Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Quality of Life

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 65-70

  Joseph, Abed Y ^a   Fisher, Jay B ^a   Toedter, Lori J ^b   Balshi, James D ^b   Granson, Marc A ^b   Meir Levi, David ^a  

^a EASTON HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTERY CLAMP; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TOBACCO; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; CLAMP; MORBIDITY; SUPRARENAL CLAMP; AORTA RUPTURE; HEALTH STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0036168239     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153857440203600111     Document Type: Article

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