title: [Infrarenal aortic aneurysm--10 year follow-up after bypass operation with cost analysis].
abstract: Between 1978 and 1987, a total of 770 patients suffering from an infrarenal aortic aneurysm were operated upon electively (71.6%) or on an emergency basis (28.4%); mortality in hospital was 6.2% and 40% respectively. In 96.2% of the patients we received information concerning status and the cause of death. Overall survival following elective surgery was 64.6% at 5 years and 41% at 10 years, mean survival being 95.1 months. Following emergency surgery the survival rate was 38.7% and 24.1% at 5 and 10 years, mean survival being 57.3 months. Age, coronary artery disease and hypertension had a negative impact on the long-term results. The costs were calculated based on the mean length of hospital stay of 16.4 days for elective and 19.1 days after emergency surgery.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Cappeller
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Hinz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lauterjung
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000191:economics / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000191:economics / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000191:economics*; D002423:Cause of Death; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000191:economics / Q000401:mortality*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome