Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression Analysis of Outcomes of Endovascular and Open Repair for Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
The aim was to assess peri-operative mortality of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) vs. open repair for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and to investigate whether outcomes have improved over the years and whether there is an association between institutional caseload and peri-operative mortality.
Source: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Nikolaos Kontopodis, Nikolaos Galanakis, Stavros A. Antoniou, Dimitrios Tsetis, Christos V. Ioannou, Frank J. Veith, Janet T. Powell, George A. Antoniou Tags: Systematic Review Source Type: research