Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A service in need of surgery? (2005)

Abdominal aortic aneurysm is a life threatening condition and once a decision has been made to operate, this should be carried out as expeditiously as possible. In patients scheduled for elective major vascular surgery, numerous factors contribute to delays, not least of which is the availability of high dependency and intensive care facilities.

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Report findings (2.02Mb)
Mrs Christobel Hargraves (NCEPOD Chief Executive)
Dr Anthony Gray (NCEPOD Clinical Co-ordinator & Consultant Anaesthetist, Norfolk and Norwich NHS Trust)
Mr Mark Lansdown (NCEPOD Clinical Co-ordinator & Consultant Surgeon, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust)
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Surgical Decisions - Who, When and Where? (949Kb)
Professor Michael Horrocks (President of the Vascular Society of GB & Ireland)

The Role of Endovascular AAA Repair (5.3Mb)
Dr John Rose (Consultant Radiologist, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne)

Best Perioperative Care for AAA Patients (2.4Mb)
Professor Anthony Cunningham (President of the Vascular Anaesthetic Society & Consultant Anaesthetist, Dublin)

Organisational Aspects of Care (154Kb)
Mr Andy Black (Health Services Consultant)

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Self Assessment Checklist for Trusts (116Kb)
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Organisational Data Comparisons (3.29Mb)
Organisational data provided by all hospitals that took part in the study has been analysed, and is available using two methods of categorisation: Vascular Unit Size (as indicated by each hospital in the Organisational Questionnaire) and our own categorisation using Bed Numbers. Further information regarding these two methods can be found in the footnotes of the documents.

Study Questionnaires (4 Qs.)
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Surgical Questionnaire
Endovascular Questionniare
Anaesthetic Questionnaire
Organisational Questionnaire

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