Why the study?
Does intervention on the thoracic aorta result in acceptable health-related quality of life compared to matched general populations?
Population
4,746 patients across 30 studies undergoing intervention on the thoracic aorta
Comparison
Intervention on the thoracic aorta vs Matched general populations
Design
Systematic_review
Authors
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Reassures patients and clinicians on post-aortic surgery HRQOL; extends evidence for shared decision-making in thoracic aortic disease.
Does intervention on the thoracic aorta result in acceptable health-related quality of life compared to matched general populations?
Health-related quality of life after major thoracic aortic surgery (both open and endovascular) is generally acceptable and comparable to matched general populations, though baseline assessments are frequently lacking in the literature.
Jarral et al. (2015) studied this question.
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