title: Ruptured arteriosclerotic aneurysms of the abdominal aorta. Reducing mortality.
abstract: Mortality in 100 patients undergoing resection of ruptured atherosclerotic aneurysms of the abdominal aorta was 58%. In addition to advanced age and concurrent cardiac disease, lethal factors included preoperative hypotension, cardiac arrest, anuria, and free intra-abdominal rupture. Failure to establish the correct diagnosis until the onset of these four signs contributed to the high mortality.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001002:Anuria / Q000150:complications; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013536:Suture Techniques