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Quality of Life After RAAA

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Over the last 20 years, the treatment and management of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAA) has been studied extensively [1–6]. Perioperative outcomes such as mortality, major complications, and re-intervention rates have been the major focus of many of these studies. However, the success of an operation lies in more than just these factors, and the patients’ quality of life after surgery is an area that has been neglected. This is especially evident when looking at the quality of life after endovascular versus open repair of rAAA. Nonetheless, this is an area that should be focused on, not only for the benefit of patients and their families when making medical decisions but also for the surgical community, enhancing the ability to better treat patients and improve long-term quality of life.

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  1. Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    April Rodriguez MD & Elina Quiroga MD, FACS

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  1. Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Washington Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA

    Benjamin W. Starnes

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    Manish Mehta

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    Frank J. Veith

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Rodriguez, A., Quiroga, E. (2017). Quality of Life After RAAA. In: Starnes, B., Mehta, M., Veith, F. (eds) Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23844-9_18

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