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A standardized reporting system for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm is proposed to provide a universal language, address reporting bias, and allow comparison of outcomes.
This paper proposes a standardized reporting system for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms to resolve the significant discrepancies in reported mortality rates for endovascular repair.
May reduce discrepancies in rAAA mortality reporting; leaves open validation and adoption in registries and trials.
INTRODUCTION: Reported mortality rates for endovascular repair (EVR) of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) vary from 0% to 50%. Selection bias, inaccurate reporting, and lack of uniform reporting standards are responsible for this significant discrepancy. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Existing literature about the classification/reporting systems of rAAA is reviewed. A standard way of reporting rAAA based on the physiological, radiological, and operative findings is proposed. CONCLUSION: The proposed system attempts to provide a universal language of communicating the severity of rupture, address the reporting bias, and allow comparing the outcomes of rAAA.
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Soong et al. (2010) conducted a review in Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA). Standardized reporting system was evaluated. A standardized reporting system for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm is proposed to provide a universal language, address reporting bias, and allow comparison of outcomes.
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