Repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm in octogenarians.

Abstract

Surgical mortality of ruptured aneurysm repair was not independently related to advanced age but mainly driven by cardiac disease and manifest hypovolaemic shock.

An almost normal long-term prognosis of aged patients after successful repair justifies even attempts of open repair, particularly in carefully selected patients.

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Subjects

• Age Factors
• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
• Aortic Rupture
• Cause of Death
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Prognosis
• Risk Factors
• Survival Analysis

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Authors

• P Opfermann
• R von Allmen
• N Diehm
• M K Widmer
• J Schmidli
• F Dick

Publication date

2011-09-20

Journal

Journal topics

• Vascular Surgical Procedures

Language

Eng.

Copyright

European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre, University Hospital Berne, Freiburgstrasse, 3010 Berne, Switzerland.

Release reference

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2011 Oct;42(4):475-83

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