Contemporary comparison of supra-aortic trunk surgical reconstructions for occlusive disease

ObjectiveOpen surgical reconstruction for supra-aortic trunk occlusive disease persists despite advances in endovascular therapy. Although extrathoracic reconstructions developed as a safer alternative to transthoracic reconstructions, contemporary national data evaluating relative rates of operative outcomes are lacking.MethodsWith use of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (2005-2011), patients who underwent transthoracic or...