The international surgical journal with global reach

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. N Engl J Med 2010; 362: 1863-1871.

Published: 1st January 2010

Authors: The United Kingdom EVAR Trial Investigators.

Conclusion

Early postoperative mortality was significantly better after EVAR (1.8 per cent vs. 4.3 per cent after open repair. After median follow-up of six years, all cause mortality rates were similar in both groups: adjusted hazard ratio 0.92, 95 per cent confidence interval 0.57 to 1.49, P=0.73).

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