title: Interhospital Transfer of Ruptured AAA's for EVAR: Preposterous or Prudent?
authors.affiliation: University of Chicago Medicine, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Leslie A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: University of Chicago Medicine, IL, USA rmilner@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu.
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Milner
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D061847:Hospitals, High-Volume; D006801:Humans; D010360:Patient Transfer; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D061665:Time-to-Treatment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality
keywords: endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm for rupture (rEVAR); interfacility transfer; interhospital transfer; ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA)