Contemporary comparison of aortofemoral bypass to alternative inflow procedures in the Veteran population

ObjectiveMultiple vascular inflow reconstruction options exist for claudication, including aortofemoral bypass (AFB) and alternative inflow procedures (AIPs) such as femoral reconstruction with iliac stents, and femoral-femoral, iliofemoral, and axillofemoral bypass. Contemporary multi-institution comparison of these techniques is lacking.MethodsThe Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Project (VASQIP) national database (2005-2013) was...