Prospective randomization is a fundamental feature of clinical trial design because this
process provides a mechanism for equal distribution among treatment arms of all factors …

Purpose: To compare differences in the applicability and incidence of postoperative adverse
events among stent-grafts used for repair of infrarenal aortic aneurysms. Methods: An …

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the importance of experience and the
learning curve with endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair. METHODS: A …

SIR is committed to the basic principles of outcomes-focused, evidence-based medicine.
Ideally, every Standards of Practice Committee recommendation would be based on …

OBJECTIVE: Recent results after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR)
have brought into question its value in patients deemed at high-risk for surgical intervention …

Background Few data are available on the long-term outcome of endovascular repair of
abdominal aortic aneurysm as compared with open repair. Methods From 1999 through …

Purpose: Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair is reported to result in less
initial patient morbidity and a shorter hospital length of stay (LOS) when compared with …

Context Limited data are available to assess whether endovascular repair of abdominal
aortic aneurysm (AAA) improves short-term outcomes compared with traditional open repair …

Background A number of published economic evaluations of elective endovascular
aneurysm repair (EVAR) versus open repair for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) have …

EUROSTAR (EUROpean collaborators on Stent-graft Techniques for abdominal aortic
Aneurysm Repair) was established for the purpose of combining and studying data on …