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Status of aneurysm
| Table 1. Status of aneurysm on admission |
| Status |
Total |
% |
| Unruptured: asymptomatic |
48 |
91 |
| Unruptured: symptomatic |
4 |
8 |
| Ruptured |
1 |
<2 |
| Total |
53 |
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The great majority of aneurysms were unruptured and asymptomatic. The advisors suggested that at present very few centres in the United Kingdom are able to treat ruptured aneurysms by EVAR. Successful endovascular treatment of a ruptured aneurysm requires that the patient is cardiovascularly stable, so that they can proceed immediately to CT examination, and then to a staffed angiography suite. It is difficult for radiology departments to organise this flexibility of service with current workload and staff resources.
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