Ruptured versus elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: Outcome and cost

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 613-617

  Ascher, Enrico ^a,b   Scheinman, Marcel ^a   DePippo, Patrick ^a   Yorkovich, William ^a  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Division of Vascular Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM SURGERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032738986     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100169900308     Document Type: Conference Paper

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