Preoperative assessment and optimisation prior to planned aortic aneurysm repair: a UK survey examining current practice and attitudes of vascular surgeons and vascular anaesthetists

Abstract Background The majority of those diagnosed with aortic aneurysm in the UK are older, multi-morbid patients. Decision-making as to who may benefit from intervention (open or endovascular aneurysm repair) is highly variable across the NHS (as is the mode of intervention), in part because ther...

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Published in:	Perioperative Medicine
Main Authors:	Phoebe Scarfield, Jack Ryan, Morad Sallam, Athanasios Saratzis, Adam C. Pichel, Jugdeep K. Dhesi, Judith S. L. Partridge
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-06-01
Subjects:	Multidisciplinary team Preoperative assessment Perioperative medicine Aortic aneurysm repair Frailty Shared decision-making
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13741-023-00304-4