Why the study?
Does endovascular repair reduce mortality and postoperative complications compared to open repair in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm?
Population
42 studies comprising 21,178 patients undergoing elective or ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery
Comparison
Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm vs Open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm
Design
Meta-analysis
Follow-up
long-term
Authors
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Favors endovascular over open repair for elective AAA; reinforces Level 1 evidence of lower perioperative and aneurysm-related mortality.
Does endovascular repair reduce mortality and postoperative complications compared to open repair in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm?
Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm significantly reduces 30-day mortality, postoperative complications, and long-term aneurysm-related mortality compared to open repair.
Lovegrove et al. (2008) studied this question.
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