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Predicting risk in elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: a systematic review of current evidence.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18922709     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To examine and compare existing pre-operative risk prediction methods for elective abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair. DESIGN: Systematic review. METHODS: Medline, EMBASE and the Cochrane library were searched for articles that related to risk prediction models used for elective AAA repair. RESULTS: 680 abstracts were reviewed and after exclusions 28 articles encompassing 10 risk models were identified. The most frequently studied of these were the Glasgow Aneurysm Score (GAS), the Physiological and Operative Severity Score for enUmeration of Mortality (POSSUM) predictor equation and the Vascular Biochemistry and Haematology Outcome Model (VBHOM). All models had strengths and weaknesses and some had unique features which were identified and discussed. CONCLUSION: The GAS appeared to be the most useful and consistently validated score at present for open repair. Other systems were either not validated fully or were not consistently accurate. Some had significant drawbacks which appeared to severely limit their clinical application. Recent work has shown that no scores consistently predicted the risk associated with endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). Pre-operative risk stratification is a vital component of modern surgical practice, and we propose the need for a comprehensive new risk scoring method for AAA repair incorporating anatomical and physiological data.
Authors:
B O Patterson; P J E Holt; R Hinchliffe; I M Loftus; M M Thompson
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review     Date:  2008-10-14
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery     Volume:  36     ISSN:  1532-2165     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg     Publication Date:  2008 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-11-21     Completed Date:  2008-12-18     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9512728     Medline TA:  Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  637-45     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
St George's Vascular Institute, St James Wing, St George's Hospital, London SW17 0QT, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / surgery*
Humans
Models, Statistical
Prognosis
Risk Assessment

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