What do systematic reviews say?

Emergency endovascular aneurysm repair vs conventional open repair

Emergency endovascular aneurysm repair showed no clear difference in short‐term mortality (30‐day or in‐hospital) compared with conventional open repair (moderate certainty).

• Endovascular treatment for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.88 [0.66, 1.16]
  4 studies · 868 participants
  Moderate

Emergency endovascular aneurysm repair vs conventional open repair

• Endovascular treatment for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 128 participants
  Low

Emergency endovascular aneurysm repair vs conventional open repair

Emergency endovascular aneurysm repair showed no clear difference in complication: myocardial infarction (30‐day) compared with conventional open repair (low certainty).

• Endovascular treatment for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 2.38 [0.34, 16.53]
  2 studies · 139 participants
  Low

Emergency endovascular aneurysm repair vs conventional open repair

Emergency endovascular aneurysm repair showed no clear difference in complication: renal complications (moderate or severe) (30‐day) compared with conventional open repair (low certainty).

• Endovascular treatment for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 1.07 [0.21, 5.42]
  3 studies · 255 participants
  Low

Emergency endovascular aneurysm repair vs conventional open repair

Emergency endovascular aneurysm repair showed no clear difference in complication: respiratory failure (30‐day) compared with conventional open repair (low certainty).

• Endovascular treatment for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 3.62 [0.14, 95.78]
  1 study · 32 participants
  Low

Emergency endovascular aneurysm repair vs conventional open repair

Emergency endovascular aneurysm repair may leads to lower complication: bowel ischaemia (30‐day) compared with conventional open repair (low certainty).

• Endovascular treatment for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.37 [0.14, 0.94]
  2 studies · 223 participants
  Low

Emergency endovascular aneurysm repair vs conventional open repair

Emergency endovascular aneurysm repair showed no clear difference in mortality (6 months) compared with conventional open repair (moderate certainty).

• Endovascular treatment for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.89 [0.4, 1.98]
  1 study · 116 participants
  Moderate