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To the Editor: Ernst (April 22 issue)¹ provided a comprehensive review of the complex issue of the effectiveness of elective aortic reconstruction for abdominal aortic aneurysms. His presentation, however, was scientifically selective in favor of elective surgery. No physician is in a position to inform patients that they "will require" an operation (particularly an elective one). It is important that physicians make an unbiased presentation of the benefits and risks of this procedure (Table 1).

View this table: [in this window] [in a new window]   Table 1. Examples of Referral Bias in the Literature Pertaining to the Risks and Benefits of Elective Surgery for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.

 
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