Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Acute aortic syndromes remain life-threatening. Time is of the essence, as mortality rises with increasing time after the acute episode. The aim of this report is to show changes in practice and outcomes after the establishment of an acute aortic treatment center (AATC) to expedite the care of acute aortic syndromes in a major metropolitan area with the belief that "door to intervention time under 90 minutes" reduces mortality and morbidity from acute aortic disease. METHODS:A database of patients admitted with acute aortic disease (Type A and B aortic dissections, acute thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysms, acute and ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms) for 1 year prior to initiation (2007) and 1 year after initiation of the pathway (AATC) in 2008 was developed. Comorbidities were scored according to Society of Vascular Surgery criteria. Anatomic and functional outcomes were determined and categorized by Society of Vascular Surgery reporting criteria. Multivariate analysis was performed for categorical outcomes and Cox proportional hazard analyses for time-dependent outcomes. RESULTS:Six hundred twenty-one patients reported with aortic disease to the cardiovascular services; 306 patients were considered to have acute disease. When compared with the year before the AATC was instituted, there was a 30% increase in the total number of admissions and a 25% increase in acute pathology after setting up the AATC (P = .02). There was a two-fold increase in thoracic aortic dissections admitted to the service. Initiation of the treatment pathway resulted in a highly significant 64% reduction in time to definitive therapy (526 ± 557 vs 187 ± 258 minutes, mean ± SD pre-AATC vs AATC; P = .0001). Comorbidity scores were equivalent between the two cohorts. Despite the increase in acuity, mortality (4% vs 6%) and morbidity (41% vs 45%) rates were unchanged, and there was a significant decrease in intensive care unit length of stay (5 vs 4 days, pre-AATC cohort vs the AATC cohort), but total hospital length of stay (11 vs 10 days) was unchanged. There was no correlation between deaths within 30 days and length of stay in the intensive care unit. CONCLUSION:Establishment of a multidisciplinary AATC pathway was associated with a 30% increase in volume, 64% reduction in time to definitive treatment, improved throughput with reduced intensive care unit time, and maintained clinical efficacy despite an increase in acute admissions. These results suggest the concept be further evaluated.
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J Vasc Surgjournal_title
Journal of vascular surgeryauthors
Davies MG,Younes HK,Harris PW,Masud F,Croft BA,Reardon MJ,Lumsden ABdoi
10.1016/j.jvs.2010.06.157subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2010-12-01 00:00:00pages
1478-85issue
6eissn
0741-5214issn
1097-6809pii
S0741-5214(10)01634-4journal_volume
52pub_type
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abstract::A knitted Dacron velour externally supported prosthesis was broken in two pieces at the supported portion 3 years after femoroposterior tibial bypass grafting. This type of graft problem has never been reported. Details of the clinical course, angiogram, CT scan, and scanning electron micrograph of a portion of the gr...
journal_title:Journal of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1067/mva.1990.19861
更新日期:1990-07-01 00:00:00
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doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2012.10.138
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journal_title:Journal of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2009.07.110
更新日期:2010-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2005.02.019
更新日期:2005-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1067/mva.1988.avs0070414
更新日期:1988-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1987-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2010.03.016
更新日期:2010-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2014.12.061
更新日期:2015-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2020-07-03 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1067/mva.1993.48586
更新日期:1993-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1067/mva.1993.40730
更新日期:1993-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1067/mva.1986.avs0030042
更新日期:1986-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2014.07.091
更新日期:2015-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1067/mva.2001.111733
更新日期:2001-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2016.12.123
更新日期:2017-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2015.02.033
更新日期:2015-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2005.04.048
更新日期:2005-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2003-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0741-5214(95)70044-7
更新日期:1995-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0741-5214(98)70090-4
更新日期:1998-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0741-5214(94)70104-0
更新日期:1994-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2012.07.002
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2004.09.035
更新日期:2005-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2014-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of vascular surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1067/mva.2002.126561
更新日期:2002-09-01 00:00:00