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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Surgeons Role in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Mortality Examined
July 18th, 2008
The impact of surgeons' annual aortic volume and other prognostic indicators have been revealed in early outcomes of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (RAAA) repair in a recent study from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Details of the study have been published in the July issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery. Fourteen different surgeons performed consecutive open RAAA repairs on 170 patients between January 2001 and June 2007 at the Center. Results showed an operative mortality rate (in-hospital or 30 days post operation, whichever is later) of 38.2 percent, including 29 intra-operative deaths. Factors that were independent predictors of perioperative...
Source: Health Business Week (2008-07-18)
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