Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 4 , Pages 838-844 , April 2009

Predicting 1-year mortality after elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

  • Adam W. Beck, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Department of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery, Lebanon, NH
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  • Philip P. Goodney, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Department of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery, Lebanon, NH
    • ,
  • Brian W. Nolan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Department of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery, Lebanon, NH
    • ,
  • Donald S. Likosky, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Department of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery, Lebanon, NH
    • Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Center for Leadership and Improvement, Lebanon, NH
    • ,
  • Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Maine Medical Center, Portland, Me
    • ,
  • Jack L. Cronenwett, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Department of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery, Lebanon, NH
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jack L. Cronenwett, MD, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756
    • ,
  • Vascular Study Group of Northern New England

Received 14 July 2008 ,Accepted 29 October 2008.

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 This project was funded in part by The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under Cooperative Agreement Award number 18-C-91674/1/01 awarded to the Trustees of Dartmouth College.

 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(08)01880-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.10.067

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 4 , Pages 838-844 , April 2009

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