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. 2020 Sep 1;73(3):780–788. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.08.115

Table III.

Probabilistic sensitivity analyses for endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) considering a 6-month time horizon (top) and open surgical repair with a 3-month time horizon (bottom)

Age Community risk of COVID-19 infection Aneurysm size, cm
5.5-5.9 6-6.9 >7
Endovascular repair (6 months)
 60 1% 0.019 (0.018-0.019) 0.040 (0.040-0.041) 0.121 (0.119-0.122)
10% 0.016 (0.015-0.016) 0.038 (0.037-0.039) 0.119 (0.118-0.121)
30% 0.014 (0.014-0.015) 0.036 (0.035-0.036) 0.117 (0.116-0.119)
 70 1% 0.017 (0.017-0.017) 0.045 (0.044-0.046) 0.014 (0.014-0.015)
10% 0.013 (0.011-0.013) 0.038 (0.037-0.039) 0.137 (0.136-0.139)
30% 0.008 (0.007-0.009) 0.034 (0.033-0.035) 0.133 (0.131-0.134)
 80 1% 0.015 (0.014-0.015) 0.044 (0.043-0.045) 0.152 (0.151-0.154)
10% 0.002 (0.001-0.003) 0.032 (0.030-0.033) 0.140 (0.138-0.142)
30% 0.003 (0.005-0.002) 0.024 (0.023-0.026) 0.130 (0.128-0.132)
Open surgical repair (3 months)
 60 1% 0.003 (0.002-0.004) 0.009 (0.008-0.009) 0.053 (0.052-0.054)
10% 0.005 (0.004-0.005) 0.007 (0.006-0.007) 0.051 (0.050-0.052)
30% 0.009 (0.008-0.009) 0.003 (0.002-0.004) 0.048 (0.047-0.049)
 70 1% 0.012 (0.011-0.013) <Difference 0.001 0.055 (0.054-0.056)
10% 0.017 (0.018-0.016) 0.003 (0.002-0.004) 0.051 (0.050-0.052)
30% 0.024 (0.023-0.026) 0.011 (0.010-0.012) 0.044 (0.042-0.045)
 80 1% 0.060 (0.059-0.062) 0.044 (0.043-0.046) 0.014 (0.012-0.015)
10% 0.066 (0.065-0.067) 0.051 (0.049-0.052) 0.009 (0.007-0.11)
30% 0.079 (0.078-0.081) 0.064 (0.062-0.066) 0.003 (0.001-0.005)

The mean absolute difference in probability of survival between the operative and delayed repair strategies is given with 95% credibility intervals. Values are italicized when delayed repair was the dominant strategy.