Who should be operated when presenting with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm? A monocentric study in a tertiary hospital

Mortality with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAAs) is 80% overall, 50% when operated, and 100% when not operated. Distinguishing in an emergency patients who should be operated versus being offered palliative treatment is difficult. We sought to identify key factors to consider in this decision making.

Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - February 23, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Thomas Holzer, S ébastient Déglise, Pierluigi Ballabeni, Jean-Marc Corpataux, François Saucy Source Type: research