Validity of the Glasgow Aneurysm Score and the Hardman Index in predicting outcome after ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 570-573

  Tambyraja, A L ^a,b   Fraser, S C A ^a   Murie, J A ^a   Chalmers, R T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GLASGOW ANEURYSM SCORE; HARDMAN INDEX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18844418940     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4907     Document Type: Review

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