title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Poitiers, Poitiers cedex, France. jb-ricco@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: J-B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Ricco
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000401:mortality* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016526:Workload