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May 1, 2001British journal of surgery

In-hospital mortality from abdominal aortic surgery in Great Britain and Ireland: Vascular Anaesthesia Society audit

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Why the study?

What is the in-hospital mortality rate and what are the risk factors for death in patients undergoing non-emergency infrarenal aortic surgery?

Population

933 patients undergoing elective or urgent surgery for infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm or aortoiliac…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

in-hospital

Authors

PBP. J. M. BaylyNewcastle CollegeJMJ. N. S. MatthewsInternational Fund for Animal WelfarePDPauline M. DobsonJohn Hunter Hospital

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Implication

Supports preoperative risk counseling for non-emergency infrarenal aortic surgery; leaves open whether targeted interventions reduce mortality.

Structured PICO

What is the in-hospital mortality rate and what are the risk factors for death in patients undergoing non-emergency infrarenal aortic surgery?

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Population
933 patients undergoing elective or urgent surgery for infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm or aortoiliac occlusive disease
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Intervention
Elective or urgent surgery for infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm or aortoiliac occlusive disease
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Outcome
In-hospital mortality ratehard clinical

In-hospital mortality for non-emergency infrarenal aortic surgery is 7.3%, but increases significantly in the presence of common risk factors like advanced age and cardiac disease.

Cite This Study

Bayly et al. (2001) studied this question.

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