Relationship between rupture time and operative mortality for AAA

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  A retrospective observational study of the relationship between mortality after ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm repair performed within working hours (08:00-17:00) and outside working hours (17:00-08:00).

• IRAS ID

  144282

• Contact name

  Otto Klimach

• Contact email

  otto.klimach@wales.nhs.uk

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 5 months, days

• Research summary

  We want to compare the 30 day mortality of patients undergoing emergency repair of a ruptured aortic aneurysm within usual working hours (08:00-17:00) to those undergoing emergency repair outside working hours (17:00-07:00). To do this we need access to anonymised data from all patients who underwent emergency repair

• REC name

  South Central - Berkshire B Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  14/SC/1353

• Date of REC Opinion

  23 Oct 2014

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion