Endovascular repair for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm confers an early survival benefit over open repair

Despite the intuitive advantages of endovascular repair (EVAR) of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), uncertainty remains about the optimal management in the absence of convincing high-quality evidence. Our objective was to undertake a comprehensive literature review and perform a meta-analysis of outcome data of treatment modalities for ruptured AAAs.Systematic searches were conducted of electronic information sources to identify...