Table 3 Patients registered with 1, 2 or 3 of the standard triad of signs (STS) for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (abdominal pain, syncope and/or abdominal mass)
From: Initial signs in patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms: time for an expanded triad?
Triad signs | All 216 (100%) | Women 49 (23%) | Men 167 (77%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Sign | 88 (41%) | 14 (29%) | 74 (44%) | 0.17 |
2 Signs | 79 (37%) | 23 (47%) | 56 (34%) | |
3 Signs | 29 (13%) | 6 (12%) | 23 (14%) |