Determination of patient preference for location of elective abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 288-293

  Landau, John H ^a   Novick, Teresa V ^a   Dubois, Luc ^a   Power, Adam H ^a   Harris, Jeremy R ^a   Derose, Guy ^a   Forbes, Thomas L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

aneurysm; mortality; patient choice

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ANEURYSM; MORTALITY; PATIENT CHOICE;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, HIGH-VOLUME; HOSPITALS, LOW-VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84878055857     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: 19389116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538574413485648     Document Type: Article

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