POSSUM Models in Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 499-504

  Tang, T Y ^a   Walsh, S R ^a   Prytherch, D R ^b   Wijewardena, C ^a   Gaunt, M E ^a   Varty, K ^a   Boyle, J R ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aneurysm (abdominal aortic); Complications; Outcome; POSSUM; Surgical audit

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; MORBIDITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL MORTALITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34848925482     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.04.007     Document Type: Article

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