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Some 1604 abdominal aortic aneurysms were assessed. The annual rate of abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery increased from 17.6 to 67.8 cases per year. The non-ruptured to ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm ratio increased from 2.4: 1 in the first decade to 3.4: 1 in the last 5 years. In non-ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm repairs, the following variables changed over the four decades: patients age over 80 years increased (2.4% to 8.0%;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <0.04), concomitant lower-limb occlusive disease increased (12.2% to 23.7%;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <0.02), prevalence of smaller aneurysms (4\u20136 cm) increased (16.0% to 54.2%;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <0.0001); intraoperative hypotension decreased (9.0% to 0.7%;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <0.0001). postoperative hemorrhage decreased (8.2% to 0.0%,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <0.0001), postoperative leg ischemia decreased (5.7% to 1.1%;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <0.02) and postoperative amputation rate decreased (3.2% to 0.0%;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <0.03). There was a significant decrease in perioperative mortality (17.0% to 3.4%;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <0.0001). For ruptured aneurysms, early operation (within 1 h of admission) increased from 8.7% to 55.8% (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <0.0001), prevalence of intraoperative hypotension decreased (50.0% to 23.5%;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <0.001), and major venous injury decreased (18.0% to 5.2%;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <0.05). Mortality, however, did not decrease significantly (54.2% to 44.2%;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.32). In conclusion, there was a significant decrease in mortality and morbidity associated with non-ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm repair over the four decades studied. In addition, older patients with smaller aneurysms and more co-morbid conditions were operated on during this period. 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