Abstract

Among patients with a small abdominal aortic aneurysm, we found no long-term difference in mean survival between the early-surgery and surveillance groups, although after eight years, total mortality was lower in the early-surgery group. This difference may be attributed in part to beneficial changes in lifestyle adopted by members of the early-surgery group.

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MedicineHazard ratioSurgeryAbdominal aortic aneurysmConfidence intervalAneurysmAortic aneurysmClinical trialAbdominal ultrasonographyElective surgeryUltrasonographyInternal medicine

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Year
2002
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article
Volume
346
Issue
19
Pages
1445-1452
Citations
592
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United Kingdom Small Aneurysm Trial Participants, Janet T. Powell, Tony Brady et al. (2002). Long-Term Outcomes of Immediate Repair Compared with Surveillance of Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. New England Journal of Medicine , 346 (19) , 1445-1452. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa013527

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10.1056/nejmoa013527