Sex Disparity in Outcomes of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Driven by In-hospital Treatment Delays

We sought to assess whether sex-related differences in timely repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) were associated with excess risk of early mortality in women.rAAA is a surgical emergency and timeliness of intervention affects outcomes. A door-to-intervention time of <90 minutes is recommended.All rAAA repairs in the Vascular Quality Initiative from 2003 to 2017 were reviewed. Patients were stratified by sex and time-delay...