title: The reduction of mortality of abdominal aortic aneurysm resection.
abstract: The reasons for improvement in mortality after abdominal aortic aneurysmectomy in 144 consecutive patients are assessed. Elective aneurysmectomy carried a mortality of 5.7 percent. The deaths were all attributable to myocardial infarction occurring in patients with known coronary artery disease.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012769:Shock / Q000150:complications; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000401:mortality*