Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm - Can treatment costs and outcomes be predicted by using clinical or physiological parameters?

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 487-491

  Barry, M C ^a   Merriman, B ^a   Wiley, M ^a   Kelly, C J ^a   Broe, P ^a   Bouchier Hayes, D ^a   Leahy, A ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOCK; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031446736     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-5884(97)80129-3     Document Type: Article

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