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 ...

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 ...

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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.

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.

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 ...