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Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in the veteran population
Author(s) -
Kruger Allan,
Foster Wallace,
Love Arthur,
Woodruff Peter,
Blackford John
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2002.02505.x
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal aortic aneurysm , surgery , complication , aneurysm , elective surgery , population , aortic aneurysm , mortality rate , audit , environmental health , management , economics
Background: The aim of this study was to audit the outcome of elective open aortic aneurysm repair in a veteran hospital to determine whether age ≥80 years influenced the morbidity or mortality.Methods: All elective abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repaired at Greenslopes Private (Repatriation) Hospital between January 1995 and July 2000 were reviewed. Operative details, premorbid condition, postoperative outcomes as well as length of admission were recorded. Patients were grouped according to age as ≥80 years or <80 years.Results: There were 251 open elective AAA (including infrarenal and suprarenal, as well as recurrent AAA) repairs carried out during this period, 64 of which were patients of age ≥80 years. Cardiovascular risks factors did not differ between groups nor did complication rates for patients ≥80 and <80 years of age (19.1 and 19.8%, respectively). Mortality rates were not significantly different between groups (≥80 years: 6.25%; <80 years: 4.8%; P > 0.6).Conclusions: Age ≥80 years should not be an exclusion criteria when contemplating open elective AAA repair.