Acute aortic syndrome: nationwide study of epidemiology, management, and outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Epidemiological studies on acute aortic syndrome (AAS) have relied largely on unverified administrative coding, leading to wide-ranging estimates of incidence. This study aimed to evaluate the incidence, management, and outcomes of AAS in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Methods

This was a national population-based retrospective study of patients presenting with an index admission of AAS from 2010 to 2020. Cases from the Ministry of Health National Minimum Dataset, National Mortality Collection, and the Australasian Vascular Audit were cross-verified with hospital notes. Poisson regression adjusted for sex and age was used to investigate trends over time.

Results

During the study interval, 1295 patients presented to hospital with confirmed AAS, including 790 with type

SUBMITTER: Xu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10416687 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature