Contemporary Treatment of Popliteal Artery Aneurysms in 14 Countries: a Vascunet Report

• Published in: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
• Main Authors: Grip, O, Mani, K, Altreuther, M, Bastos Gonçalves, F, Beiles, B, Cassar, K, Davidovic, L, Eldrup, N, Lattmann, T, Laxdal, E, Menyhei, G, Setacci, C, Settembre, N, Thomson, I, Venermo, M, Björck, M
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Subjects: HSM CIR VASC; Humans; Aged; Male; Female; Middle Aged; Acute Disease / epidemiology; Acute Disease / therapy; Amputation; Surgical / statistics & numerical data; Aneurysm / complications; Aneurysm / epidemiology; Aneurysm / pathology; Aneurysm / surgery*; Australia / epidemiology; Brazil / epidemiology; Elective Surgical Procedures / adverse effects; Elective Surgical Procedures / methods; Elective Surgical Procedures / statistics & numerical data; Endovascular Procedures / adverse effects; Endovascular Procedures / methods; Europe / epidemiology; Incidence; Global Burden of Disease; Ischemia / epidemiology; Ischemia / etiology; Ischemia / surgery*; Limb Salvage / adverse effects; Limb Salvage / methods; Limb Salvage / statistics & numerical data*; New Zealand / epidemiology; Popliteal Artery / pathology*; Popliteal Artery / surgery; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; Registries / statistics & numerical data; Retrospective Studies; Thrombosis / epidemiology; Thrombosis / etiology; Thrombosis / surgery*; Treatment Outcome; Vascular Grafting / adverse effects; Vascular Grafting / methods; Vascular Grafting / statistics & numerical data; Vascular Patency; New Zealand; Norway; Paa; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/4794; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2020.07.005

Objective: Popliteal artery aneurysm (PAA) is the second most common arterial aneurysm. Vascunet is an international collaboration of vascular registries. The aim was to study treatment and outcomes. Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of prospectively registered population based data. Fourte...