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Trends in utilization, median length of stay (LOS), and readmission rates among patients undergoing thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) and open repair who were discharged home
| Years | TEVAR
|
Open TAA repair
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Median LOS | Average readmission rate | N | Median LOS | Average readmission rate | |
| 2000–2001 | 109 | 5 | 22.0 | 1553 | 8 | 21.0 |
| 2002–2003 | 198 | 5 | 18.2 | 1852 | 8 | 20.5 |
| 2004–2005 | 559 | 4 | 18.6 | 2262 | 8 | 20.4 |
| 2006–2007 | 1048 | 4 | 16.5 | 2183 | 7 | 19.0 |
TAA, Thoracic aortic aneurysm.
