Journal of Vascular Societies Great Britain and Ireland JVSGBI

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Popliteal sciatic nerve block in the endovascular management of critical limb ischaemia: a UK single-centre experience

May 10, 2023

Introduction When performing endovascular treatments in patients with critical limb threatening ischaemia (CLTI), providing safe and effective pain management can be challenging, particularly with the increasing length and complexity of such procedures. The patient often needs to lie flat for a prolonged period and needs to be still through critical parts of the procedure. In […]

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Outcome of covered stents for severe aorto-iliac occlusive disease (AIOD) in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischaemia

March 14, 2023

Introduction The most recent iteration of the Inter-Society Consensus Document for the Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease from 2015 (Trans-Atlantic Inter-Society Consensus; TASC II) has suggested that all types of aorto-iliac occlusive disease (AIOD) may be treated using either an endovascular or open approach, provided the clinical team has sufficient expertise in the given modality, […]

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