title: Post-endovascular aneurysm repair patient outcomes and follow-up are not adversely impacted by long travel distance to tertiary vascular surgery centers.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA.
authors.forename: Dusadee
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sarangarm
authors.forename: Jordan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Knepper
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marek
authors.forename: Kristen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Biggs
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Langsfeld
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008875:Middle Aged; D009516:New Mexico; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012086:Reoperation; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome