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

Final 12-year follow-up of surgery versus surveillance in the UK Small Aneurysm Trial: UK Small Aneurysm Trial participants. Br J Surg 2007; 94:702-708.

Published: 1st January 2007

Authors: Powell JT.

Conclusion

Early surgery (563 patients) did not reduce mortality compared to initial ultrasound surveillance (527 patients): hazard ratio 0.9; p =0.139.

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