Optimising fitness for major vascular surgery

Ruth Benson; Gordon McGregor; Mishkat Shehata; Christopher Imray

doi:10.1136/bmj.l5002

Optimising fitness for major vascular surgery

Ruth Benson, Gordon McGregor, Mishkat Shehata, Christopher Imray

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Abstract

Major vascular surgeries, such as aortic aneurysm repair, carotid
endarterectomy, and lower limb revascularisation, are increasingly common and carry a high risk. More than 200 million people are affected by peripheral arterial disease
worldwide, of whom 10-20% require surgery

Original language	English
Article number	l5002
Number of pages	6
Journal	BMJ
Volume	366
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l5002
Publication status	Published - 2 Sept 2019

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