Anatomic severity grading score predicts technical difficulty, early outcomes, and hospital resource utilization of endovascular aortic aneurysm repair

Abstract

The anatomic severity grading score can be easily and rapidly calculated from computed tomography images with the aid of 3-D image-rendering software. The anatomic severity grading score correlates with the technical difficulty of EVAR and the extent of hospital resource utilization.

Remodeling of proximal neck angulation after endovascular aneurysm repair

“…10,11 Severe PN angulation is one of the major factors that directly affect the safety of the EVAR procedure and also affect early-term and long-term outcomes after EVAR. Many studies that previously investigated the influence of PN angulations on EVAR outcomes have concluded that it had a direct negative influence on the outcomes after EVAR.…”

Association Between the SVS/AAVS Anatomical Severity Grading Score and Operative Outcomes in Fenestrated Endovascular Repair of Juxtarenal Aortic Aneurysm

“…7 Unplanned intraoperative adjunctive maneuvers were more common in the high score group as well, especially with regard to procedures associated with the route of access. Not surprisingly, the aneurysm neck score analyzed separately had the strongest impact on outcomes, predicting operation time, operative adverse events, radiation exposure, and postoperative complications.…”

Identifying Predictors of a Difficult Thyroidectomy

“…There is, however, research examining factors predictive of complications after surgical procedures in other disciplines (16,17), such as intubation, laparoscopy, cataract surgery, and aneurysm repair (19)(20)(21)(22)(23).…”