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Lundgren, F. & Troeng, T. (2020). Treatment choice and survival after ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: A population-based study. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 72(2), 508-517.e11
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Treatment choice and survival after ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: A population-based study
2020 (English)In: Journal of Vascular Surgery, ISSN 0741-5214, E-ISSN 1097-6809, Vol. 72, no 2, p. 508-517.e11Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Objective: The objective of this study was to clarify whether the findings of the randomized studies of repair method (open aortic repair [OAR] vs endovascular aneurysm repair [EVAR]) concerning short-term and midterm survival for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (RAAAs) could be confirmed in a contemporary, nationwide, and unselected population. Methods: This cohort study is based on prospectively collected data from Swedvasc, a nationwide vascular registry, including all 29 hospitals performing surgery for RAAA in Sweden (3 district, 19 county, and 7 university hospitals) during 2013 to 2015. All 702 patients operated on for RAAA during this time were included. Open surgery and endovascular repair, analyzed on the basis of individual patient repair (OAR vs EVAR) and hospital repair practice (OAR-only vs OAR/EVAR), were compared for short-term and midterm adjusted survival (0-90 days and 3 months-3 years). Results: Endovascular repair was used for 37% (260/702) of the aneurysms. The adjusted hazard ratio after OAR was 1.30 (0.95-1.77; P = .098; n = 702) for 0 to 90 days and 0.63 (0.43-0.93; P = .021; n = 491) for 3 months to 3 years of follow-up compared with EVAR. The adjusted hazard ratio for a practice of OAR-only was 0.73 (0.54-1.00; P = .047; n = 702) for 0 to 90 days and 0.68 (0.45-1.05; P = .080; n = 491) for 3 months to 3 years of follow-up compared with a practice of OAR/EVAR. No interaction between repair practice and short-term survival could be shown for either sex or age. Conclusions: An OAR/EVAR practice for RAAA is not superior to an OAR-only practice with respect to survival at short-term or midterm follow-up. The results are even compatible with an advantage of OAR-only practice vs OAR/EVAR practice for both follow-up periods. There is no extra benefit for either female or elderly patients with an OAR/EVAR practice.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2020
Keywords
Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (RAAA); Open aortic repair (OAR); Endovascular aortic repair (EVAR); Survival; Cohort study
National Category
Surgery
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-173855 (URN)10.1016/j.jvs.2019.11.060 (DOI)000564329400020 ()32144013 (PubMedID)2-s2.0-85081301285 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2021-03-09 Created: 2021-03-09 Last updated: 2021-03-17Bibliographically approved
Hager, J., Henriksson, M., Carlsson, P., Länne, T. & Lundgren, F. (2014). Changing Conditions - the same Conclusion: Cost-effective to Screen for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm among 65-year-old Men, based on Data from an Implemented Screening Programme.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Changing Conditions - the same Conclusion: Cost-effective to Screen for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm among 65-year-old Men, based on Data from an Implemented Screening Programme
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2014 (English)Manuscript (preprint) (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Background: Health economic analyses based on randomized trials have shown that screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) cost-effectively decreases AAA-related as well as allcause mortality. However, results from running screening programmes now reveal substantially changed conditions in terms of prevalence, attendance rate, costs and mortality after intervention. Our aim was to evaluate whether screening for AAA among 65-year-old men on a general basis is cost-effective under current clinical practice.

Methods: A decision-analytic model, previously used to show the cost-effectiveness of an AAA-screening programme before decision to introduce screening in practice, was updated using results from implemented screening-programmes as well as data from contemporary published data and the Swedvasc registry.

Results: The base-case analysis showed that the cost per life-year gained and quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gained were 3252 € and 4231 €, respectively. The probability of screening being cost-effective was high.

Conclusion: Despite profound changes in disease pattern and AAA-management, the current results are similar to those reported almost 10 years ago, and thus screening 65-year-old men for AAA still appears to be cost-effective.

National Category
Clinical Medicine
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-102928 (URN)
Available from: 2014-01-08 Created: 2014-01-08 Last updated: 2023-01-17Bibliographically approved
Hager, J., Länne, T., Carlsson, P. & Lundgren, F. (2014). No benefit of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm among 70- instead of 65-year-old men. International Angiology, 33(5), 474-479
Open this publication in new window or tab >>No benefit of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm among 70- instead of 65-year-old men
2014 (English)In: International Angiology, ISSN 0392-9590, Vol. 33, no 5, p. 474-479Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Objectives: Screening 65-year-old men for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) reduces mortality from ruptured AAA (rAAA). Lower than expected prevalence of AAA is now found, why screening at a higher age and rescreening has been discussed. Our aim was to determine if screening at 70 years of age, instead of 65, increases clinical effectiveness.

Methods: 7951 and 5623 previously un-screened 65- and 70-year old men were invited to ultrasound screening.

Results: The attendance rate was 85.7% and 84.0%, p<0.01, for the 65- and 70-year old men respectively. The screening-detected prevalence did not differ, being 1.9% and 2.3%, p=0.15, respectively, probably due to the fact that 23.5% and 37.4% of all known AAA among 65- and 70-year-old men, were detected by other means prior to screening, p<0.01. However, the total known prevalence differed between the age-groups, being at least 2.1% and 3.0% respectively, p<0.001.

Conclusion: The screening-detected AAA-prevalence did not differ between 65- and 70-yearold men, due to the greater number of AAA known prior to screening among 70- compared to 65-year-old men. Screening men at 70 instead of 65 years of age would not result in detection of substantially more previously unknown AAA, thus not preventing rAAA and consequently not more saved life-years. Further, data also indicates that it is questionable if re-screening the 65-year-old male population after five years would generate any important clinical effect.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA, 2014
National Category
Clinical Medicine
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-102927 (URN)000345727000010 ()
Available from: 2014-01-08 Created: 2014-01-08 Last updated: 2017-03-27Bibliographically approved
Lundgren, F. (2013). External Support of a Polytetrafluoroethylene Graft Improves Patency for Bypass to Below-Knee Arteries. Annals of Vascular Surgery, 27(8), 1124-1133
Open this publication in new window or tab >>External Support of a Polytetrafluoroethylene Graft Improves Patency for Bypass to Below-Knee Arteries
2013 (English)In: Annals of Vascular Surgery, ISSN 0890-5096, E-ISSN 1615-5947, Vol. 27, no 8, p. 1124-1133Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Background: Patency and limb salvage after synthetic bypass to the arteries below the knee are inferior to that which can be achieved with autologous vein. The use of external support of synthetic polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts to the below-knee position has been suggested to improve patency and limb salvage, a problem analyzed in this randomized clinical trial. We examined whether external graft support improves patency and/or limb salvage in patients undergoing reconstruction with synthetic PTFE grafts to the below-knee arteries. less thanbrgreater than less thanbrgreater thanMethods: Three hundred thirty-four patients with critical limb ischemia undergoing PTFE bypass to below-knee arteries were randomly assigned to have an ordinary PTFE graft or one with external support. Follow-up was scheduled until amputation, death, or at most 5 years, whichever event occurred first. less thanbrgreater than less thanbrgreater thanResults: Patients in both the femoropopliteal and femorodistal groups were randomized to have an externally supported PTFE graft (101/195 patients in the femoropopliteal group and 72/139 patients in the femorodistal group). Follow-up information was available for 329 of 334 randomized patients (99%). At 1 year postprocedure, primary patency for below-knee bypass was 0.55 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.47-0.64) with and 0.42 (95% CI, 0.34-0.50) without externally supported PTFE grafts, and secondary patency was 0.58 (95% CI, 0.51-0.67) and 0.47 (95% CI, 0.39-0.56), respectively. The corresponding figures for limb salvage were 0.75 (95% CI, 0.68-0.82) and 0.69 (95% CI, 0.62-0.77), respectively. The log rank test revealed statistically significant differences between patients with or without externally supported grafts for patency (primary patency: chi(2) = 4.2 [degrees of freedom 1; P=0.041]; secondary patency: chi(2) = 4.3 [degrees of freedom 1; P=0.037]) but not for limb salvage (limb salvage: chi(2) = 0.2 [degrees of freedom 1; P=0.657]). less thanbrgreater than less thanbrgreater thanConclusions: External support to a PTFE graft used for bypass to below-knee arteries improves primary and secondary patency but not limb salvage.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier Masson / Springer Verlag (Germany), 2013
National Category
Medical and Health Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-101383 (URN)10.1016/j.avsg.2013.02.009 (DOI)000326294300017 ()
Note

Funding Agencies|Impra (Tempe, AZ)||W.L. Gore & Associates (Flagstaff, AZ)||

Available from: 2013-11-22 Created: 2013-11-21 Last updated: 2017-12-06
Hager, J., Länne, T., Carlsson, P. & Lundgren, F. (2013). Lower Prevalence than Expected when Screening 70-year-old Men for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 46(4), 453-459
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Lower Prevalence than Expected when Screening 70-year-old Men for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
2013 (English)In: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, ISSN 1078-5884, E-ISSN 1532-2165, Vol. 46, no 4, p. 453-459Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Background

Screening 65-year-old men for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) is a cost-effective method to reduce the mortality from ruptured AAA. However, contemporary results show a lower than expected prevalence of AAA, thus questioning the benefit of screening. Since the prevalence increases with age, a possible way to enhance the benefit of screening might be to screen older men. Our aim was to determine the contemporary screening-detected prevalence among 70-year-old men.

Methods

A total of 5,623 unscreened 70-year-old men were invited to ultrasound screening. Uni- and multivariable analyses were used to assess the risk factors for AAA.

Results

The attendance rate was 84.0%. The prevalence of previously unknown AAAs was 2.3%. When adding the 64 men with an already known AAA to the screening-detected ones, the total prevalence in the population was at least 3.0%, and the previously discovered AAAs constituted 37.4% of the total prevalence. “Ex smoker” and “Current smoker” were the most important risk factors.

Conclusions

When screening 70-year-old men for AAA, the prevalence was less than half that expected, despite a high attendance rate. Smoking was the strongest risk factor. Almost 40% of the men with AAAs were already known from other means than screening.

Keywords
Abdominal aortic aneurysm, Screening, Prevalence, Attendance rate, Swedvasc
National Category
Medical and Health Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-102089 (URN)10.1016/j.ejvs.2013.07.014 (DOI)000326408400012 ()
Note

Funding Agencies|Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation||King Gustav V and Queen Victorias foundation||

Available from: 2013-12-02 Created: 2013-11-29 Last updated: 2017-12-06
Hager, J. & Lundgren, F. (2013). Population-based survival rate with a one- or two-stop referral pattern for patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms. International Journal of Angiology, 32(5), 492-500
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Population-based survival rate with a one- or two-stop referral pattern for patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms
2013 (English)In: International Journal of Angiology, ISSN 0392-9590, E-ISSN 1827-1839, Vol. 32, no 5, p. 492-500Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

AIM:

Is there a difference in the population-based survival rate for patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAA), handled by a "one-stop" or a "two-stop" referral pattern?

METHODS:

Ten regions in Sweden were identified where clear-cut "one-stop" or "two-stop" referral-patterns prevailed. From the Swedvasc Registry we identified 849 patients operated on for rAAA, 1987 to 2004, living in any of these ten regions, and related the number of survivors to the whole population served by each hospital.

RESULTS:

The population-based survival rate was 14% lower for patients following a "two-stop" compared to a "one-stop" referral pattern (P=0.084). For the group 65-74 years-of-age the difference was significant (P=0.021), but no corresponding effect was seen regarding operative mortality rate or sex.

CONCLUSION:

Compared to a "one-stop" referral pattern for rAAA, a "two-stop" referral pattern results in a lower population-based survival rate for patients 65-74 years old, but the consequences would be small even if a "one-stop" referral pattern could be generally accomplished.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Turin, Italy: Edizioni Minerva Medica, 2013
Keywords
Abdominal aortic aneurysm ruptured one-stop two-stop
National Category
Surgery
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-102480 (URN)23903308 (PubMedID)
Available from: 2013-12-12 Created: 2013-12-12 Last updated: 2017-12-06
Lundgren, F. (2012). Does patency after a vein collar and PTFE-bypass depend on sex and age? Re-analysis of a randomised trial. International Journal of Angiology, 31(2), 156-162
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Does patency after a vein collar and PTFE-bypass depend on sex and age? Re-analysis of a randomised trial
2012 (English)In: International Journal of Angiology, ISSN 0392-9590, E-ISSN 1827-1839, Vol. 31, no 2, p. 156-162Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Aim. Randomized studies evaluating the effect of a vein collar at the distal anastomosis of PTFE-grafts show conflicting results. The study of the Joint Vascular Research Group (JVRG) of UK found improved primary patency while the Scandinavian Miller Collar Study (SCAMICOS) found neither any effect on patency nor on limb salvage after bypass to below-knee arteries. However, the Scandinavian patients were a decade older and predominately female compared to the British patients. Can this explain the conflicting result? less thanbrgreater than less thanbrgreater thanMethods: Primary patency with respect to sex, age and the use of vein collar were re-analysed in 345 patients from SCAMICOS with Kaplan-Meier life-table technique, log-rank test and Cox proportional hazards regression to evaluate any interaction between sex or age and the effect of a vein collar on the primary patency rate. less thanbrgreater than less thanbrgreater thanResults. Females had better patency than males (log-rank test, chi(2)=9.4, df=1, P=0.002) but age had no influence on patency (log-rank test, chi(2)=3.3, df=3, P=0.35). However, 47% of the males compared to 23% of the females were smokers (P=0.00002). No interaction effect between sex and vein collar (P-value=0.224) or age and vein collar (P-value=0527) was established. less thanbrgreater than less thanbrgreater thanConclusion. The difference between the two randomised vein collar studies are unlikely to depend on the disparity in sex and age of the study populations.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Edizione Minerva Medica, 2012
Keywords
Polytetrafluoroethylene, Poplitel artery, Tibial arteries
National Category
Medical and Health Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-79111 (URN)000304743000009 ()
Note
Funding Agencies|IMPRA, Sweden||W. L. Gore & Associates, Sweden||Available from: 2012-06-29 Created: 2012-06-29 Last updated: 2017-12-07
Lundgren, F. (2012). The effect on patency of type, shape and volume of a vein collar used at the distal anastomis of PTFE-bypass to arteries below-knee. International Journal of Angiology, 31(4), 348-355
Open this publication in new window or tab >>The effect on patency of type, shape and volume of a vein collar used at the distal anastomis of PTFE-bypass to arteries below-knee
2012 (English)In: International Journal of Angiology, ISSN 0392-9590, E-ISSN 1827-1839, Vol. 31, no 4, p. 348-355Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

AIM:

The aim of this paper was to study the effect on patency rate of different types of vein collar (Miller's original or St Mary's boot), different length/height shapes of vein collar, and different vein collar volumes at the distal anastomosis of PTFE-bypass grafts to below-knee arteries in patients with critical limb ischemia.

METHODS:

One hundred eighty patients operated on with PTFE-bypass to below-knee arteries with a vein collar at the distal anastomosis were analyzed. They were recruited from a prospective randomized trial evaluating the effect of adding a vein collar to the distal anastomosis. Primary patency rate of the reconstructions were assessed against three factors: the type, shape, and volume of the vein collar. Univariate analysis was performed with the help of plotted Kaplan-Meier lifetable curves and log-rank tests and multivariate analysis with Cox proportional hazards regression.

RESULTS:

Type of vein collar had no influence on primary patency (logrank-test, χ(2)=0.8, df=1, P=0.377, N.=180). A length/height ratio of the vein collar between 1.18 and 1.63 were advantageous for primary patency but the effect was not statistically significant (logrank-test, chisq=5.5, df=2, P=0.063, N.=177). A large volume of the vein collar enhanced primary patency (logrank-test, chisq=6, df=2, P=0.050, N.=173). In the multivariate analysis, however, a larger volume and a length/height ratio between 1.18 and 1.63 as well as > 1.63 reduce the risk of graft failure with 48% (P=0.00006), 58% (P=0.007), 58% (P=0.004), respectively, while vein collar type had no effect on primary patency.

CONCLUSION:

This prospective observational study indicates that if a vein collar is used at the distal anastomosis of a PTFE-bypass to below-knee arteries it should be long compared to height and large in volume to improve primary patency rate, while the type of vein collar does not appear to matter.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Edizioni Minerva Medica, 2012
Keywords
Polytetrafluoroethylene; Ischemia; Lower extremity
National Category
Basic Medicine
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-109986 (URN)000309443800006 ()22801400 (PubMedID)2-s2.0-84867584973 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2014-08-29 Created: 2014-08-29 Last updated: 2018-01-11Bibliographically approved
Lundgren, F. (2012). The vein collar: an anastomotic servant or a patency promoter? Re-analysis of a randomized trial. International Journal of Angiology, 31(3), 234-238
Open this publication in new window or tab >>The vein collar: an anastomotic servant or a patency promoter? Re-analysis of a randomized trial
2012 (English)In: International Journal of Angiology, ISSN 0392-9590, E-ISSN 1827-1839, Vol. 31, no 3, p. 234-238Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Aim. Randomized studies evaluating the effect of a vein collar at the distal anastomosis of PTFE-grafts show conflicting results. The study of the Joint Vascular Research Group (JVRG) of UK found improved primary patency while the Scandinavian Miller Collar Study (SCAMICOS) found neither any effect on patency nor on limb salvage after bypass to below-knee arteries. It has been discussed whether the questioned positive effect of a vein collar is due to technical advantages when the anastomosis is made rather than on a positive influence on the long-term effect by less pseudointima formation. less thanbrgreater than less thanbrgreater thanMethods. Primary patency regarding the use of vein collar were re-analyzed in 345 patients from SCAMICOS with Kaplan-Meier life-table technique and Cox proportional hazards regression in a counting process notation to evaluate any interaction between time-period and the effect of a vein collar on the primary patency rate. less thanbrgreater than less thanbrgreater thanResults. No overall effect on primary patency of a vein collar at the distal anastomosis was found irrespective of the site anastomosis. However, during the first 30 days of follow-up the primary patency among the femoro-crural bypasses was 0.87 (0.79-0.95) and 0.72 (0.63-0.83) with and without vein collar respectively. The interaction between vein collar and time-period was not statistically significant (P=0.070) and neither was the Score test for the whole interaction analysis (P=0.091) for the patients with anastomosis to the crural arteries. No such initial differences were found for the patients with anastomosis to the popliteal artery below-knee. less thanbrgreater than less thanbrgreater thanConclusion. A clinically relevant but not statistically significant better primary patency during the first 30 days was found for patients with PTFE-bypass to the crural arteries with a vein collar at the distal anastomosis. There were no long-term advantages of the vein collar irrespective of the location of the anastomosis.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Edizione Minerva Medica, 2012
Keywords
Popliteal artery, Tibial arteries, Lower extremity, Ischemia
National Category
Engineering and Technology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-79987 (URN)000306574600005 ()
Note
Funding Agencies|IMPRA, Sweden||W. L. Gore & Associates, Sweden||Available from: 2012-08-17 Created: 2012-08-17 Last updated: 2017-12-07
Lundgren, F. (2011). Letter: In Response to Prof. MJ Goughs Second Comment on SCAMICOS [Letter to the editor]. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 41(1), 135-136
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Letter: In Response to Prof. MJ Goughs Second Comment on SCAMICOS
2011 (English)In: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, ISSN 1078-5884, E-ISSN 1532-2165, Vol. 41, no 1, p. 135-136Article in journal, Letter (Other academic) Published
Abstract [en]

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Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, 2011
National Category
Engineering and Technology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-66307 (URN)10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.09.016 (DOI)000287070800023 ()
Available from: 2011-03-11 Created: 2011-03-11 Last updated: 2017-12-11Bibliographically approved
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