Editor's Choice - High Annual Hospital Volume is Associated with Decreased in Hospital Mortality and Complication Rates Following Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Secondary Data Analysis of the Nationwide German DRG Statistics from 2005 to 2013.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyse the association between annual hospital procedural volume and post-operative outcomes following repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) in Germany.

Methods: Data were extracted from nationwide Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) statistics provided by the German Federal Statistical Office. Cases with a diagnosis of AAA (ICD-10 GM I71.

Frequency of reoperations in patients with Marfan syndrome.

Background: We undertook a retrospective study of the pattern of reoperations in surgical patients with Marfan disease.

Methods: Between 1985 and 2008, 83 Marfan patients (60 males, 23 females) underwent 155 aortic operations in our institution. Twenty-eight patients had acute dissection (22 type A, 6 type B), and two had aortic rupture.