PMID: 9181215Jan 1, 1997Paper

The rupture type determines the outcome for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm patients

Annales Chirurgiae Et Gynaecologiae
J SattaT Juvonen

Abstract

The treatment of patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (RAAA) poses a significant surgical challenge. To achieve improvement in survival, factors influencing case fatality must be identified and modified. The aim of the present survey was to determine the contribution of preoperative, perioperative and postoperative events in predicting the mortality among AAA patients undergoing an emergency operation. Fifty-one consecutive patients with ruptured infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm and twenty-six patients with 'expanding symptomatic aneurysms' (EAAA) were reviewed retrospectively to determine the relative contributions of preoperative, perioperative and postoperative factors on mortality. The 30-day mortality was 47% in the RAAA group and 12% in the EAAA group. The rupture type was the main predictor of the outcome for the RAAA patients, the mortalities being 88% and 29% among patients with free (n = 16) and contained (n = 35) ruptures, respectively. In conclusion, the best way of avoiding poor results in cases of emergency aneurysm repair is to aim at elective operations. After the rupture, the clinical course is mainly determined by the rupture type, which is unfortunately beyond the surgeon's control. Surgical e...Continue Reading

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