THE UK SMALL ANEURYSM TRIAL - DESIGN, METHODS AND PROGRESS

Authors
GREENHALGH RM FORBES JF FOWKES FGR POWELL JT RUCKLEY CV POOLEWILSON PA BROWSE NL BULPITT CJ COLES EC FLETCHER AE HORROCKS M LOGAN S BAIRD RN BAKER AR BRACKETT RL BLISS BP CLARKE RJ EARNSHAW J FINCH DRA FLOWERDEW ADS GIBBONS CP HARVEY DR HEDGES AR LAMONT PM LEAR P LEWIS P PARVIN SD WILKINS DC RATTRAY A BAKER R CHAMBERLAIN J COOPER GG CUMMING JGR DAVIDSON AIG DUNCAN JL ENGESET J FORRESTER JC FORSYTHE JLR HARPER DR HOWD A JENKINS AM JONES NAG LAMBERT D MACBAIN GC MCCOLLUM PT MCCORMICK JSC MCKAY AJ MUIR I MURIE JA PROUD G SMITH RC STEWART G STONEBRIDGE P TURNER AR BELL PRF MEER R BLAIR S ARMISTEAD PR AUKLAND A BAINBRIDGE ET BARRIE WW BEARD J BLACK J CALLUM KG DOWNING R HAMER DB HOPKINSON BR JENNER RE MACPHERSON DS MAKIN GS NASH JR POWIS S RATLIFF DA STEWART RD WELSH CL WENHAM PW FERGUSON K CLARK R ACKROYD JS ADISESHIAH M BRADLEY JWP BREARLEY S BURNAND KG BUTLER C CAMERON AEP CLARKE JMF COLIN JF DORMANDY JA GIDDINGS AEB HAMILTON G HOILE RW LANE RHS MACFARLAND RJ MAY ARL MCIRVINE AJ NEGUS D NOTT DM OMALLEY MK PAES T PARDY BD PATTISSON PH PIETRONI M PITTAM MR REILLY DT RUTTER JM STRACHAN CJL TAYLOR PR TAYLOR RS THOMAS M MCCOLLUM CN MOSSA M ALDOORI MI CLARKE J DECOSSART L DONALDSON LA DUFFIELD RGM DURRANS D GOUGH MJ GREANEY MG GWYNN BR HALL R HEARN AR HOLBROOK MC HOPKINSON GB HUGHES R HULTON N KELLY JF KLIMACH OE LAMBERT ME LEVESON SH MATHESON DM MAUDSLEY AR MOSLEY J OBRIEN T PALEY WG SCHRAIBMAN IG WALKER MG WILKINSON AR YEUNG CK FRANKS PJ FORSE N BARRINGTON SJ
Citation
Rm. Greenhalgh et al., THE UK SMALL ANEURYSM TRIAL - DESIGN, METHODS AND PROGRESS, European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery, 9(1), 1995, pp. 42-48
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System","Peripheal Vascular Diseas
Journal title
European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
10785884
Volume
9
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
42 - 48
Database
ISI
SICI code
1078-5884(1995)9:1<42:TUSAT->2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Objectives: To study the outcome of surgery versus ultrasound surveill ance for small aortic aneurysms. Design: Multicentre, random allocatio n, open trial. Setting: University and general hospitals across the UK . Materials: Patients aged 60-76 years with small asymptomatic abdomin al aortic aneurysms (4-5.5 cm in diameter). Chief Outcome Measures: Th e mortality rate, costs, usage of health service resources and quality of life of each treatment will be compared. Conclusions: From patient s randomised to ultrasound surveillance, the natural history of small aneurysms will be determined. The design, methods and progress of this trial are reported here.