Surgeons’ Role In Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Mortality Examined

The impact of surgeons’ annual aortic volume and other prognostic indicators have been revealed in early outcomes of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (RAAA) repair in a recent study from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Details of the study have been published in the July issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery. Fourteen different surgeons performed consecutive open RAAA repairs on 170 patients between January 2001 and June 2007 at the Center.

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Filed under: Cardiovascular on July 4th, 2008