The survival rate for AAA surgery depends on whether it’s an elective or emergency procedure. In a 2023 UK study of 980 people who underwent open AAA, the 30-day survival rate was 97.5% for ...

A 2009 study found that 8.1% of people had DVT or PE after abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) surgery. A 2019 study found that 12% of people had a PE after EVAR.

Open abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair was identified in the derivation cohort as the highest risk procedure for postoperative pneumonia. However, the discriminatory value of the score within ...

Half of all AAA procedures were done by general surgeons, 27% by vascular surgeons, and 23% by cardiac surgeons. Overall, mortality was 4.2%.

He was the first patient to receive a new procedure to treat a specific aortic aneurysm in Michigan. "I had two choices—that, or being cut open from the back," said Chilson.

Smith, who has had both methods, said the minimally invasive TAVR procedure seemed much less concerning than the major heart surgery. For her, the best part was probably the reduction in anesthesia.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Howard Chilson describes himself as a guinea pig, of sorts. He was the first patient to receive a new procedure to treat a specific aortic aneurysm in Michigan. "I had two ...