Qualitative impact of the endovascular era on vascular surgeons' comfort level and enjoyment with open and endovascular AAA repairs

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 150-156

  Ullery, Brant W ^a   Nathan, Derek P ^a   Jackson, Benjamin M ^a   Wang, Grace J ^a   Fairman, Ronald M ^a   Woo, Edward Y ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

abdominal aortic aneurysm; endovascular aortic aneurysm repair; training

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SURGEON;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863349037     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: 19389116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538574411432147     Document Type: Article

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