Summary of survey responses from Canadian vascular surgeons
| RCT design | Willing surgeons; no. and area of expertise | Procedure, annual volume | Patients eligible for RCT; estimated annual no. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVAR | Open repair | Both | EVAR | Open repair | ||
| Expertise-based RCT | 4 | 3 | — | 156 | 110 | 211 |
| Conventional RCT | — | — | 10 | 301 | 376 | 489 |
EVAR = endovascular aneurysm repair; RCT = randomized controlled trial; — = no data.