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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm"”.
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Outcomes of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (RAAA) is a life-threatening event, and without operative treatment the patient will die. The overall mortality can be as high as 80-90%; thus repair of RAAA should be attempted whenever feasible. The quality of life (QoL) has become an increasingly important …
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The results of surgical treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm: influence and evaluation of comorbidities, demographic and surgical risk factors /
… risk factors on early and late results of non-ruptured and ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. In the introduction the aim of the study and objectives are listed. In the review of the literature main problems of pending topic are analyzed. The methodology is described in a special chapter. The …
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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm – Different Aspects on Screening
Abstract Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a hideous life threatening disease that most often is asymptomatic until it ruptures. Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) is a painful and serious predicament with a mortality of 80-90%. Half of the patients die before arriving to hospital, leaving …
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Risk Factors in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
The mortality rate of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) has been reported to be as high as 85%. Evidence suggests that ultrasound screening reduces overall and AAA-related mortality. The aim of this study was to identify and document risk factors for AAA from the largest Welsh cohort …
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Missed opportunities for the detection of abdominal aortic aneurysms : a retrospective study of eighteen patients presenting with a ruptured or acute symptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm
A ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) has a mortality of 80 percent. The majority of these cases present as medical emergencies, with 50 percent dying before they reach hospital. Twenty percent are not operated on because of an incorrect diagnosis and of the surviving 30 percent, there will be …
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Clinical Aspects on Chimney Stent Graft Technique in Endovascular Repair of the Aorta.
… patients unfit for major surgery. Endovascular aortic repair is safe, durable and effective when there is adequate proximal and distal sealing zone for the aortic stent graft. Fenestrated and branched stent grafts have made the repair possible for complex but elective cases that do not have an …
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Komplikationen und Lebensqualität bei Patienten mit elektiv und im Rupturstadium operiertem abdominellen Aortenaneurysma anhand des Patientenkollektivs der Universitätsklinik Würzburg von August 1990 bis Januar 2001
… es, den Einfluß operativ versorgter abdomineller Aneurysmarupturen auf die Lebensqualität zu evaluieren. Als Kontrollgruppe dienten zum einen Patienten mit elektiv operierten Aortenaneurysmen, zum anderen die gesunde Normalbevölkerung. Des weiteren sollten Faktoren, die das postoperative Überleben …