2016
Long-term Cost-effectiveness in the Veterans Affairs Open vs Endovascular Repair Study of Aortic Abdominal Aneurysm: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Lederle FA, Stroupe KT, Kyriakides TC, Ge L, Freischlag JA. Long-term Cost-effectiveness in the Veterans Affairs Open vs Endovascular Repair Study of Aortic Abdominal Aneurysm: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surgery 2016, 151: 1139-1144. PMID: 27627802, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.2783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal aortic aneurysmOpen repair groupEndovascular repairHealth care costsClinical trialsEndovascular groupRepair groupTotal mean health care costsCare costsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterMean health care costsEndovascular repair proceduresInitial endovascular repairAortic abdominal aneurysmQuality of lifeHealth care servicesElective repairClinical outcomesInitial repairShorter hospitalizationAbdominal aneurysmSecondary proceduresAortic aneurysmMAIN OUTCOMEMedical Center
2012
Cost-effectiveness of open versus endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm in the OVER trial
Stroupe KT, Lederle FA, Matsumura JS, Kyriakides TC, Jonk YC, Ge L, Freischlag JA, Group O. Cost-effectiveness of open versus endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm in the OVER trial. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2012, 56: 901-909.e2. PMID: 22640466, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.01.086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal health care costsEndovascular repair groupEndovascular groupHealth care providersHealth care costsRepair groupEndovascular repairMean total health care costsCare costsAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairPatient's health care providersVeterans Affairs Cooperative StudyHealth care utilization dataVA Health Economics Resource CenterOpen repair groupAortic aneurysm repairEndovascular AAA repairNon-VA careLength of stayAbdominal aortic aneurysmLower mean costQuality of lifeGraft costsMedicare data sourcesOVER trial