Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Research conducted at R.L. Bush and co-authors has provided new information about abdominal aortic aneurysm

Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, January 17th, 2010

"This-report describes outcomes of care for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), along with methods used by the Veterans Affairs (VA) National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) in tracking, monitoring, and improving surgical results in VA facilities. Since the inception of NSQIP in 1994, a continual drop in overall surgical mortality, along with decreased morbidity, has occurred," investigators in the United States report.

"A parallel improvement in results of vascular surgery and AAA repair was also observed. Soon after introduction of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), with Food and Drug Administration device approval in 1999, robust electronic NSQIP...

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