Endovascular repair of ruptured and symptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms using a structured protocol in a community teaching hospital.

Background: Open abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair has gradually been replaced by endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). The primary objective of this study is to establish baseline mortality data and compare our institutional mortality rates for ruptured AAA patients with published rates from institutions using similar approaches.

Methods: This study is a retrospective review of 49 patients treated using a structured ruptured AAA (rAAA) protocol in a community teaching hospital.