Sex differences in perioperative outcomes after complex abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Female sex is associated with worse outcomes after infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair. However, the impact of female sex on complex AAA repair is poorly characterized. Therefore, we compared outcomes between female and male patients after open and endovascular treatment of complex AAA.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - July 3, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Livia E.V.M. de Guerre, Rens R.B. Varkevisser, Nicholas J. Swerdlow, Patric Liang, Chun Li, Kirsten Dansey, Joost A. van Herwaarden, Marc L. Schermerhorn Source Type: research