Outcome and Survival of Patients Aged 75 Years and Older Compared to Younger Patients after Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Do the Results Justify the Effort?

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 469-477

  Shahidi, S ^a   Schroeder, T Veith ^a   Carstensen, M ^a   Sillesen, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CREATININE; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SELECTION; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 67349144704     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2008.10.009     Document Type: Article

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