Long term functional survival after surgery on the thoracic aorta in Manitoba

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dc.contributor.authorLodewyks, Carly
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeNickel, Nathan (Community Health Sciences) Yamashita, Michael (Surgery) Ouzounian, Maral (University of Toronto)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorTangri, Navdeep (Community Health Sciences) Arora, Rakesh (Community Health Sciences)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-04T20:11:40Z
dc.date.available2018-09-04T20:11:40Z
dc.date.issued2018en_US
dc.date.submitted2018-08-13T23:59:33Zen
dc.degree.disciplineCommunity Health Sciencesen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US
dc.description.abstractProblem: The epidemiology of thoracic aortic disease (TAD) in Manitoba is currently unknown. Additionally, it is unclear whether minimally invasive thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is associated with improved functional (ie. non-institutionalized) survival compared to open surgery. Methods: Data housed at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and the Manitoba Thoracic Aortic Diseases clinic were used to examine the epidemiology and functional survival of patients with TAD. Results: The incidence and prevalence of TAD is increasing, especially in women and the Winnipeg region. There was no difference between TEVAR and open surgery in functional survival (HR 1.509; p=0.3565) however, a small sample size makes it difficult to interpret these results. Conclusion: Resources should be allocated to ensure appropriate monitoring, treatment and follow up for the growing number of patients with TAD. Multicenter collaboration is necessary to make definitive conclusions regarding functional survival in TEVAR and open surgery patients.en_US
dc.description.noteOctober 2018en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/33238
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectCardiac surgeryen_US
dc.subjectThoracic aortaen_US
dc.subjectEpidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectFunctional survivalen_US
dc.titleLong term functional survival after surgery on the thoracic aorta in Manitobaen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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