Abdominal aortic aneurysm: Ten years' hospital population study in the City of Glasgow

External validation of the Glasgow Aneurysm Score to predict outcome in elective open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

“…1,2,6,7 This risk profile is crucial in the patient's preoperative assessment, because it predicts perioperative complications and might help the patient and the surgeon to make a choice for surgical or conservative treatment. Samy et al 8,9 derived and validated a simple scoring system, the Glasgow Aneurysm Score (GAS), for risk stratification of patients undergoing elective open repair of an AAA. The GAS represents a numerical score for the patient's preoperative medical condition and thereby is a measure for the patient's risk profile to predict outcome after surgery.…”

Implications of Attendance Patterns in Northern Ireland for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening

“…3e9 This is a real age-adjusted increase in incidence, despite more elective AAA repairs being performed, thus providing the impetus for AAA screening. 3,4,6,10 The concept of AAA screening fulfils all the relevant criteria as stimulated by the United Kingdom National Screening Committee and the World Health Organisation. 11,12 The National Health Service (NHS) AAA Screening Programme was introduced in England in March 2009 and has cost £5,335,809 up to the end of March 2010.…”

Objective Risk-scoring Systems for Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Applicability in Endovascular Repair?

“…1e5 The Glasgow Aneurysm Score (GAS) was originally developed as a simple method of stratifying pre-operative risk following open elective AAA repair, and accurately predicts mortality in this group. 1,6,7 More recently, the GAS was evaluated as a predictor of survival following EVR in 5498 patients enrolled in the European collaborators on Stentgraft Techniques for abdominal aortic Aneurysm Repair (EUROSTAR) registry. 8 Initial uni-variate analysis showed pre-operative aneurysm diameter and the GAS to be associated with an increased risk of death within 30 days.…”