Meta Analysis on Mortality of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 558-570

  Hoornweg, L L ^a   Storm Versloot, M N ^a   Ubbink, D T ^a   Koelemay, M J W ^a,b   Legemate, D A ^a   Balm, R ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Tergooi Hospitals   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Mortality; Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA BASE; DATA EXTRACTION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGED; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; REGISTRIES;

EID: 41549138267     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.11.019     Document Type: Review

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