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Evidence-Based Reports
- In patients suspected of having abdominal aortic aneurysms is ED bedside ultrasound performed by EM physicians as good as that performed by radiologists at accurately detecting AAA? BestBETS, 2006 View answer OR Can you answer this question for extra CPD?
- Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) reduced AAA mortality in Danish men 64–73 years of age. Evidence-Based Medicine (Requires free registration), 2005
- Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms was cost effective for prolonging survival from AAA related death in older men. Evidence-Based Medicine (Requires free registration), 2004
- Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm reduced death from AAA in older men. Evidence-Based Medicine (Requires free registration), 2003
Clinical Guidelines
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening. National Screening Committee statement. 2006
- Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms: recommendation statement. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, 2005
Systematic Reviews
- Endovascular treatment for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2007
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Evidence-based Practice, 2006
- Stent-graft placement in abdominal aortic aneurysm. NICE, 2006
- Primary care screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Health Technology Assessment, 2005
- Comparison of endovascular and open surgical repairs for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Health Technology Assessment, 2006
- A systematic review update of the recent evidence for the safety and efficacy of elective endovascular repair in the management of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms. DARE, 2005
- Decision-analytical model with lifetime estimation of costs and health outcomes for one-time screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in 65-year-old men. NHS EED, 2005
- Cost-effectiveness of screening women for abdominal aortic aneurysm. NHS EED, 2006
Recent articles in core journals
- Inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm. JAMA, 2007
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm. American Family Physician, 2006
- External validation of the Glasgow Aneurysm Score to predict outcome in elective open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 2006
- The Hardman index in patients operated on for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: A systematic review. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 2006
- Two-year outcomes after conventional or endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms. NEJM, 2005
- Population based randomised controlled trial on impact of screening on mortality from abdominal aortic aneurysm. BMJ, 2004
- A randomized trial comparing conventional and endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms. NEJM, 2004
eTextbooks
Clinical Queries
- What is the likely mortality/complication rate from an undiagnosed aneurysm versus the mortality/ complication rate from an elective repair? NLH Q&A Service, 2006 View answer OR Can you answer this question for extra CPD?
- In a patient with an established abdominal aortic aneurysm is there any evidence that statins prevent expansion +/or rupture? Or conversely, could eroding the plaque actually weaken the arterial wall? NLH Q&A Service, 2006 View answer OR Can you answer this question for extra CPD?
- Can people with abdominal aortic aneurysms take part in exercise programmes or cardic rehabilitation programmes? NLH Q&A Service, 2005
- Endovascular Stents (EVAR)/Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (infrarenal). ARIF, 2006
- Fenestrated Endovascular Stents (EVAR)/Complex Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. ARIF, 2005
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