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1. Transfer of patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm from general hospitals to specialist vascular centres: results of a Delphi consensus study

Author

Hinchliffe, RJ, Ribbons, T, Ulug, P, and Powell, JT

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Male, Patient Transfer, Delphi Technique, Aortic Rupture, Hospitals, General, clinical, Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation, rupture diagnosis, Risk Factors, Humans, Emergency Treatment, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, research, Age Factors, Middle Aged, thrombo-embolic disease, Women's Health Services, Treatment Outcome, inter-hospital transfer, Abdominal aortic aneurysm, Original Article, Female, Triage, Vascular Surgical Procedures, abdomen, Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
Abstract

Aim To explore areas of consensus and disagreement concerning the interhospital transfer of patients with a clinical diagnosis of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. Methods A three-round Delphi questionnaire approach was used among vascular and endovascular surgery and emergency medicine specialists to explore patient characteristics and clinical management issues for emergency interhospital transfer. Analysis is based on 38 responses to rounds 2 and 3 (19 vascular surgeons, 6 interventional radiologists, 13 emergency care specialists) with agreement reported when 70% of respondents were in agreement. Results Initially there was agreement that transfer patients should be

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2012

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