Trial reportJournal of vascular surgery2020
Patient information sources when facing repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Trial report in Journal of vascular surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03115346 (Alignment of Treatment Preferences and Repair Type for Veterans With AAA), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Alignment of Treatment Preferences and Repair Type for Veterans With AAA
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- What is known about digital literacy, digital inclusion and attitudes to digital health tools among older adults undergoing surgery? A systematic review and narrative synthesis.Age and ageing · 2026Pooled it
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- Barriers and Facilitators to Endovascular Aortic Repair Follow-Up.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Evaluating the role of AI chatbots in patient education for abdominal aortic aneurysms: a comparison of ChatGPT and conventional resources.ANZ journal of surgery · 2025Article
- Performance of ChatGPT in providing patient information about upper tract urothelial carcinoma.Contemporary oncology (Poznan, Poland) · 2024Article
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31 authors at 17 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveShared medical decision making is most important when there are competing options for repair such as in treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). We sought to understand the sources of patients' pre-existing knowledge about AAA to better inform treating physicians about patients' needs for preoperative counseling.
methodsWe performed a multicenter survey of patients facing AAA repair at 20 Veterans Affairs hospitals across the United States as part of the Preferences for Open Versus Endovascular Repair of AAA study. A validated survey instrument was administered to examine the sources of information available and commonly used by patients to learn about their repair options. The survey was administered by study personnel before the patient had any interaction with the vascular surgeon because survey data were collected before the vascular clinic visit.
resultsPreliminary analysis of data from 99 patients showed that our cohort was primarily male (99%) and elderly (mean age 73 years). Patients commonly had a history of hypertension (86%), prior myocardial infarction (32%), diabetes (32%), and were overweight (58%). Patients arrived at their surgeon's office appointment with limited information. A majority of patients (52%) reported that they had not talked to their primary care physician at all about their options for AAA repair, and one-half (50%) reported that their view of the different surgical options had not been influenced by anyone. Slightly less than one-half of patients reported that they did not receive any information about open surgical aneurysm repair and endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (41% and 37%, respectively). Few patients indicated using the internet as their main source of information about open surgical aneurysm repair and endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (10% and 11%, respectively).
conclusionsPatients are commonly referred for AAA repair having little to no information regarding AAA pathology or repair options. Fewer than one in five patients searched the internet or had accessed other sources of information on their own. Most vascular surgeons should assume that patients will present to their first vascular surgery appointment with minimal understanding of the treatment options available to them.
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