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The Management of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Rural ColoradoWith a Historical Note on Kit Carson's Death
Charles M. Abernathy, Jr, MD;
Robert Baumgartner, MD;
H. G. Butler, MD;
Jack Collins, MD;
T. C. Dickinson, MD;
Jan Hildebrand, MD;
R. Douglas Yajko, MD;
Alden H. Harken, MD
JAMA. 1986;256(5):597-600.
Abstract
Kit Carson died of a ruptured aneurysm in rural Colorado in 1868. Since that time, techniques for management of aortic aneurysms have been developed and disseminated to rural areas with small hospitals. A survey of six Colorado rural hospitals' experience with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms is presented. Fifty-seven ruptured aneurysms had been managed during periods ranging from three to ten years. The average time to the operating room was 3.5 to 4.0 hours after hospital arrival and less than 45 minutes after diagnosis. Of those cases arriving with a systolic blood pressure less than 100 mm Hg, the mortality was 56% The overall mortality was 53%. Groups are analyzed according to preoperative delay, occurrence of shock, and other risk factors. The results are compared with several series from metropolitan hospitals. Techniques of management that are of potential benefit in low-volume vascular case settings are discussed.
(JAMA 1986;256:597-600)
Author Affiliations
From the Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Medical School, Denver.
Footnotes
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