Strategy of endovascular versus open repair for patients with clinical diagnosis of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: the IMPROVE RCT

Strategy of endovascular versus open repair for patients with clinical diagnosis of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: the IMPROVE RCT

Background: Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a common vascular emergency. The mortality from emergency endovascular repair may be much lower than the 40–50% reported for open surgery. Objective: To assess whether or not a strategy of endovascular repair compared with open repair reduces 3...

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Main Authors: Pinar Ulug, Robert J Hinchliffe, Michael J Sweeting, Manuel Gomes, Matthew T Thompson, Simon G Thompson, Richard J Grieve, Raymond Ashleigh, Roger M Greenhalgh, Janet T Powell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2018-05-01
Series:Health Technology Assessment
Subjects:
abdominal aortic aneurysm
rupture
emergency surgery
endovascular
randomised trial
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/hta22310

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https://doi.org/10.3310/hta22310

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