Standards of reporting in open and endovascular aortic surgery (STORAGE guidelines)

Bartosz Rylski; Davide Pacini; Friedhelm Beyersdorf; Eduard Quintana; Thomas Schachner; Konstantinos Tsagakis; Sonia Ronchey; Andras Durko; Ruggero De Paulis; Matthias Siepe; Eric E Roselli; Thierry Carrel; Martin Czerny; Florian S Schoenhoff; EACTS Vascular Domain, EJCTS and ICVTS Editorial Committees

doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezz145

Standards of reporting in open and endovascular aortic surgery (STORAGE guidelines)

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Jul 1;56(1):10-20. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezz145.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Heart Centre Freiburg University, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
² Cardiac Surgery Unit, Cardio-Thoraco-Vascular Department, S. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
³ Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona Medical School, Barcelona, Spain.
⁴ Innsbruck Medical University, University Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, Innsbruck, Austria.
⁵ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West-German Heart and Vascular Center Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
⁶ Department of Vascular Surgery, San Filippo Neri Hospital, Rome, Italy.
⁷ Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
⁸ Department of Cardiac Surgery, European Hospital, Rome, Italy.
⁹ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
¹⁰ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

PMID: 31102528
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezz145

Abstract

The number of patients undergoing surgery on the thoracic and thoraco-abdominal aorta has been steadily increasing over the past decade. This document aims to give guidance to authors reporting on results in aortic surgery by clarifying definitions of aortic pathologies, open and endovascular techniques and by listing clinical parameters that should be provided for full presentation of patients' clinical profile and in particular, their outcome. The aim is to help find a common language in the treatment of aortic disease and to contribute to a better understanding of this patient population.

Keywords: Aorta; Data; Guidelines; Reporting.

MeSH terms

Aorta / surgery
Aortic Diseases* / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Diseases* / epidemiology
Aortic Diseases* / surgery
Cardiac Surgical Procedures* / classification
Cardiac Surgical Procedures* / methods
Comorbidity
Endovascular Procedures* / classification
Endovascular Procedures* / methods
Humans
Manuscripts, Medical as Topic*
Postoperative Complications
Research Design
Risk Factors
Thoracic Surgery / organization & administration*