Predictors of post-operative mortality following treatment for non-ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm

Abstract

The aim of this prospective study of patients undergoing repair of non-ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm between 1999 and 2003 was to evaluate and compare risk factors for mortality after surgery, to determine a complex of informative factors for lethal outcome and to define patient risk groups. Logistic regression analysis revealed a complex of informative factors, including female gender, previous myocardial infarction, age greater than 75 years, and clinical course of abdominal aortic aneurysm as important indicators for lethal outcome. A risk score model identified low-,moderate- and high-risk groups with mortality rates of 2.9%, 8.0% and 44.4%, respectively. © 2005 Urbonavicius et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.