Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 6 , Pages 1182-1187.e2 , December 2006

Patient-reported quality of life after abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery: A prospective comparison of endovascular and open repair

Received 23 January 2006 ,Accepted 4 August 2006.

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    Change over time in mean Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36-item (SF-36) health survey scores within each domain for endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) and open repair (Open) patients. The x axis i

    Change over time in mean Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36-item (SF-36) health survey scores within each domain for endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) and open repair (Open) patients. The x axis indicates domain of the SF-36. PF, Physical function; SF, social function; RP, role physical; RE, role emotional; MH, mental health; VT, vitality; BP, bodily pain; GH, general health. The y axis displays the mean SF-36 scores. Results displayed using the same format as Prinssen et al.7

 Competition of interest: Dr Steinmetz has a consulting agreement with Medtronic of Canada as a clinical preceptor.Additional material for this article may be found online at www.jvascsurg.org.

PII: S0741-5214(06)01419-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.08.015

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 6 , Pages 1182-1187.e2 , December 2006

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