Circ Cardiovasc Qual
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Circ Cardiovasc Qual · May 2020
Comparative StudyLongitudinal Spending on Endovascular and Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair.
Endovascular repair (EVR) has replaced open surgery as the procedure of choice for patients requiring elective abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair. Long-term outcomes of the 2 approaches are similar, making the relative cost of caring for these patients over time an important consideration. ⋯ We observed no cumulative difference in disease-related spending on EVR and open repair patients 5 years after surgery. Generalized recommendations about which approach to offer elective AAA patients should not be based on relative cost.