Value of risk scores in the decision to palliate patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Michael J SweetingP UlugJ RoyR HultgrenReza IndrakusumaR BalmM M ThompsonR J HinchliffeS G ThompsonJ T Powellnull nullnull nullnull nullnull null

Published in: The British journal of surgery (2018)

The assessed risk scores did not have sufficient accuracy to enable potentially life-saving decisions to be made regarding intervention. Focus should therefore shift to offering repair to more patients and reducing non-intervention rates, while respecting the wishes of the patient and family.

Keyphrases

abdominal aortic aneurysm
randomized controlled trial
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
case report
patient reported outcomes
patient reported