Randomized clinical trial of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in womenR A P Scott
Scott Research Unit, St Richard s Hospital, Chichester PO19 4SE, UK
Br J Surg 89:283-5. 2002
..The present report details results from a randomized controlled trial that assessed the effects of screening women for AAA...
- Fifteen-year follow-up of a randomized clinical trial of ultrasonographic screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms
H A Ashton
Scott Research Unit, St Richard s Hospital, Chichester, UK
Br J Surg 94:696-701. 2007
..These are the final results of a randomized controlled screening trial for AAA in men, updating those reported previously. Benefit and compliance over a median 15-year interval were examined...
Abdominal aortic aneurysm and gastrointestinal disease: should synchronous surgery be considered?H S Tilney
Department of Vascular Surgery, St Richard s Hospital, Chichester, West Sussex, UK
Ann R Coll Surg Engl 84:414-7. 2002
..Synchronous aortic and gastrointestinal surgery is often avoided due to the perceived higher risk of infection of the vascular prosthesis...
- Priorities in the management of abdominal aortic aneurysm
R A P Scott
Scott Research Unit, Royal West Sussex Hospital, Spitalfield Lane, Chichester PO19 6SE, UK
Br J Surg 94:653-4. 2007
- The place of screening in the management of abdominal aortic aneurysm
R A P Scott
Scott Research Unit, CMEC, St Richards Hospital, Royal West Sussex Trust, Chichester, West Sussex, UK
Scand J Surg 97:136-8. 2008
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- Screening and management of asymptomatic popliteal aneurysms
J P Trickett
Scott Research Unit, Chichester Medical Education Centre, St Richard's Unit, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 4SE, UK
J Med Screen 9:92-3. 2002
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- Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms: the effects of age and social deprivation on screening uptake, prevalence and attendance at follow-up in the MASS trial
L G Kim
MRC Biostatistics Unit, Institute of Public Health, University Forvie Site, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 2SR, UK
J Med Screen 11:50-3. 2004
..Data from the Multicentre Aneurysm Screening Study (MASS) are used to examine the influences of age and social deprivation in the context of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs)...
- The Multicentre Aneurysm Screening Study (MASS) into the effect of abdominal aortic aneurysm screening on mortality in men: a randomised controlled trial
H A Ashton
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
Lancet 360:1531-9. 2002
..30-day mortality was 6% (24 of 414) after elective surgery for an aneurysm, and 37% (30 of 81) after emergency surgery. INTERPRETATION: Our results provide reliable evidence of benefit from screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms...
- Implications of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms on surgical workload
L G Kim
Medical Research Council Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge, UK
Br J Surg 92:171-6. 2005
..If a national screening programme for AAA were adopted in the UK, it would be expected to increase the elective and decrease the emergency surgical workload...
- Screening, surgical repair, and the management of abdominal aortic aneurisms
R A P Scott
J Med Screen 12:57-8. 2005
- Late results concerning feasibility and compliance from a randomized trial of ultrasonographic screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm
K A Vardulaki
Medical Research Council Biostatistics Unit, Institute of Public Health and Strangeways Research Laboratory, Cambridge, UK
Br J Surg 89:861-4. 2002
..CONCLUSION: A greater awareness of the benefits of full participation in a screening programme could provide a larger and sustained mortality reduction...
- Probabilities of progression of aortic aneurysms: estimates and implications for screening policy
E Couto
MRC Biostatistics Unit, Institute of Public Health, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 2SR, UK
J Med Screen 9:40-2. 2002
..Active follow up, for example every 3 months, is appropriate for men with an aortic diameter of 45-54 mm...
