Influence of Establishment of a Protocol for Endovascular Repair in Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Patient Outcomes

Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (RAAA) continues to carry a high mortality. A randomized trial and a few single-center experiences have shown improved short-term results with endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) compared with open repair of RAAA. An EVAR for RAAA (R-EVAR) program was started in 2007 at our institute. We studied our own experience with repair of RAAA during 10-year period, comparing outcomes between the two time periods.