Predictors of post-operative mortality following treatment for non-ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm |
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| Authors: | Sigitas Urbonavicius Henrik Vorum Grazina Urbonaviciene Mindaugas Trumpickas Dainius Pavalkis Bent Honoré |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Kaunas University of Medicine, Institute of Cardiology, Lithuania;2.University of Aarhus, Institute of Medical Biochemistry, Denmark;3.Kaunas University of Medicine, Clinic of Surgery, Lithuania;4.Kaunas University of Medicine, Clinic of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Vascular Surgery, Lithuania |
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| Abstract: | The aim of this prospective study of patients undergoing repair of non-ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm between 1999 and 2003 was to evaluate and compare risk factors for mortality after surgery, to determine a complex of informative factors for lethal outcome, and to define patient risk groups. Logistic regression analysis revealed a complex of informative factors, including female gender, previous myocardial infarction, age greater than 75 years, and clinical course of abdominal aortic aneurysm as important indicators for lethal outcome. A risk score model identified low-, moderate- and high-risk groups with mortality rates of 2.9%, 8.0% and 44.4%, respectively. |
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| Keywords: | abdominal aortic aneurysm surgical treatment mortality rate |
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