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An audit of Global Vascular Guidelines implementation at two large teaching hospitals in differing healthcare settings
Introduction Chronic limb-threatening ischaemia (CLTI) is the most severe form of peripheral arterial disease, associated with high rates of morbidity, mortality, and limb loss.1 CLTI creates significant costs to healthcare systems across the globe. Between 2020 and 2021 alone, the financial burden of non-elective amputations cost the National Health Service (NHS) over £115 million.2 Therefore,…
Read MoreCurrent practice in ultrasound grading of carotid artery stenosis in the UK and Ireland
Introduction The degree and severity of a stenosis near the carotid bifurcation and internal carotid artery (ICA) will determine the risk/benefit relationship for a patient undergoing carotid endarterectomy surgery.1 The diagnostic accuracy of duplex ultrasound in grading ICA stenoses is comparable to computerised tomographic angiography (CTA) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), and it remains an…
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