Results of elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in the 1990s: A population-based analysis of 2335 cases
Dardik A, Lin J, Gordon T, Williams G, Perler B. Results of elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in the 1990s: A population-based analysis of 2335 cases. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 1999, 30: 985-995. PMID: 10587382, DOI: 10.1016/s0741-5214(99)70036-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective AAA repairAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairNonfederal acute care hospitalsOperative mortality rateAortic aneurysm repairAAA repairAcute care hospitalsMortality rateHospital volumeAneurysm repairCare hospitalSurgeon volumeMaryland Health Services Cost Review Commission databaseConventional abdominal aortic aneurysm repairElective abdominal aortic aneurysm repairCurrent population-based studyLow hospital volumeLow surgeon volumeHospital mortality rateTertiary referral institutionLow-volume hospitalsLow-volume institutionsPopulation-based studyPopulation-based analysisMultivariate analysis results