Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 6 , Pages 1148-1155 , December 2006

Endovascular repair versus open surgery in patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms: Clinical outcomes with 1-year follow-up

Portions of this data have been previously presented in J Endovasc Ther 2002;9:443-448 and Radiology 2006;240(3):681-9.

  • Jacob J. Visser, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Johanna L. Bosch, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Institute of Technology Assessment, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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  • M.G. Myriam Hunink, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass
    • ,
  • Lukas C. van Dijk, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Johanna M. Hendriks, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Don Poldermans, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Marc R.H.M. van Sambeek, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Marc R. H. M. van Sambeek, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Room Hs-302, Erasmus MC, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Received 19 June 2006 ,Accepted 11 August 2006.

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 Supported in part by an Erasmus University Medical Center Health Care Efficiency grant and by an unrestricted educational grant from the foundation “Lijf en Leven.”Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(06)01482-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.08.018

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 6 , Pages 1148-1155 , December 2006

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