Elective repair of intact abdominal aortic aneurysms in a new center
Elective AAA repair at a newly established vascular center staffed by experienced surgeons is safe and effective, demonstrating low rates of MACE and mortality. These findings suggest that AAA care can be successfully provided outside traditional high-volume centers, supporting a more flexible approach to hospital and surgeon accreditation that also considers provider experience rather than volume thresholds alone.
Authors
- Konstantinos P. Donas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3789-0660)
- Salvatore T. Scali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8128-3203)
- Nizar Abu Bakr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0269-0858)
- Apostolos G. Pitoulias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4999-7561)
- Dimitrios Kapetanios (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1747-0610)
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.23736/s0021-9509.25.13436-8
- Primary Topic
- Aortic aneurysm repair treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00