The Dutch Randomised Endovascular Aneurysm Management (DREAM) trial. Background, design and methods

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 379-384

  Prinssen, M ^a   Buskens, E ^a   Blankensteijn, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm, abdominal, surgery; Blood vessel prosthesis implantation; Randomized controlled trials; Stents

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MORBIDITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0036304157     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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