title: [Surgery of abdominal aortic aneurysm in a department of vascular surgery integrated into a department of general surgery--is it satisfactory?].
abstract: Seventy-two operations for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), i.e 104 per mill. per year, were carried out by a vascular surgical unit integrated into a general surgical department. Mortality rate for elective operation was 3.8%, for acute operation without rupture 3.8% and with rupture 31.6%. Fifty percent of patients with rupture reached operation, which gives an overall mortality of about 66% and an incidence of 56 per mill. per year. Twice as many acute operations were carried out in this area compared to the rest of Denmark, and no haemodialysis-demanding complications occurred. These observations suggest that short transfer time is an important prognostic factor when treating ruptured AAA.
authors.affiliation: Karkirurgisk afsnit, Skive Sygehus.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lindholt
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sloth
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Henneberg
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fasting
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
vernacular_title: Operation for abdominalt aortaaneurisme på karkirurgisk afsnit, integreret i almen kirurgisk afdeling--er det forsvarligt?