Changes in abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture and short-term mortality, 1995-2008: A retrospective observational study

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 256, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 651-658

  Schermerhorn, Marc L ^a   Bensley, Rodney P ^a   Giles, Kristina A ^a   Hurks, Rob ^a   O'Malley, A James ^b   Cotterill, Philip ^c   Chaikof, Elliot ^a   Landon, Bruce E ^a,b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

abdominal aortic aneurysm; endovascular aortic aneurysm repair; mortality; rupture

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGE; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR GRAFTING;

EID: 84866560709     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31826b4f91     Document Type: Conference Paper

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