Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 576-581.e3 , March 2009

Preferences for endovascular (EVAR) or open surgical repair among patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms under surveillance

  • Rebecca J. Winterborn, MD, MRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Rebecca J. Winterborn, MD, Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter EX2 5DW, United Kingdom
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  • Irum Amin, MRCS

      Affiliations

    • Cambridge Vascular Unit, United Kingdom
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  • Georgios Lyratzopoulos, MD, FFPH, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  • Nicola Walker, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, United Kingdom
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  • Kevin Varty, MD, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Cambridge Vascular Unit, United Kingdom
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  • W. Bruce Campbell, MS, FRCP, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital and Peninsula Medical School, Exeter, United Kingdom

Received 1 July 2008 ,Accepted 12 September 2008.

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    Bar chart showing the importance of the different features of open surgery and EVAR as judged using a 5-point Likert scale when forming a preference for one or other treatment.

    Bar chart showing the importance of the different features of open surgery and EVAR as judged using a 5-point Likert scale when forming a preference for one or other treatment.

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    a, Bar chart showing the percentage of patients who ranked each feature according to its importance when forming a preference for one or other treatment. b, Bar chart showing the percentage of patient

    a, Bar chart showing the percentage of patients who ranked each feature according to its importance when forming a preference for one or other treatment. b, Bar chart showing the percentage of patients who ranked each feature according to its importance when forming a preference for one or other treatment.

 Competition of interest: none.

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PII: S0741-5214(08)01596-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.09.012

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 576-581.e3 , March 2009

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