Clinical practice guideline recommendations are often informed by systematic reviews. This review aimed to appraise the reporting and methodological quality of systematic reviews informing clinical practice recommendations relevant to vascular surgery.

This retrospective, multicentre, observational cohort study aimed to assess the long term quality of life, health status, and residential destination after successful treatment of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) treated with endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) or open surgical repair (OSR).

The aim of this study was to report outcomes of the BeGraft and BeGraft Plus as bridging covered stents in fenestrated and branched endovascular aneurysm repair (F/BEVAR).

The aim of the study was to report outcomes of a thoraco-abdominal, custom made, low profile (outer diameter 20 Fr) four branched endograft used as an off the shelf (OTS) solution for urgent juxta/pararenal abdominal aortic aneurysms (J/P-AAAs) and thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs) in the presence of hostile femoral/iliac access.

Carbon dioxide (CO) angiography has emerged as a viable alternative to regular iodinated contrast medium (ICM) for guiding endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) procedures. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and safety of a standardised EVAR procedure using only CO angiography.

Various studies have failed to detect a difference in outcomes between carotid endarterectomy (CEA) with patch angioplasty and eversion CEA. This study aimed to assess whether surgical technique and related department policy are associated with in hospital outcomes after CEA.

This retrospective observational study using clinical data from two large hospitals in the Netherlands evaluated midterm outcomes of fenestrated endovascular aortic repair for juxtarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms (JAAAs), comparing supracoeliac with infracoeliac sealing. Supracoeliac sealing is considered advantageous due to a longer proximal sealing, but morbidity is usually higher. Supracoeliac proximal sealing was found to be safe and effective for treating JAAAs, with peri-operative and midterm outcomes comparable with infracoeliac proximal sealing. Future studies and extended long term follow up are required to determine whether supracoeliac sealing results in a more durable exclusion of the aneurysm sac.

High risk, inoperable patients with ascending aortic disease are increasingly managed with thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). The aim of this study was to assess the available literature on TEVAR confined to the ascending aorta (aTEVAR), describing study and patient characteristics, procedural and stent graft details, and outcomes.

Anastomotic leakage (AL) after colorectal surgery leads to substantial morbidity and mortality. Theoretically, compromised blood flow caused by mesenteric artery (MA) stenosis may create suboptimal healing conditions at the anastomotic site, increasing susceptibility to AL. The association between MA stenosis on pre-operative computed tomography (CT) scans and AL in patients undergoing colorectal surgery was investigated.

Remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) is a promising non-invasive strategy in which brief episodes of ischaemia and reperfusion can increase skeletal muscle resistance to ischaemia and improve mobility. This study aimed to determine whether 28 consecutive days of RIPC improves intermittent claudication (IC) symptoms compared with sham intervention.

It is unclear whether ischaemic stroke among patients with symptomatic carotid near occlusion is caused by an embolic or haemodynamic mechanism. An embolic mechanism can be reflected by the occurrence of microembolic signals (MES) on transcranial Doppler. This study aimed to compare the incidence of MES between patients with symptomatic near occlusion, symptomatic conventional ≥ 50% stenosis, and asymptomatic ≥ 50% stenosis.

This retrospective, multicentre, observational study analysed patients who underwent endovascular repair for blunt traumatic aortic injury at four tertiary trauma referral centres over twenty years. It aimed to determine early and long term survival, analyse aortic and device related complications, and assess the re-intervention rate after endovascular repair for blunt traumatic aortic injury.

Comprehensive endovascular aortic programmes need optimal infrastructure and multidisciplinary teams to manage complex aortic aneurysms. This study assessed the implementation of such a programme in two centres and its impact on fenestrated branched endovascular aortic repair (FB-EVAR) outcomes.

Studies have suggested that aortic thrombus may be associated with adverse outcomes following endovascular repair of aortic aneurysms, while other reports have suggested higher rates of sac regression and reduced risk of endoleak. However, the effect of thrombus burden on outcomes following physician modified endografts (PMEGs) remains unknown. This study aimed to assess the volume and morphology of thrombus burden and the effect on outcomes following PMEG for juxtarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm.