Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair in Octogenarians: Outcomes and Predictors

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 464-469

  Dainese, L ^a   Barili, F ^a   Spirito, R ^a   Topkara, V K ^b   Pompilio, G ^a   Trezzi, M ^a   Polvani, G ^a   Biglioli, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm, abdominal; Follow up studies; Octogenarians; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33645917362     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2005.11.010     Document Type: Article

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