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Abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture: statistical analysis of factors affecting outcome of surgical treatment.

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Thomas W. Wakefield¹, Walter M. Whitehouse², Walter M. Whitehouse¹, Wu Sc², Wu Sc¹, Gerald B. Zelenock¹, Gerald B. Zelenock², Jack L. Cronenwett¹, Jack L. Cronenwett², Errol E. Erlandson¹, Errol E. Erlandson², Kraft Ro², Kraft Ro¹, Lindenauer Sm², Lindenauer Sm¹, James C. Stanley¹ - Show less +12 more•Institutions (2)

University of Michigan¹, Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland)²

01 Jan 1982-Surgery

TL;DR: The findings support the general concept of aggressive elective resection of abdominal aortic aneurysms with intraoperative and overall mortality rates of 20.7% and 51.7%, respectively and the correlation of multiple factors to morbidity and mortality was assessed.

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