Prioritizing High-Volume Repair Hospitals with Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms, for Rural and Nonrural Patients

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Examines associations between in-hospital ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) mortality, hospital rAAA repair volume, patient rurality, and patient transfer status, using 2015-2020 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project State Inpatient Database (HCUP SID) data of 1,744 patients who underwent rAAA repair in New York and Florida.

Neha H. Shetty, Hasan Nassereldine, Kristina E. Rudd, et al.

Journal of Vascular Surgery, 83(4), 1089-1099

04/2026

Cardiovascular disease · Emergency department and urgent care services · Healthcare quality · Mortality · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data