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propriety of any course of conduct must be made by the clinician aer consideration of each
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Source
Chaikif EL, Dalman RL, Eskandari MK et al. e Society for Vascular Surgery practice
guidelines on the care of patients with an abdominal aortic aneurysm. J Vasc Surg.
2018;76(1):2-77.e2.
Abbreviations
AAA, Abdominal aortic aneurysm; CHF, congestive heart failure; CT, computed
tomography; EVAR, endovascular aneurysm repair; IVs, intravenous lines; METs,
metabolic equivalent (1 MET = 3.5 mL/kg/min oxygen uptake); MI, myocardial
infarction; OAR, open aneurysm repair; OSR, open surgical reduction; SVS, Society for
Vascular Surgery; VQI, Vascular Quality Initiative
Recommendation Grading
Strength of Recommendation Level of Evidence
1 – Strong Benefit clearly outweighs risk A High
2 – Weak Benefits and risks are more closely matched and
are more dependent on specific clinical scenarios
B Moderate
C Low
G-U Good Practice Statement – Ungraded
