title: [Early and late results after surgery of abdominal aortic aneurysm].
abstract: From 1983-1987, 388 patients were operated upon for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Elective operation was performed on 171 patients (44%) with a mortality of 2.9%. Emergency operation was done in 277 patients of whom 132 (34%) had ruptured aneurysms. The mortality for ruptured aneurysms was 36% and 21% for patients operated on as emergencies without signs of rupture of the aneurysm. The five year survival rate was 75% after elective operation, 60% after emergency operation and 40% after operation for ruptured aneurysm. The high mortality after emergency operation for abdominal aortic aneurysm confirms the importance of early diagnosis and elective operation before rupture occurs.
authors.affiliation: Rigshospitalet, København, Karkirurgisk afdeling RK.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schroeder
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perko
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sørensen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Agerskov
authors.forename: O C
authors.initials: OC
authors.lastname: Røder
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lorentzen
mesh_terms: D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery; D003718:Denmark; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015996:Survival Rate
vernacular_title: Tidlige og sene resultater efter operation for abdominalt aorta-aneurisme.