Long-term Cost-effectiveness in the Veterans Affairs Open vs Endovascular Repair Study of Aortic Abdominal Aneurysm

Because of the similarity in clinical outcomes after elective open and endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), cost may be an important factor in choosing a procedure.To compare total and AAA-related use of health care services, costs, and cost-effectiveness between groups randomized to open or endovascular repair.This unblinded randomized clinical trial enrolled 881 patients undergoing planned elective repair of AAA who were...