Safety and Validity of the Proposed European Society for Vascular Surgery Infrarenal Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Surveillance Protocol: A Single Centre Evaluation

• Published in: European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery Vol. 62; no. 6; pp. 879 - 885
• Main Authors: Kirkham, Emily N., Nicholls, Jonathan, Wilson, W Richard W., Cooper, David G., Paravastu, Sharath C.V., Kulkarni, Sachin R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier B.V 01.12.2021
• Subjects: Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - diagnostic imaging; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - surgery; Aortography; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation - adverse effects; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation - instrumentation; Clinical Decision-Making; Clinical Protocols; Computed Tomography Angiography; Decision Support Techniques; Endoleak; Endoleak - diagnostic imaging; Endoleak - etiology; Endoleak - therapy; Endovascular procedure; Endovascular Procedures - adverse effects; Endovascular Procedures - instrumentation; Female; Humans; Iliac Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging; Iliac Aneurysm - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Retreatment; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Endovascular procedure; Endoleak; Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Long term surveillance after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is essential to detect late complications, but there is variation in practice. The European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) made a recommendation for a new surveillance protocol; one element involves risk stratifying patients depen...