Long-term survival following emergency abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
Survival following emergency surgery for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm remains poor and is in stark contrast to that for elective repair. We have carried out a 5-year retrospective observational study to determine the long-term (5-year) survival of patients following emergency surgery for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm at a district general hospital in East Anglia. A total of 99 patients presented to the operating theatre for emergency repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm in this 5-year study period. In-hospital mortality was 70% and was unchanged over the 5 years. Overall long-term survival in those patients discharged from hospital was good. The ICU cost per long-term survivor was calculated to be pound sterling 36750.
Milner
Q J
QJ
Specialist Registrar in Anasthesia, Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Anasthesia, Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Kings Lynn, Norfolk PE30 4ET, UK.
Burchett
K R
KR
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000191:economics / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000191:economics / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D017721:Hospital Costs; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000191:economics; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate