Why the study?
What are the epidemiological trends, rupture rates, and hospital mortality of abdominal aortic aneurysms in Scotland?
Population
5,338 new cases of abdominal aortic aneurysm recorded in the Scottish Morbidity Record 1 over a 12-year…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
12-year period (1980-1991)
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High rupture mortality supports early detection efforts; leaves open whether contemporary management has improved outcomes since 1991.
What are the epidemiological trends, rupture rates, and hospital mortality of abdominal aortic aneurysms in Scotland?
The incidence of abdominal aortic aneurysms in Scotland increased steadily from 1980 to 1991, with high hospital mortality rates, particularly for ruptured aneurysms.
Samy et al. (1994) studied this question.
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