Interhospital Transfer of Ruptured AAA's for EVAR: Preposterous or Prudent?

Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2016 Aug;50(6):455-7. doi: 10.1177/1538574416661106. Epub 2016 Aug 2.
No abstract available

Keywords: endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm for rupture (rEVAR); interfacility transfer; interhospital transfer; ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA).

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / mortality
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / surgery*
  • Aortic Rupture / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Rupture / mortality
  • Aortic Rupture / surgery*
  • Delivery of Health Care*
  • Hospitals, High-Volume
  • Humans
  • Patient Transfer*
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology
  • Postoperative Complications / mortality
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Time-to-Treatment
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures* / adverse effects
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures* / mortality