Invited commentary for "From innumeracy to insight: the uncertainty of help versus harm in treatment of asymptomatic aortic aneurysms" by Legemate and Bossuyt

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2006 Dec;32(6):624-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.07.002. Epub 2006 Aug 22.

Authors

M Björck¹, A Wanhainen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgical Sciences, Section of Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden. martin@bjorck.pp.se

PMID: 16931072
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.07.002

No abstract available

Publication types

Comment

MeSH terms

Aortic Aneurysm / mortality
Aortic Aneurysm / pathology
Aortic Aneurysm / surgery*
Aortic Rupture / mortality
Aortic Rupture / prevention & control*
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Decision Trees
Elective Surgical Procedures* / adverse effects
Elective Surgical Procedures* / mortality
Humans
Models, Statistical*
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / ethics
Research Design
Risk Assessment
Survival Analysis
Treatment Outcome
Uncertainty
Vascular Surgical Procedures* / adverse effects
Vascular Surgical Procedures* / mortality