2019
Employment Outcomes From VA Vocational Services Involving Transitional Work for Veterans With a Diagnosis of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Davis LL, Resnick SG, Maieritsch KP, Weber KC, Erbes CR, Strom TQ, McCall KP, Kyriakides TC. Employment Outcomes From VA Vocational Services Involving Transitional Work for Veterans With a Diagnosis of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 2019, 42: 257-267. PMID: 30945920, PMCID: PMC6910199, DOI: 10.1037/prj0000357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderVeterans Health AdministrationStress disorderCompetitive employment outcomesStudy of veteransComparative subgroup analysisCompetitive jobsBaseline characteristicsSubgroup analysisHealth AdministrationYounger agePsychiatric disabilitiesTransitional workPotential subgroupsNonengagersOutcomesVeteransVocational rehabilitationOpen versus Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Lederle FA, Kyriakides TC, Stroupe KT, Freischlag JA, Padberg FT, Matsumura JS, Huo Z, Johnson GR. Open versus Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. New England Journal Of Medicine 2019, 380: 2126-2135. PMID: 31141634, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1715955.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular repair groupOpen repair groupEndovascular repairOpen repairOverall survivalAbdominal aortic aneurysmEuropean trialsAortic aneurysmLong-term overall survivalChronic obstructive lung diseaseWorse long-term outcomesAsymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysmElective endovascular repairLow perioperative mortalityObstructive lung diseaseTraditional open repairAbdominal aortic aneurysms resultsLong-term outcomesLong-term resultsNumber of patientsLong-term survivalCause mortalityPerioperative mortalityPerioperative periodMore patients
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
2015
Predictors and outcomes of endoleaks in the Veterans Affairs Open Versus Endovascular Repair (OVER) Trial of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Lal BK, Zhou W, Li Z, Kyriakides T, Matsumura J, Lederle FA, Freischlag J, Group O. Predictors and outcomes of endoleaks in the Veterans Affairs Open Versus Endovascular Repair (OVER) Trial of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2015, 62: 1394-1404. PMID: 26598115, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType II endoleakEndovascular repairSecondary interventionsAortic aneurysmRisk factorsAneurysm sizeVeterans AffairsKaplan-Meier survival analysisInitial aneurysm sizeStandard-risk patientsSuccessful endovascular repairType of endoleakVascular risk factorsInfrarenal aortic aneurysmLong-term outcomesAnalysis of patientsLength of survivalAbdominal aortic aneurysmPresence of endoleaksLogistic regression analysisDiameter enlargementOVER trialPatient demographicsEndoleak developmentLong follow
2012
Long-Term Comparison of Endovascular and Open Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Lederle FA, Freischlag JA, Kyriakides TC, Matsumura JS, Padberg FT, Kohler TR, Kougias P, Jean-Claude JM, Cikrit DF, Swanson KM. Long-Term Comparison of Endovascular and Open Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. New England Journal Of Medicine 2012, 367: 1988-1997. PMID: 23171095, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1207481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular repair groupOpen repair groupAbdominal aortic aneurysmYears of ageEndovascular repairOpen repairLong-term survivalAortic aneurysmSimilar long-term survivalAsymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysmVeterans Affairs Medical CenterElective endovascular repairLong-term morbidityTraditional open repairType of treatmentCause mortalityPerioperative mortalityTime of registrationOlder patientsYounger patientsEndovascular approachPrimary outcomeAneurysm ruptureMedical CenterSurvival advantage