Costs of endovascular and open repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms

CONCLUSIONS: Surgical procedure costs were higher for TEVAR due to device costs. Total in-hospital costs were higher for OSR due to longer hospital and critical care stay. Follow-up costs over 12 months were slightly higher for TEVAR due to hospital readmissions.PMID:38091972 | DOI:10.1093/bjs/znad378

Source: The British Journal of Surgery - December 13, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Joanne Gray Andrew McCarthy Dilupa Samarakoon Peter McMeekin Linda Sharples Priya Sastry Paul Crawshaw Colin Bicknell ETTAA Collaborative Group Source Type: research