Cochrane · systematic review · CD001835
Surgery for small asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms
Ulug, P, Powell, JT, Martinez, M-MA, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · Cochrane Library
VascularAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
9
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 4 · 44.4%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 33.3%Moderate 1 · 11.1%High 1 · 11.1%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Early open repair compared to ultrasound surveillance for small asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms
Population: small asymptomatic AAA
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Mortality ( Early open repair vs ultrasound surveillance | HR 0.99 | 2 studies · 2226 participants | High |
Costs (per participant) ( Early open repair vs ultrasound surveillance | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 1090 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
QoLc ( Early open repair vs ultrasound surveillance | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 2226 participants | Ungraded |
Aneurysm rupture ( Early open repair vs ultrasound surveillance | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 2226 participants | Ungraded |
Early endovascular repair compared to ultrasound surveillance for small asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms
Population: small asymptomatic AAA
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Mortality ( Early endovascular repair vs ultrasound surveillance | RR 1.92 [0.73, 5.06] | 2 studies · 846 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Costs ( Early endovascular repair vs ultrasound surveillance | MD 27 | 1 study · 614 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Costs ( Early endovascular repair vs ultrasound surveillance | MD 2557 | 1 study · 614 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
QoL ( Early endovascular repair vs ultrasound surveillance | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 605 participants | Ungraded |
Aneurysm rupture (overall Early endovascular repair vs ultrasound surveillance | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 1088 participants | Ungraded |