Inverse probability of treatment analysis of open VS Endovascular repair in ruptured infrarenal aortic aneurysm - Cohort study.

•In the light of the NICE-criteria, the first study to provide a statistically rigorous comparison of OR and EVARfor long term outcomes which is maximally adjusted for possible differences in patient characteristics.•In OR patients, there is a trend towards better long-term outcome with regards to patient survival.•In accordance with the NICE-criteria, EVAR patients were significantly older and hemodynamically stable.