Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery
A Literature Review and Ratings of Appropriateness and Necessity
ResearchPublished 1992
This report reviews the literature on the benefits and risks of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) surgery, provides a comprehensive list of potential indications for AAA surgery, and presents the ratings of appropriateness and necessity of those indications by a panel of experts. The ratings of appropriateness and necessity are the final results of a two-stage modified Delphi process and were assigned by a multispecialty panel of physicians with expertise in the diagnosis and management of AAA.
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- Year: 1992
- Print Format: Paperback
- Paperback Pages: 119
- Paperback Price: $35.00
- Paperback ISBN/EAN: 978-0-8330-1210-4
- Document Number: JRA-04
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Ballard, David J., Jeff A. Etchason, Lee H. Hilborne, Mary E. Campion, Caren Kamberg, David Solomon, Lucian L. Leape, James P. Kahan, Rolla Edward Park, and Robert H. Brook, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery: A Literature Review and Ratings of Appropriateness and Necessity, RAND Corporation, JRA-04, 1992. As of September 19, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/joint_reports-health/JRA04.html
Ballard, David J., Jeff A. Etchason, Lee H. Hilborne, Mary E. Campion, Caren Kamberg, David Solomon, Lucian L. Leape, James P. Kahan, Rolla Edward Park, and Robert H. Brook, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery: A Literature Review and Ratings of Appropriateness and Necessity. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1992. https://www.rand.org/pubs/joint_reports-health/JRA04.html. Also available in print form.
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