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This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS

Endovascular versus open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm in 15-years’ follow-up of the UK endovascular aneurysm repair trial 1 (EVAR trial 1): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2016; 388: 2366–2374.

Published: 16th January 2017

Authors: Patel R, Sweeting MJ, Powell JT, Greenhalgh RM, for the EVAR trial investigators

Conclusion

A total of 1252 patients were originally recruited. After a mean of 12.7 years, all cause mortality was similar between the groups. AAA-related mortality was higher after EVAR, mainly due to 13 late deaths from AAA rupture versus two after open repair, P=0.064.

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