The British journal of surgery
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Br J Surg
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Previous studies have focused on patient-related risk factors to explain the higher mortality risk in women undergoing elective abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether hospital-related factors influence outcomes following AAA repair in women. ⋯ Women are at higher risk of death after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair irrespective of patient- and hospital-related factors.