The Clinical Practice Council of the Society for Vascular Surgery charged a writing
committee with the task of updating practice guidelines, initally published in 2003, for …

Background Decision-making related to the care of patients with an abdominal aortic
aneurysm (AAA) is complex. Aneurysms present with varying risks of rupture, and patient …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) after any type of intervention negatively impacts mortality, length of
hospitalization, and perhaps long-term survival. In the case of endovascular aneurysm …

Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is an important post-operative complication that may
impact on mortality, morbidity, and cost. The incidence after endovascular aneurysm repair …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects about 10% of all populations worldwide, with about 2
million people requiring dialysis. Although patients with CKD are at high risk of …

Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI)
after open and endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair according to the Aneurysm …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) after surgery or intervention is an important complication that may
impact mortality, morbidity, and health care costs. Endovascular procedures are now …

Background Postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) may occur in up to 18% of elective
endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) and has been associated with poor …

Results The OAR patients lost an average of 7.4 ml/min per 1.73 m 2 at 5 years (95%
confidence interval [95% CI], 4.8 to 10.6), compared with 8.2 ml/min per 1.73 m 2 (95% CI …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an independent risk factor for the development of
abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), as well as for cardiovascular and renal events and all …