Optimal follow-up strategies after aorto-iliac prosthetic reconstruction: A decision analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 287-295

  Post, P N ^a   Kievit, J ^a   van Bockel, J H ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anastomotic aneurysm; Complication; Cost effectiveness; Decision analysis; Long term follow up; Long term outcome; Prosthetic aortic reconstruction; QALY; Review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERY PROSTHESIS; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; ULTRASOUND;

AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ILIAC ARTERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 4043082080     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2004.06.003     Document Type: Article

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