Morbidity and Mortality Following Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in the Elderly.

CONCLUSIONS: EVAR in the elderly can be performed with a high rate of success; however, it is associated with a substantial rate of morbidity and mortality, particularly when patients present with multiple co-morbidities. When performing EVAR in this population group, the risk of rupture must be considered opposed to the life expectancy of these patients and the risk of perioperative morbidity and mortality. PMID: 31927800 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31927800?dopt=Abstract

Source: The Israel Medical Association Journal - January 14, 2020 Category: General Medicine Tags: Isr Med Assoc J Source Type: research