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Rouleaux Club Winning Essays 2023
STUDENT CATEGORY Is surgical bypass underutilised for patients requiring lower limb revascularisation? Luke Davies, University of Bristol Introduction For decades, surgical bypass provided the mainstay of treatment for the most advanced presentation of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), now referred to as chronic limb-threatening ischaemia (CLTI).1-3 However, the introduction and technical advancements of less-invasive endovascular approaches has…
Read MoreVASGBI 2023 Brighton oral presentation abstracts
Authors of the top scoring abstract submitted are given the opportunity to give an oral presentation of their work during our free paper session. The first paper, by Suzanne Harrogate et al was awarded first prize. A National Study of Peri-operative Smoking Cessation in Vascular Surgery Suzanne Harrogate,1,2 Jonathan Barnes,3 Josie Watts,4 Ava Lorenc,4…
Read MorePrognostic value of simple frailty and malnutrition screening tools for determining surgical risk in patients with chronic limb threatening ischaemia undergoing major vascular surgery: a retrospective cross-sectional study
Introduction Chronic limb threatening ischaemia (CLTI) is a severe manifestation of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), characterised by intractable rest pain with or without tissue loss in the form of ulceration and/or gangrene or infection.1 Approximately 1% of all PAD cases are due to CLTI and first-line treatment includes revascularisation, primary amputation or, in some cases,…
Read MoreSingle-centre prospective cohort study investigating the associations and one-year trends of frailty, cognition, disability and quality of life pre- and post-intervention for chronic limb-threatening ischaemia
Introduction Frailty is a complex, dynamic, multi-system health state characterised by susceptibility to significant homeostatic dysregulation from even minor physiological stressors, leading to poor health-related outcomes such as loss of independence and death.1,2 Frailty is present in around half of all individuals with chronic limb-threatening ischaemia (CLTI) and is related to severity of disease.3-5 Among…
Read MoreSHOCkwave lithotripsy for patients with peripheral arterial disease: the SHOCC study
Introduction Peripheral artery disease (PAD) represents a major health problem worldwide, affecting one-fifth of people over the age of 60 in the UK.1–3 It is the most common cause of lower limb amputation.4 Most patients with chronic limb threatening ischaemia (CLTI) and some patients with severe claudication will require lower limb revascularisation, one of the…
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