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Does TEVAR provide a financial benefit for management of descending thoracic aortic pathologies?. P Narayan, A Wong, I Davies, A J Bryan, P Wilde, G J Murphy. Background Management of descending aortic pathology is a complex and challenging area
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Does TEVAR provide a financial benefit for management of descending thoracic aortic pathologies? P Narayan, A Wong, I Davies, A J Bryan, P Wilde, G J Murphy
Background Management of descending aortic pathology is a complex and challenging area Surgical management is indicated in specific situations Endo-Vascular Surgical Repair [TEVAR] provides another important option Aim To assess early and mid term outcomes of TEVAR compared with surgical repair To compare the financial implications of TEVAR and surgical management
Methods • Retrospective study • Time period: April 1996- February 2009 • 85 procedures Surgical repair: 35 TEVAR: 49 • Data accessed from computerised database –PATS System and validated by case note reviews • Hospital costs calculated from NHS reference costs for staff time, consumables, transfusion and length of stay.
Statistical Analysis • Data tabulated as N(%) for categorical data and median (inter-quartile range) for continuous data • Continuous variables analysed with Mann Whitney U test • Categorical variables analysed with Fisher’s exact test or Chi-square • Kaplan-Meier estimates were used to compare re- intervention and survival
Trends in the Management of Descending Thoracic Aortic Pathology
Mid-term Outcomes of TEVAR and Surgery for Diseases of the Descending Thoracic Aorta Re-intervention Mortality Log Rank p=0.002 Log Rank p=0.901 TEVAR TEVAR Surgery Surgery
Conclusions • TEVAR is associated with superior short-term results • Mid term survival is similar to surgery • Re-intervention rate is significantly higher in TEVAR • Resource utilisation is similar in both groups for the primary procedure • Costs may prove to be higher in the TEVAR group with re-interventions