Endovascular repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: A strategy in need of definitive evidence

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1077-1080

  Hinchliffe, Robert J ^a   Powell, Janet T ^b   Cheshire, Nicholas J ^c   Thompson, Matthew M ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PUBLICATION BIAS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 63049087644     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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