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Postoperative surveillance after surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms: Abdominal aortic aneurysm: diagnosis and management: Evidence review V. London: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE); 2020 Mar. (NICE Guideline, No. 156.)

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Postoperative surveillance after surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms: Abdominal aortic aneurysm: diagnosis and management: Evidence review V.

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Research recommendationWhat are the risks, benefits and cost implications of different surveillance protocols in people who have undergone EVAR?
PopulationPeople who have undergone surgical repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm
  • Stratified by: age, sex, comorbidities, compliance with surveillance
Intervention(s)Varying intervals of surveillance and defined protocols, accounting for imaging technique and time since surgery.
Comparator(s)Each other
Outcomes
  • AAA rupture
  • Further AAA growth/expansion
  • Mortality; survival
  • Need for additional intervention, including both emergency and elective surgical intervention
  • Adverse effects, including incidence of cancer, renal complications (contrast-induced nephrotoxicity)
  • Lower limb, visceral and renal ischaemia
  • Compliance
  • Quality of life
  • Resource use and cost
Study designSystematic review and statistical modelling

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