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ArticleThe British journal of surgery2022

Socioeconomic disparities in abdominal aortic aneurysm repair rates and survival.

Ravi Maheswaran, Thaison Tong, Jonathan Michaels, Paul Brindley, Stephen Walters, Shah Nawaz

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Article in The British journal of surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ravi MaheswaranEpidemiology and Public Health, School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3899-4421
Thaison TongSchool of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9307-6850
Jonathan MichaelsClinical Decision Science, School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3422-7102
Paul BrindleyDepartment of Landscape Architecture, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Stephen WaltersMedical Statistics and Clinical Trials, School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Shah NawazSheffield Vascular Institute, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
University of Sheffield · GBSheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAbdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is more prevalent in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas. This study investigated socioeconomic disparities in AAA repair rates and survival.

methodsThe study used ecological and cohort study designs, from 31 672 census areas in England (April 2006 to March 2018), the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010 as the area-level deprivation indicator, and Poisson, logistic and Cox regression.

resultsSome 77 606 patients (83.4 per cent men) in four age categories (55-64, 65-74, 75-84, 85 or more years) were admitted with AAA from a population aged at least 55 years of 14.7 million. Elective open and endovascular repair rates were 41 (95 per cent c.i. 23 to 61) and 60 (36 to 89) per cent higher respectively among men aged 55-64 years in the most versus least deprived areas by quintile. This differences diminished and appeared to reverse with increasing age, with 26 (-1 to 45) and 25 (13 to 35) per cent lower rates respectively in men aged 85 years or more in the most deprived areas. Men admitted from more deprived areas were more likely to die in hospital without aneurysm repair. Among those who had aneurysm repair, this was more likely to be for a ruptured aneurysm than among men from less deprived areas. For intact aneurysm repair, they were relatively more likely to have this during an emergency admission. The mortality rate after repair was higher for men from more deprived areas, although the hazard diminished with age. Patterns were unclear for women.

conclusionThere were clear socioeconomic disparities in operation rates, mode of presentation, and outcome for AAA surgery. Policies are needed to address these disparities.

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Aortic Aneurysm, AbdominalAortic RuptureEndovascular ProceduresAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesSocioeconomic FactorsTreatment OutcomeVascular Surgical Procedures

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PMCPMC10364757
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