Helen Jones
Editor’s foreword
Welcome to the August 2024 edition of the Journal of Vascular Societies Great Britain and Ireland (JVSGBI). This edition contains an editorial review regarding the assessment and management of the not uncommon condition of blue toe syndrome. Then there are 2 high quality systematic reviews, the first evaluating the safety & efficacy of tranexamic acid…
Read MoreUpdates from the Vascular Societies
News from the Circulation Foundation www.circulationfoundation.org.uk @CircFoundation #TheBodyWalk September is Vascular Awareness Month, and the Circulation Foundation’s #TheBodyWalk is a national campaign to raise awareness of vascular disease, fund vital research, and support patients. We’re inviting everyone to help us raise funds and support individuals coping with serious circulatory problems. The circulatory system is incredibly…
Read MoreRouleaux Club Winning Essays 2022
STUDENT CATEGORY Should the threshold for elective AAA repair be raised to 7 centimetres? Hailey Rees, University of Dundee An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a degenerative condition caused by the abnormal dilatation of the abdominal aorta.1 In the UK, there is a prevalence of 1.3% of men with an AAA over the age of 65…
Read MoreVS ASM 2023 Prize/Highest Scoring Abstracts
The Vascular Societies’ Annual Scientific Meeting 2023, in conjunction with the VSGBI, BACPAR, SVN and SVT, took place at The Convention Centre, Dublin, on the 22nd-24th November 2023. Here are the 2023 prize/highest scoring abstracts VS – Sol Cohen Prize VO5 – Streamlined management pathways reduce major amputations in chronic limb-threatening ischaemia Mr John…
Read MoreEvaluation of the quality of phantom limb pain information on YouTube
Introduction Pain after amputation is an almost universal symptom in amputee patients with 95% reporting amputation-related pain.1 Of these, phantom limb pain (PLP) is the most prevalent at 80%.1 Increasing numbers of patients are undergoing amputations; an estimated prevalence rate in the UK is 26.3 per 100,000.2 PLP significantly reduces quality of life3 and has…
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