Resident and fellow experiences after the introduction of endovascular aneurysm repair for abdominal aortic aneurysm

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 881-888

  Sachs, Teviah ^a   Schermerhorn, Marc ^a   Pomposelli, Frank ^a   Cotterill, Philip ^b   O'Malley, James ^c   Landon, Bruce ^c  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MEDICARE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 80955180509     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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