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How do vascular surgery trainees optimise simulation-based learning? A qualitative study
Introduction Vascular surgery has significantly evolved since the turn of the 20th century with a much wider repertoire of increasingly complex procedures expected of the modern surgeon, thus leading to increasing specialisation. Traditionally, vascular surgery was a sub-speciality within general surgery but it has now evolved into its own distinct speciality. In tandem, operative exposure…
Read MorePerception and acceptability of open versus endovascular treatment of common femoral artery disease: barriers and facilitators for randomised controlled trials
Introduction The standard of care for the treatment of atherosclerotic disease of the common femoral artery (CFA) remains open surgical CFA endarterectomy (CFAE). Endovascular interventions, however, have become first-line therapies for atherosclerotic disease of other arterial segments. This is due to their minimally invasive nature, low rates of perioperative complications and patient preference.1–4 High rates…
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