Title

Reporting Standards for Type B Aortic Dissections

Authoring Organizations

Society for Vascular Surgery

Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Publication Month/Year

January 27, 2020

Last Updated Month/Year

December 16, 2024

Supplemental Implementation Tools

Document Type

Other

External Publication Status

Published

Country of Publication

US

Document Objectives

The purpose of this document is to provide structure to the reporting of type B aortic dissection (TBAD), with particular attention to those attributes of TBAD that, based on the best available evidence to date, would appear to have an impact on outcomes.

Inclusion Criteria

Male, Female, Adult, Older adult

Health Care Settings

Hospital, Operating and recovery room

Intended Users

Nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant

Scope

Diagnosis, Treatment, Management

Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)

D006973 - Hypertension, D001015 - Aortic Arch Syndromes, D004210 - Dissection, D003240 - Connective Tissue Diseases

Keywords

aortic dissection, type b aortic dissection

Source Citation

Lombardi JV, Hughes GC, Appoo JJ, Bavaria JE, Beck AW, Cambria RP, Charlton-Ouw K, Eslami MH, Kim KM, Leshnower BG, Maldonado T, Reece TB, Wang GJ. Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) reporting standards for type B aortic dissections. J Vasc Surg. 2020 Mar;71(3):723-747. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2019.11.013. Epub 2020 Jan 27. PMID: 32001058.