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Long‐term survival following emergency abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
Author(s) -
Milner Q. J. W.,
Burchett K. R.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2000.01366.x
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal aortic aneurysm , surgery , retrospective cohort study , observational study , aortic aneurysm , aneurysm , survival rate , general surgery
Survival following emergency surgery for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm remains poor and is in stark contrast to that for elective repair. We have carried out a 5‐year retrospective observational study to determine the long‐term (5‐year) survival of patients following emergency surgery for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm at a district general hospital in East Anglia. A total of 99 patients presented to the operating theatre for emergency repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm in this 5‐year study period. In‐hospital mortality was 70% and was unchanged over the 5 years. Overall long‐term survival in those patients discharged from hospital was good. The ICU cost per long‐term survivor was calculated to be £36 750.