Comprehensive Assessment of Factors Associated With In-Hospital Mortality After Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Hicks C, Canner J, Arhuidese I, Obeid T, Black J, Malas M. Comprehensive Assessment of Factors Associated With In-Hospital Mortality After Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair. JAMA Surgery 2016, 151: 838-45. PMID: 27192100, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFactors associated with in-hospital mortalityIn-hospital mortalityOpen AAA repairEndovascular AAA repairElective AAA repairAssociated with mortalityHospital-level risk factorsAAA repairPatient- and hospital-level factorsGeneral surgery mortalityHospital-level factorsPatient-level factorsHospital bed sizeHospital case volumeProportion of institutionsAssociated with in-hospital mortalityIn-hospital mortality outcomesNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseHigh-volume aortic centersAbdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repairElective open AAA repairInpatient Sample databaseEndovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repairTeaching statusPatient referral