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.

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Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - March 20, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: N. Kontopodis, N. Galanakis, S.A. Antoniou, D. Tsetis, C.V. Ioannou, F.J. Veith, J.T. Powell, G.A. Antoniou Tags: Selected abstracts from the march issue of the european journal of vascular and endovascular surgery Source Type: research