Centralization of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair - We Can No Longer Ignore the Benefits!

Aortic aneurysms are almost always symptom-free. Primum non nocere - if we want our patients to benefit from aneurysm surgery, the associated therapeutic risks have to be limited. Prophylactic aneurysm repair is not without hazard, and the risks can be related to patient selection, but also operator and institutional experience. It is thus of utmost importance to determine the optimal organization for the care of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Particularly relevant but also controversial are the aforementioned issues of surgical volume and centralisation.
Source: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research