Article
The decline of open abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery among individual training programs and vascular surgery trainees
Journal of vascular surgery
(2020)
Abstract
Objective:Â In the past decade, treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) has dramatically shifted from open repair to an endovascular approach. The decreasing number of open AAA repairs (OAR) has raised concerns regarding future vascular surgeons' competence to perform this complex and high-risk procedure. Prior work has documented decreasing open aortic volume among surgical residents. However, these studies report average national case volume with a limited understanding of the variation in OAR exposure among training programs and trainees. We sought to evaluate the current open AAA repair trends among individual accredited vascular surgery training programs and vascular surgery residents to better evaluate trainees' exposure to OAR.
Keywords
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm,
- Open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair,
- Surgical education,
- Vascular surgery residency,
- Vascular surgery workforce
Disciplines
Publication Date
April, 2020
Citation Information
Anna M Boniakowski MD. "The decline of open abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery among individual training programs and vascular surgery trainees" Journal of vascular surgery (2020) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/anna-boniakowskimd/2/