An Emergency EVAR Service Reduces Mortality in Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 189-193

  Sadat, U ^a   Hayes, P D ^a   Kullar, P J ^a   Cousins, C ^a   Varty, K ^a   Boyle, J R ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Aorta; Endovascular; Palliation; Ruptured

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; DATABASES AS TOPIC; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PALLIATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58549106338     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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