Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 282-286 , February 2008

Prognostic scoring in ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: A prospective evaluation

Presented at the Forty-second World Congress of Surgery of the International Society of Surgery, Montréal, Québec, Canada, August 26-30, 2007.

  • Andrew L. Tambyraja, BM, BS

      Affiliations

    • Edinburgh Vascular Surgical Service, Clinical & Surgical Sciences (Surgery), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Andrew Tambyraja, Clinical & Surgical Sciences (Surgery), Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SA UK.
    • ,
  • Amanda J. Lee, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Practice & Primary Care, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland.
    • ,
  • John A. Murie, MD

      Affiliations

    • Edinburgh Vascular Surgical Service, Clinical & Surgical Sciences (Surgery), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
    • ,
  • Roderick T.A. Chalmers, MD

      Affiliations

    • Edinburgh Vascular Surgical Service, Clinical & Surgical Sciences (Surgery), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland

Received 8 June 2007 ,Accepted 18 October 2007.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(07)01692-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.10.031

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 282-286 , February 2008

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