Why the study?
Does an invitation to attend population-based AAA screening reduce AAA-related mortality in adults 65 years and older?
Population
Men 65 years of age and older (4 RCTs) and women (1 RCT) from population-based studies
Comparison
Invitation to attend population-based abdominal… vs Uninvited control group (no screening)
Design
Meta-analysis
Authors
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Supports inviting men 65-75 years for AAA screening; confirms mortality benefit in updated meta-analysis of trials.
Does an invitation to attend population-based AAA screening reduce AAA-related mortality in adults 65 years and older?
An invitation to attend AAA screening significantly reduces AAA-related mortality in men aged 65 to 75 years, supporting population-based screening in this demographic.
Fleming et al. (2005) studied this question.
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