Endovascular treatment of thoracic disease: patient selection and a proposal of a risk score

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Model ID02-008-01
Model NameRodrigues Alves 2002
Pubmed ID11996255
First AuthorRodrigues Alves
JournalAnnals of Thoracic Surgery
Year2002
TitleEndovascular treatment of thoracic disease: patient selection and a proposal of a risk score
Primary Index ConditionAortic Disease
Secondary Index ConditionN/A
OutcomeTechnical Success
Model Sample Size47
Cohort Sample Size47
Number of Events6
Follow-Up DurationShort (<3 months)
AUROC0.831
Calibration Reported1
CovariatesComplying with anatomic protocol: fits all the criteria; Complying with anatomic protocol: neck between 30 and 34 mm; Complying with anatomic protocol: multiple openings to be covered; Complying with anatomic protocol: overly tortuous access to the lesion; Complying with anatomic protocol: inability of angiography to identify the lesion; Complying with anatomic protocol: more than one criterion for anatomic exclusion; Etiology of lesion: dissection variants; Etiology of lesion: type B dissection; Etiology of lesion: other etiologies; Treating the lesion requires passing part of the endoprosthesis through the aortic arch; Distance between branching of left subclavian artery and beginning of lesion: > 2 cm; Distance between branching of left subclavian artery and beginning of lesion: 0.5-2 cm; Distance between branching of left subclavian artery and beginning of lesion: <0.5 cm; Angle between arch and descending thoracic aorta less than 90 degrees; Presumed need for more than one stent to cover the lesion; Clinical variables: no sign of instability; Clinical variables: ruptured aneurysm, contained; Clinical variables: acute renal insufficiency secondary to dissection; Clinical variables: recovery from cardiac and respiratory arrest or hypotension < 90 mm Hg; Clinical variables: serious abdominal or lower limb ischemia
Mesh TermsTo be updated
Number of Validations0

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