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- Title
Setting the Standards for Reporting Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.
- Authors
Soong, Chee V.; Dasari, Bobby V. M.; Loan, William; Hannon, Ray; Lee, Bernard; Lau, Louis; Thompson, Matthew
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
ENDOVASCULAR surgery; REPORTING of medical errors; SURGICAL complications; ABDOMINAL surgery; ABDOMINAL aortic aneurysms; AORTIC aneurysms; ORGAN rupture; DEATH rate; PATIENTS
- Publication
Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 2010, Vol 44, Issue 6, p449
- ISSN
1538-5744
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1538574410373667