Abstract
Improving the outcomes from ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: interdisciplinary best practice guidelines
Highlights
Publication of joint Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland, College of Emergency Medicine and Royal College of Radiologists guidelines and audit standards on the diagnosis, early management and transfer of patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm from general hospitals is welcome.[1]
These guidelines were stimulated through research, when it became apparent during the IMPROVE (Immediate Management of the Patient with Ruptured aneurysm: Open Versus Endovascular repair) trial[3] that practices to transfer patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) to a specialist centre varied widely across England
The development of a vascular surgical specialty, with its own specialist training, and the centralisation of vascular services in the UK will result in an increasing number of hospitals being unable to provide onsite operative intervention for rAAA
Summary
Publication of joint Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland, College of Emergency Medicine and Royal College of Radiologists guidelines and audit standards on the diagnosis, early management and transfer of patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) from general hospitals is welcome.[1]. Publication of joint Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland, College of Emergency Medicine and Royal College of Radiologists guidelines and audit standards on the diagnosis, early management and transfer of patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) from general hospitals is welcome.[1] If widely adopted, the guidelines will optimise patient care and have the potential to save lives. Guidelines have not existed for vascular emergencies such as rAAA.
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