics and 1-year outcomes of patients with rupture of small abdominal aortic aneurysms. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2023, 77: 1649-1657. PMID: 36796595, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular aneurysm repairAbdominal aortic aneurysmRAAA casesRAAA groupElective repairAneurysm repairAortic aneurysmMyocardial infarctionVascular Quality Initiative databaseLower body mass indexSmall abdominal aortic aneurysmsMean aneurysm diameterVascular Surgery guidelinesLong-term mortalityOutcomes of patientsPerioperative myocardial infarctionOpen AAA repairBody mass indexLong-term outcomesOperative thresholdAfrican AmericansInfrarenal aneurysmsTotal morbidityAAA repairPatient characteristics
2009
Endovascular aneurysm repair is associated with less malnutrition than open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
Chaar CI, Fitzgerald TN, Dewan M, Huddle M, Schlosser FJ, Perkal M, Muhs BE, Dardik A. Endovascular aneurysm repair is associated with less malnutrition than open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. The American Journal Of Surgery 2009, 198: 623-627. PMID: 19887189, PMCID: PMC2774903, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.07.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular aneurysm repairAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairAortic aneurysm repairAneurysm repairPostoperative malnutritionAAA repairOpen repairOpen abdominal aortic aneurysm repairIntensive care unit stayNutritional Risk Index scoresVeterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare SystemNutritional Risk IndexDuration of intubationLength of hospitalizationOpen AAA repairRecords of patientsRisk index scoreLess malnutritionUnit stayAlbumin levelsPrimary outcomePatientsIndex scoreMalnutritionHealthcare system