Effect of the urgency and landing zone on rates of in-hospital death, stroke, and paraplegia after thoracic endovascular aortic repair in Japan

The present study used data from the Japanese Committee for Stentgraft Management's national registry, which contains unique surgical data, including surgical timing, anatomic factors, and pathologic factors, to determine the generalized community experience with thoracic endovascular abdominal aortic repair (TEVAR).

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - February 3, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Katsuyuki Hoshina, Masaaki Kato, Shin Ishimaru, Nobuaki Michihata, Hideo Yasunaga, Kimiiro Komori, Japanese Committee for Stentgraft Management Source Type: research