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Study finds socioeconomic disparities in operation and survival rates for abdominal aortic aneurysm
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Study finds socioeconomic disparities in operation and survival rates for abdominal aortic aneurysm

by University of Sheffield Percentage of all elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repairs (open and endovascular) that were done as open procedures, by socioeconomic deprivation category, sex, and age in England (April 2006 to March 2018). a Men and b women. Deprivation quintiles: 1, least deprived; 5, most deprived. Credit: British Journal of Surgery (2022). DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znac222 A...

More people should be screened for abdominal aortic aneurysm
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More people should be screened for abdominal aortic aneurysm

(HealthDay)—A majority of patients who undergo repair for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) do not qualify for screening, according to a study published online in the August issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery. Kirsten D. Dansey, M.D., from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, and colleagues used the National Inpatient Sample (2004 to...