Objective Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) has surpassed the number of open repairs
(OAR) in centers across the country over the last decade. Decreased opportunities for …

Objective In many vascular centers an endovascular first policy for the treatment of
abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) has resulted in endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) …

Objective Since the introduction of endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair
(EVAR) in 1999, open AAA repair (OAR) cases have been reduced dramatically. The …

Background Since the introduction of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) in 1992, the
number of open AAA repair (OAR) cases continue to decline. The consequence of reduced …

Objective The objective of this study was to review our institute's open aortic surgery volume
experience and its impact on Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education trainees …

Whether better vascular outcomes are obtained through regionalization of care at high-
volume centers has been fiercely debated for over two decades. There are ardent …

Objective In the past decade, treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) has
dramatically shifted from open repair to an endovascular approach. The decreasing number …

METHODS: All open infrarenal (juxtarenal and infrarenal) aortic aneurysm (oAAA) repairs
were identified from the Medicare database between 2010 and 2014. Training programs …

Objective The use of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) to treat abdominal aortic
aneurysms (AAAs) has resulted in a declining number and increased the complexity of open …

Objective Volume and quality benchmarks for open abdominal aortic surgery and
particularly open aortic aneurysm repair (OAR) in the endovascular era are guided by the …