title: Variations in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Care: A Report From the International Consortium of Vascular Registries.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This project by the ICVR (International Consortium of Vascular Registries), a collaboration of 11 vascular surgical quality registries, was designed to evaluate international variation in the contemporary management of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) with relation to recommended treatment guidelines from the Society for Vascular Surgery and the European Society for Vascular Surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Registry data for open and endovascular AAA repair (EVAR) during 2010 to 2013 were collected from 11 countries. Variations in patient selection and treatment were compared across countries and across centers within countries.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among 51 153 patients, 86% were treated for intact AAA (iAAA) and 14% for ruptured AAA. Women constituted 18% of the entire cohort (range, 12% in Switzerland-21% in the United States; P<0.01). Intact AAAs were repaired at diameters smaller than recommended by guidelines in 31% of men (<5.5 cm; range, 6% in Iceland-41% in Germany; P<0.01) and 12% of women with iAAA (<5 cm; range, 0% in Iceland-16% in the United States; P<0.01). Overall, use of EVAR for iAAA varied from 28% in Hungary to 79% in the United States (P<0.01) and for ruptured AAA from 5% in Denmark to 52% in the United States (P<0.01). In addition to the between-country variations, significant variations were present between centers in each country in terms of EVAR use and rate of small AAA repair. Countries that more frequently treated small AAAs tended to use EVAR more frequently (trend: correlation coefficient, 0.51; P=0.14). Octogenarians made up 23% of all patients, ranging from 12% in Hungary to 29% in Australia (P<0.01). In countries with a fee-for-service reimbursement system (Australia, Germany, Switzerland, and the United States), the proportions of small AAA (33%) and octogenarians undergoing iAAA repair (25%) were higher compared with countries with a population-based reimbursement model (small AAA repair, 16%; octogenarians, 18%; P<0.01). In general, center-level variation within countries in the management of AAA was as important as variation between countries.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite homogeneous guidelines from professional societies, significant variation exists in the management of AAA, most notably for iAAA diameter at repair, use of EVAR, and the treatment of elderly patients. ICVR provides an opportunity to study treatment variation across countries and to encourage optimal practice by sharing these results.
authors: From Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Alabama, Birmingham (A.W.B.); Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY (A.S., J.M.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (M.V.); Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (R.F.); Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany (S.D., C.-A.B.); Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville (S.S.); Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway (M.A.); Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (M.S.); Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery, East Melbourne, Australia (B.B.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (Z.S.); Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (N.E.); National University Hospital of Iceland, Department of Surgery, Reykjavík, Iceland (G.D.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand (I.T.);Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland (P.W.); Department of Surgical Sciences, Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (M.B., K.M.); and Section of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH (J.L.C.). abeck@uab.edu.
authors: Adam W
authors: AW
authors: Beck
authors: From Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Alabama, Birmingham (A.W.B.); Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY (A.S., J.M.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (M.V.); Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (R.F.); Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany (S.D., C.-A.B.); Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville (S.S.); Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway (M.A.); Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (M.S.); Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery, East Melbourne, Australia (B.B.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (Z.S.); Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (N.E.); National University Hospital of Iceland, Department of Surgery, Reykjavík, Iceland (G.D.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand (I.T.);Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland (P.W.); Department of Surgical Sciences, Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (M.B., K.M.); and Section of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH (J.L.C.).
authors: Art
authors: A
authors: Sedrakyan
authors: From Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Alabama, Birmingham (A.W.B.); Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY (A.S., J.M.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (M.V.); Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (R.F.); Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany (S.D., C.-A.B.); Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville (S.S.); Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway (M.A.); Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (M.S.); Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery, East Melbourne, Australia (B.B.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (Z.S.); Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (N.E.); National University Hospital of Iceland, Department of Surgery, Reykjavík, Iceland (G.D.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand (I.T.);Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland (P.W.); Department of Surgical Sciences, Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (M.B., K.M.); and Section of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH (J.L.C.).
authors: Jialin
authors: J
authors: Mao
authors: From Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Alabama, Birmingham (A.W.B.); Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY (A.S., J.M.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (M.V.); Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (R.F.); Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany (S.D., C.-A.B.); Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville (S.S.); Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway (M.A.); Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (M.S.); Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery, East Melbourne, Australia (B.B.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (Z.S.); Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (N.E.); National University Hospital of Iceland, Department of Surgery, Reykjavík, Iceland (G.D.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand (I.T.);Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland (P.W.); Department of Surgical Sciences, Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (M.B., K.M.); and Section of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH (J.L.C.).
authors: Maarit
authors: M
authors: Venermo
authors: From Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Alabama, Birmingham (A.W.B.); Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY (A.S., J.M.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (M.V.); Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (R.F.); Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany (S.D., C.-A.B.); Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville (S.S.); Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway (M.A.); Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (M.S.); Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery, East Melbourne, Australia (B.B.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (Z.S.); Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (N.E.); National University Hospital of Iceland, Department of Surgery, Reykjavík, Iceland (G.D.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand (I.T.);Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland (P.W.); Department of Surgical Sciences, Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (M.B., K.M.); and Section of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH (J.L.C.).
authors: Rumi
authors: R
authors: Faizer
authors: From Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Alabama, Birmingham (A.W.B.); Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY (A.S., J.M.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (M.V.); Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (R.F.); Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany (S.D., C.-A.B.); Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville (S.S.); Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway (M.A.); Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (M.S.); Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery, East Melbourne, Australia (B.B.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (Z.S.); Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (N.E.); National University Hospital of Iceland, Department of Surgery, Reykjavík, Iceland (G.D.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand (I.T.);Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland (P.W.); Department of Surgical Sciences, Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (M.B., K.M.); and Section of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH (J.L.C.).
authors: Sebastian
authors: S
authors: Debus
authors: From Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Alabama, Birmingham (A.W.B.); Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY (A.S., J.M.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (M.V.); Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (R.F.); Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany (S.D., C.-A.B.); Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville (S.S.); Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway (M.A.); Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (M.S.); Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery, East Melbourne, Australia (B.B.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (Z.S.); Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (N.E.); National University Hospital of Iceland, Department of Surgery, Reykjavík, Iceland (G.D.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand (I.T.);Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland (P.W.); Department of Surgical Sciences, Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (M.B., K.M.); and Section of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH (J.L.C.).
authors: Christian-Alexander
authors: CA
authors: Behrendt
authors: From Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Alabama, Birmingham (A.W.B.); Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY (A.S., J.M.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (M.V.); Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (R.F.); Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany (S.D., C.-A.B.); Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville (S.S.); Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway (M.A.); Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (M.S.); Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery, East Melbourne, Australia (B.B.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (Z.S.); Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (N.E.); National University Hospital of Iceland, Department of Surgery, Reykjavík, Iceland (G.D.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand (I.T.);Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland (P.W.); Department of Surgical Sciences, Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (M.B., K.M.); and Section of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH (J.L.C.).
authors: Salvatore
authors: S
authors: Scali
authors: From Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Alabama, Birmingham (A.W.B.); Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY (A.S., J.M.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (M.V.); Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (R.F.); Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany (S.D., C.-A.B.); Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville (S.S.); Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway (M.A.); Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (M.S.); Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery, East Melbourne, Australia (B.B.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (Z.S.); Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (N.E.); National University Hospital of Iceland, Department of Surgery, Reykjavík, Iceland (G.D.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand (I.T.);Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland (P.W.); Department of Surgical Sciences, Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (M.B., K.M.); and Section of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH (J.L.C.).
authors: Martin
authors: M
authors: Altreuther
authors: From Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Alabama, Birmingham (A.W.B.); Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY (A.S., J.M.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (M.V.); Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (R.F.); Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany (S.D., C.-A.B.); Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville (S.S.); Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway (M.A.); Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (M.S.); Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery, East Melbourne, Australia (B.B.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (Z.S.); Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (N.E.); National University Hospital of Iceland, Department of Surgery, Reykjavík, Iceland (G.D.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand (I.T.);Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland (P.W.); Department of Surgical Sciences, Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (M.B., K.M.); and Section of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH (J.L.C.).
authors: Marc
authors: M
authors: Schermerhorn
authors: From Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Alabama, Birmingham (A.W.B.); Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY (A.S., J.M.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (M.V.); Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (R.F.); Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany (S.D., C.-A.B.); Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville (S.S.); Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway (M.A.); Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (M.S.); Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery, East Melbourne, Australia (B.B.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (Z.S.); Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (N.E.); National University Hospital of Iceland, Department of Surgery, Reykjavík, Iceland (G.D.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand (I.T.);Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland (P.W.); Department of Surgical Sciences, Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (M.B., K.M.); and Section of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH (J.L.C.).
authors: Barry
authors: B
authors: Beiles
authors: From Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Alabama, Birmingham (A.W.B.); Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY (A.S., J.M.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (M.V.); Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (R.F.); Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany (S.D., C.-A.B.); Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville (S.S.); Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway (M.A.); Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (M.S.); Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery, East Melbourne, Australia (B.B.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (Z.S.); Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (N.E.); National University Hospital of Iceland, Department of Surgery, Reykjavík, Iceland (G.D.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand (I.T.);Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland (P.W.); Department of Surgical Sciences, Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (M.B., K.M.); and Section of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH (J.L.C.).
authors: Zoltan
authors: Z
authors: Szeberin
authors: From Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Alabama, Birmingham (A.W.B.); Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY (A.S., J.M.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (M.V.); Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (R.F.); Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany (S.D., C.-A.B.); Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville (S.S.); Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway (M.A.); Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (M.S.); Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery, East Melbourne, Australia (B.B.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (Z.S.); Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (N.E.); National University Hospital of Iceland, Department of Surgery, Reykjavík, Iceland (G.D.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand (I.T.);Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland (P.W.); Department of Surgical Sciences, Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (M.B., K.M.); and Section of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH (J.L.C.).
authors: Nikolaj
authors: N
authors: Eldrup
authors: From Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Alabama, Birmingham (A.W.B.); Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY (A.S., J.M.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (M.V.); Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (R.F.); Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany (S.D., C.-A.B.); Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville (S.S.); Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway (M.A.); Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (M.S.); Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery, East Melbourne, Australia (B.B.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (Z.S.); Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (N.E.); National University Hospital of Iceland, Department of Surgery, Reykjavík, Iceland (G.D.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand (I.T.);Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland (P.W.); Department of Surgical Sciences, Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (M.B., K.M.); and Section of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH (J.L.C.).
authors: Gudmundur
authors: G
authors: Danielsson
authors: From Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Alabama, Birmingham (A.W.B.); Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY (A.S., J.M.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (M.V.); Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (R.F.); Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany (S.D., C.-A.B.); Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville (S.S.); Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway (M.A.); Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (M.S.); Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery, East Melbourne, Australia (B.B.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (Z.S.); Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (N.E.); National University Hospital of Iceland, Department of Surgery, Reykjavík, Iceland (G.D.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand (I.T.);Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland (P.W.); Department of Surgical Sciences, Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (M.B., K.M.); and Section of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH (J.L.C.).
authors: Ian
authors: I
authors: Thomson
authors: From Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Alabama, Birmingham (A.W.B.); Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY (A.S., J.M.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (M.V.); Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (R.F.); Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany (S.D., C.-A.B.); Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville (S.S.); Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway (M.A.); Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (M.S.); Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery, East Melbourne, Australia (B.B.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (Z.S.); Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (N.E.); National University Hospital of Iceland, Department of Surgery, Reykjavík, Iceland (G.D.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand (I.T.);Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland (P.W.); Department of Surgical Sciences, Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (M.B., K.M.); and Section of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH (J.L.C.).
authors: Pius
authors: P
authors: Wigger
authors: From Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Alabama, Birmingham (A.W.B.); Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY (A.S., J.M.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (M.V.); Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (R.F.); Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany (S.D., C.-A.B.); Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville (S.S.); Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway (M.A.); Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (M.S.); Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery, East Melbourne, Australia (B.B.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (Z.S.); Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (N.E.); National University Hospital of Iceland, Department of Surgery, Reykjavík, Iceland (G.D.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand (I.T.);Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland (P.W.); Department of Surgical Sciences, Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (M.B., K.M.); and Section of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH (J.L.C.).
authors: Martin
authors: M
authors: Björck
authors: From Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Alabama, Birmingham (A.W.B.); Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY (A.S., J.M.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (M.V.); Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (R.F.); Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany (S.D., C.-A.B.); Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville (S.S.); Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway (M.A.); Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (M.S.); Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery, East Melbourne, Australia (B.B.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (Z.S.); Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (N.E.); National University Hospital of Iceland, Department of Surgery, Reykjavík, Iceland (G.D.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand (I.T.);Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland (P.W.); Department of Surgical Sciences, Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (M.B., K.M.); and Section of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH (J.L.C.).
authors: Jack L
authors: JL
authors: Cronenwett
authors: From Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Alabama, Birmingham (A.W.B.); Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY (A.S., J.M.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (M.V.); Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (R.F.); Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany (S.D., C.-A.B.); Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville (S.S.); Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway (M.A.); Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (M.S.); Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery, East Melbourne, Australia (B.B.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (Z.S.); Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (N.E.); National University Hospital of Iceland, Department of Surgery, Reykjavík, Iceland (G.D.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand (I.T.);Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland (P.W.); Department of Surgical Sciences, Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (M.B., K.M.); and Section of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH (J.L.C.).
authors: Kevin
authors: K
authors: Mani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012042:Registries
keywords: aortic aneurysm, abdominal; aortic rupture; practice patterns, physicians’; quality improvement; registries