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

Long term outcome of the Western Australian trial of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms: secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Int Med 2016; 176: 1761-1767.

Published: 2nd February 2017

Authors: McCaul KA, Lawrence-Brown M, Dickinson JA, Norman PE

Conclusion

Almost fifty thousand men aged 64 to 83 were originally included. After a mean of 12.8 years, overall there were 98 deaths from AAA in the control group, compared with 90 in the screening group: rate ratio 0.91, 95 per cent confidence interval 0.68 to 1.21.

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