Understanding the current acute aortic syndrome (AAS) pathways-The Collaborative Acute Aortic Syndrome Project (CAASP) protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute aortic syndrome (AAS) is an emergency associated with high peri-hospital mortality rates. Variable clinical presentation makes timely diagnosis challenging and such delays in diagnosis directly impact patient outcomes.

Aims and objectives

The aims of the Collaborative Acute Aortic Syndrome Project (CAASP) are to characterise and evaluate the current AAS pathways of a cohort of hospitals in the UK, USA and New Zealand to determine if patient outcomes are influenced by the AAS pathway (time to hospital admission, diagnosis and management plan) and demographic, social, geographic and patient-specific factors (clinical presentation and comorbidities). The objectives are to describe different AAS pathways and time duration between hospital admission to diagnosis

SUBMITTER: Zhong J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10836658 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature