[Table, Surveillance protocols for monitoring postoperative outcomes]. - Postoperative surveillance after surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms

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Research recommendation	What are the risks, benefits and cost implications of different surveillance protocols in people who have undergone EVAR?
Population	People who have undergone surgical repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm Stratified by: age, sex, comorbidities, compliance with surveillance
Intervention(s)	Varying intervals of surveillance and defined protocols, accounting for imaging technique and time since surgery.
Comparator(s)	Each other
Outcomes	AAA rupture Further AAA growth/expansion Mortality; survival Need for additional intervention, including both emergency and elective surgical intervention Adverse effects, including incidence of cancer, renal complications (contrast-induced nephrotoxicity) Lower limb, visceral and renal ischaemia Compliance Quality of life Resource use and cost
Study design	Systematic review and statistical modelling

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Postoperative surveillance after surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms: Abdominal aortic aneurysm: diagnosis and management: Evidence review V.

NICE Guideline, No. 156.

London: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE); 2020 Mar.

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