title: Glasgow Aneurysm Score in patients undergoing elective open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm: a Finnvasc study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To use Finnvasc to determine whether the Glasgow Aneurysm Score predicts postoperative outcome after open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective study.
  
  
  METHODS
  The operative risk of 1911 patients undergoing open repair of AAA was retrospectively graded according to the Glasgow Aneurysm Score.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At 30 days 100 (5%) patients had died and 21% had developed severe postoperative complications. Receiver operating characteristics (ROCs) curve analysis showed that the Glasgow Aneurysm Score was predictive of postoperative mortality (area under the curve (AUC): 0.668, p<0.0001), severe complications (AUC: 0.654, p<0.0001), cardiac complications (AUC: 0.689, p<0.0001) and intensive care unit stay >5 days (AUC: 0.634, p<0.0001). Patients scoring >76 had significantly higher mortality (9% vs. 3%, p<0.0001), severe (31% vs. 15%, p<0.0001) and cardiac complications (12% vs. 4%, p<0.0001) and intensive care unit stay >5 days (12% vs. 6%, p<0.0001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Glasgow Aneurysm Score is a rather good predictor of immediate postoperative mortality and morbidity after elective open repair of AAA.
authors: Department of Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, Finland.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Biancari
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Heikkinen
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Lepäntalo
authors: J-P
authors: JP
authors: Salenius
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome