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Olsson KW, Mani K, Burdess A, et al., 2023, Outcomes After Endovascular Aortic Intervention in Patients With Connective Tissue Disease, JAMA SURGERY, Vol: 158, Pages: 840-840, ISSN: 2168-6254
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Lawson J, Crockett S, Griffiths D, et al., 2023, Ruptured subclavian artery pseudoaneurysm following a shoulder massage on a background of clavicle non-union., BMJ Case Rep, Vol: 16
We present an unusual case of ruptured subclavian artery pseudoaneurysm following hydrotherapy and shoulder massage session on a background of clavicle non-union.Following a clavicle fracture 16 years ago, which was managed conservatively, a woman in her 30s presents over a decade later with a ruptured subclavian artery pseudoaneurysm.The original midshaft clavicle fracture was sustained 16 years ago. Conservative management was agreed, and she was discharged. Six years ago, she developed a small subclavian artery pseudoaneurysm which was kept under surveillance for 12 months with no active intervention required.Over the following years, she continued to have intermittent shoulder girdle discomfort and neuropathic symptoms. On this presentation, after a sports massage, she presented with rapid-onset supraclavicular and axillary swelling. This was diagnosed as a ruptured subclavian artery pseudoaneurysm and was treated with emergency radiological-guided stenting and subsequent internal fixation of the clavicle non-union.The patient then attended regular orthopaedic and vascular follow-up to ensure her clavicle fracture unites and the graft remains patent.We discuss the case presentation and management of this unusual injury.
Dagnino G, Kundrat D, Kwok TMY, et al., 2023, In-Vivo Validation of a Novel Robotic Platform for Endovascular Intervention, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, Vol: 70, Pages: 1786-1794, ISSN: 0018-9294
John IJ, Choo H, Pettengell CJ, et al., 2021, Patient views on surgeon-specific outcome reporting in vascular surgery: novel validated patient questionnaire study, Annals of Surgery, Vol: 274, Pages: e1030-e1037, ISSN: 0003-4932
BACKGROUND: SSMD are used to enhance transparency, improve quality and facilitate patient choice. The use of SSMD is controversial, but patients' views on such data are largely unknown. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was therefore to explore the views of patients and to identify their priorities for outcome reporting in vascular surgery. METHODS: A prospective questionnaire study of 165 patients receiving care in a single academic vascular unit was performed. Data on patients' current understanding and use of SSMD, together with future priorities were collected. RESULTS: Of the 165 patients 80% were unaware of SSMD. 72% thought they should be made aware of the data, although 63% thought they were likely to misinterpret the results. The majority recognized the utility of SSMD to inform treatment (60%) and surgeon (53%) choice. The majority prioritize the patient-surgeon relationship (90%) and past experiences of care (71%) when making treatment decisions. A significant majority (66% vs 49%; P < 0.005) would favour hospital-level to surgeon-level data. The main patient priorities for future outcome reporting were waiting list length (56%), the quality of hospital facilities (55%), and patient satisfaction (54%). CONCLUSIONS: The aims of SSMD reporting are not currently being met, and both patients and healthcare professionals have shared concerns over the nature and usefulness of the data. Patients express a preference for hospital-level outcomes and prioritize the experience of receiving care over outcomes when making treatment decisions. Future outcome reporting should include patient-directed hospital-level metrics that are readily accessible and understood by all.
Cruddas L, Martin G, Riga C, 2021, Robotic endovascular surgery: current and future practice, SEMINARS IN VASCULAR SURGERY, Vol: 34, Pages: 233-240, ISSN: 0895-7967
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Bootun R, Belramman A, Bolton-Saghdaoui L, et al., 2021, Randomized controlled trial of compression after endovenous thermal ablation of varicose veins (COMETA Trial), Journal of Vascular Surgery, Vol: 9, Pages: 103-104, ISSN: 0741-5214
Hanna L, Abdullah A, Kashef E, et al., 2021, Four-year results of the Bolton relay proximal scallop endograft in the management of thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic pathology with unfavorable proximal landing zone, JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY, Vol: 74, Pages: 1447-1455, ISSN: 0741-5214
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Kundrat D, Dagnino G, Kwok TMY, et al., 2021, An MR-Safe Endovascular Robotic Platform: Design, Control, and Ex-Vivo Evaluation, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, Vol: 68, Pages: 3110-3121, ISSN: 0018-9294
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Jones B, Riga C, Bicknell C, et al., 2021, Robot-Assisted Carotid Artery Stenting: A Safety and Feasibility Study, CARDIOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, Vol: 44, Pages: 795-800, ISSN: 0174-1551
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Chan C, Sounderajah V, Normahani P, et al., 2021, Wearable activity monitors in home based exercise therapy for patients with intermittent claudication: a systematic review, European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Vol: 61, Pages: 676-687, ISSN: 1078-5884
OBJECTIVE: Intermittent claudication (IC) can severely limit functional capacity and quality of life. Supervised exercise therapy is the recommended first line management; however, this is often limited by accessibility, compliance and cost. As such, there has been an increased interest in the use of wearable activity monitors (WAMs) in home based telemonitoring exercise programmes for claudicants. This review aims to evaluate the efficacy of WAM as a feedback and monitoring tool in home based exercise programmes for patients with IC. DATA SOURCES: A search strategy was devised. The databases MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Web of Science were searched through to April 2020. REVIEW METHODS: Randomised trials and prospective trials were included. Eligible trials had to incorporate WAMs as a feedback tool to target walking/exercise behaviour. The primary outcome was the change in walking ability. Study quality was assessed with risk of bias tool. RESULTS: A total of 1148 records were retrieved. Of these, eight randomised controlled trials and one prospective cohort study, all of which compared a WAM intervention against standard care and/or supervised exercise, met the inclusion criteria. Owing to heterogeneity between studies, no meta-analysis was conducted. WAM interventions improved measures of walking ability (heterogeneous outcomes such as maximum walking distance, claudication distance and six minute walk distance), increased daily walking activity (steps/day), cardiovascular metrics (maximum oxygen consumption), and quality of life. CONCLUSION: There is some evidence that home based WAM interventions are beneficial for improving walking ability and quality of life in patients with IC. However, existing studies are limited by inadequate sample size, duration, and appropriate power. Achieving consensus on outcome reporting and study methods, as well as maximising device adherence, is needed.
Normahani P, Anwar IY, Courtney A, et al., 2021, Factors associated with infrainguinal bypass graft patency at 1-year; a retrospective analysis of a single centre experience, Perfusion (United Kingdom), Vol: 37, Pages: 276-283, ISSN: 1477-111X
Introduction:The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with primary graft patency 1 year following open lower limb revascularisation (LLR) at a tertiary referral vascular service.Methods:A retrospective analysis of patients undergoing infra-inguinal bypass surgery between January 2016 and May 2017 at a tertiary vascular centre (St Mary’s Hospital, London) was performed. Data regarding patient demographics, comorbidities, type of operation and post-operative anti-thrombotic strategy were collected. Quality of run-off score was assessed from pre-operative imaging.Results:Seventy-seven cases were included in the analysis. Overall, the primary patency rate at 1-year was 63.6% (n = 49/77) and the secondary patency rate was 67.5% (n = 52/77). Independent variables with statistically significant inferior patency rates at 1-year were (1) bypasses with below knee targets (p = 0.0096), (2) chronic limb threatening ischaemia indication (p = 0.038), (3) previous ipsilateral revascularisation (p < 0.001) and (4) absence of hypertension history (p = 0.041). There was also a trend towards significance for American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade (p = 0.06). Independent variables with log-rank test p values of <0.1 were included in a Cox proportional hazards model. The only variable with a statistically significant impact on primary patency rates was previous open or endovascular ipsilateral revascularisation (HR 2.44 (1.04–5.7), p = 0.04).Conclusion:At 1-year follow-up, previous ipsilateral revascularisation was the most significant factor in affecting patency rates. Patients in this subgroup should therefore be deemed high-risk, which should be reflected in the informed consent and peri-operative management.
Bootun R, Belramman A, Bolton-Saghdaoui L, et al., 2021, Randomized controlled trial of compression after endovenous thermal ablation of varicose veins (COMETA Trial), Annals of Surgery, Vol: 273, Pages: 232-239, ISSN: 0003-4932
Background: The 21st century has witnessed a rise in the use of endovenousthermal ablation. Being highly clinically and cost-effective and improving thequality of life of patients, they are now considered to be the ‘‘gold-standard’’treatment for varicose veins. Post-intervention management, especially interms of postoperative compression, however, remains unclear. As a result, arandomized study was undertaken to investigate the effects of wearingcompression stockings after varicose vein treatment.Method: Patients with saphenous vein reflux undergoing treatment withendothermal ablation (with or without concurrent phlebectomies) wererandomized to receive either 7 days of compression stockings or no stockings.The primary outcome measure for this study was the pain score over the first10 postoperative days. The pain scores, clinical score, time to return to normalactivities, and ecchymosis were assessed. Patients were followed-up at2 weeks and 6 months post-ablation.Results: In total, 206 patients were randomized, 49% of them to thecompression group. The mean age was 49.7 (16) years and approximately51% of the population was male. The median pain score in the compressiongroup using a visual analog scale was significantly lower on days 2–5,compared to the no compression group. Those having concurrent phlebectomies and compression stockings also had significantly better pain scores ondays 1–3, day 5, and day 7. Improvement in the median venous clinicalseverity score was noted at 6-month follow-up, but this was not significant. Nodifference in the generic- or disease-specific quality of life was observed andthe time to return to activities was similar. There were no differences in thedegree of ecchymosis between the 2 groups and both groups had similarocclusion rates.Conclusions: These results indicate that wearing compression stockings afterendothermal ablation is advantageous in the first few days after treatment andis especially benef
Martin G, Scatling-Birch Y, Balaji S, et al., 2021, Examining the impact of psychological distress on short-term postoperative outcomes after elective endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR)., Journal of Psychosomatic Research, ISSN: 0022-3999
Cheung S, Rahman R, Bicknell C, et al., 2020, Comparison of manual versus robot-assisted contralateral gate cannulation in patients undergoing endovascular aneurysm repair, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOLOGY AND SURGERY, Vol: 15, Pages: 2071-2078, ISSN: 1861-6410
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Rolls A, Sudarsanam A, Luo X, et al., 2020, COVID-19 and vascular surgery at a Central London teaching hospital, British Journal of Surgery, Vol: 107, Pages: e311-e312, ISSN: 0007-1323
Chan C, Sounderajah V, Acharya A, et al., 2020, The Role of Wearable Technologies and Telemonitoring in Managing Vascular Disease, Vascular and Endovascular Review, Vol: 3, ISSN: 2516-3299
Wearable devices and telemonitoring are becoming increasingly widespread in the clinical environment and have many applications in the tracking and maintenance of patient wellbeing. Interventions incorporating these technologies have been used with some success in patients with vascular disorders. Wearable fitness monitors and telemonitoring have been used in the community to mobilise patients with peripheral vascular disease with good results. Additionally, wearable monitors and telemonitoring have been studied for blood pressure monitoring in patients with hypertension. Telemonitoring interventions incorporating electronic medication trays and ingestible sensors have also been found to increase drug adherence in hypertensive patients and ultimately improve health outcomes. However, wearable and telemonitoring interventions often face problems with patient adherence, digital literacy and infrastructure. Further work needs to address these challenges and validate the technology before widespread implementation can occur.
Ramjeeawon A, Sharrock AE, Morbi A, et al., 2020, Using Fully-Immersive Simulation Training with Structured Debrief to Improve Nontechnical Skills in Emergency Endovascular Surgery, JOURNAL OF SURGICAL EDUCATION, Vol: 77, Pages: 1300-1311, ISSN: 1931-7204
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Salim S, Locci R, Martin G, et al., 2020, Short- and long-term outcomes in isolated penetrating aortic ulcer disease, Journal of Vascular Surgery, Vol: 72, Pages: 84-91, ISSN: 0741-5214
BACKGROUND: The optimum management of isolated penetrating aortic ulceration (PAU), with no associated intramural hematoma or aortic dissection is not clear. We evaluate the short- and long-term outcomes in isolated PAU to better inform management strategies. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective review of 43 consecutive patients (mean age, 72.2 years; 26 men) with isolated PAU (excluding intramural hematoma/aortic dissection) managed at a single tertiary vascular unit between November 2007 and April 2019. Twenty-one percent had PAU of the arch, 62% of the thoracic aorta, and 17% of the abdominal aorta. Conservative and surgical groups were analyzed separately. Primary outcomes included mortality, PAU progression, and interventional complications. RESULTS: Initially, 67% of patients (29/43) were managed conservatively; they had significantly smaller PAU neck widths (P = .04), PAU depths (P = .004), and lower rates of associated aneurysmal change (P = .004) compared with those initially requiring surgery. Four patients (4/29) initially managed conservatively eventually required surgical management at a mean time interval of 49.75 months (range, 9.03-104.33 months) primarily owing to aneurysmal degeneration. Initially, 33% of patients (14/43) underwent surgical management; 7 of the 14 procedures were urgent. Of the 18 patients, 17 eventually managed with surgical intervention had an endovascular repair; 2 of the 17 endovascular cases involved supra-aortic debranching, six used scalloped, fenestrated, or chimney stents. The overall long-term mortality was 30% (mean follow-up, 48 months; range, 0-136 months) with no significant difference between the conservatively and surgically managed groups (P = .98). No aortic-related deaths were documented during follow-up in those managed conservatively. There was no in-hospital mortality after surgical repair. Of these 18 patients, two required reintervention within 30 days for t
Chi W, Dagnino G, Kwok TMY, et al., 2020, Collaborative Robot-Assisted Endovascular Catheterization with Generative Adversarial Imitation Learning, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Publisher: IEEE, Pages: 2414-2420, ISSN: 1050-4729
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Anh N, Kundrat D, Dagnino G, et al., 2020, End-to-End Real-time Catheter Segmentation with Optical Flow-Guided Warping during Endovascular Intervention, 2020 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION (ICRA), Pages: 9967-9973, ISSN: 1050-4729
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Knighton A, Martin G, Sounderajah V, et al., 2019, Avoidable 30‐day readmissions in patients undergoing vascular surgery, BJS Open, Vol: 3, Pages: 759-766, ISSN: 2474-9842
Background: Vascular surgery has one of the highest unplanned 30-day readmission rates of all surgical specialities. The degree to which these may be avoidable and the optimal strategies to reduce their occurrence is unknown. The aim of this study was to identify and classify avoidable 30-day readmissions in patients undergoing vascular surgery in order to plan targeted interventions to reduce their occurrence, improve outcomes and reduce cost.Methods: A retrospective analysis of discharges over a 12-month period from a single tertiary vascular unit was performed. A multidisciplinary panel conducted a manual case note review to identify and classify those 30-day unplanned emergency readmissions deemed avoidable.Results: An unplanned 30-day readmission occurred in 72/885 (8.1%) admissions. These unplanned readmissions were deemed avoidable in 50.0% (36/72) and were most frequently due to unresolved medical issues (19/36, 52.8%) and inappropriate admission with the potential for outpatient management (7/36, 19.4%). A smaller number were due to inadequate social care provision (4/36, 11.1%) and the occurrence of other avoidable adverse events (4/36, 11.1%). Conclusion: Half of all 30-day readmissions in vascular patients are potentially avoidable. Multidisciplinary coordination of inpatient care and the transition from hospital to community care following discharge need to be improved.
Hanna L, Gibbs R, Fadl A, et al., 2019, Midterm to long-term outcomes of scallop endografts in the management of aortic disease with unfavorable proximal landing zone in the arch, Fall Meeting of the Frank-J-Veith-International-Society / VEITH Symposium, Publisher: Elsevier, Pages: E145-E145, ISSN: 0741-5214
Zheng J-Q, Zhou X-Y, Riga C, et al., 2019, Real-Time 3-D Shape Instantiation for Partially Deployed Stent Segments From a Single 2-D Fluoroscopic Image in Fenestrated Endovascular Aortic Repair, IEEE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION LETTERS, Vol: 4, Pages: 3703-3710, ISSN: 2377-3766
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Rolls AE, Riga CV, Rahim SU, et al., 2019, The use of video motion analysis to determine the impact of anatomic complexity on endovascular performance in carotid artery stenting, JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY, Vol: 69, Pages: 1482-1489, ISSN: 0741-5214
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Zhou X-Y, Riga C, Lee S-L, et al., 2019, Towards Automatic 3D Shape Instantiation for Deployed Stent Grafts: 2D Multiple-class and Class-imbalance Marker Segmentation with Equally-weighted Focal U-Net, 25th IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Publisher: IEEE, Pages: 1261-1267, ISSN: 2153-0858
Dagnino G, Liu J, Abdelaziz M, et al., 2019, Haptic feedback and dynamic active constraints for robot-assisted endovascular catheterization, 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2018), Publisher: IEEE
Robotic and computer assistance can bring significant benefits to endovascular procedures in terms of precision and stability, reduced radiation doses, improved comfort and access to difficult and tortuous anatomy.However,the design of current commercially available platforms tends to alter the natural bedside manipulation skills of the operator, so thatthe manually acquired experience and dexterityare not well utilized. Furthermore, most of these systems lackofhaptic feedback, preventing their acceptance and limiting the clinical usability.In this paper a new robotic platform for endovascular catheterization, the CathBot, is presented.It is an ergonomic master-slave system with navigation system and integrated vision-based haptic feedback, designed to maintain the natural bedside skills of the vascular surgeon. Unlike previous work reported in literature, dynamic motion tracking of both the vessel walls the catheter tip is incorporated to create dynamic activeconstraints. The system was evaluated through a combined quantitative and qualitative user study simulating catheterization tasks on a phantom. Forces exerted on the phantom were measured. The results showed a 70% decrease in mean force and 61% decrease in maximum force when force feedback is provided. This research provides the first integration of vision-based dynamic active constraints within an ergonomic robotic catheter manipulator. The technological advances presented here, demonstratesthat vision-based haptic feedback can improve the effectiveness, precision, and safety of robot-assisted endovascular procedures.
Chi W, Liu J, Abdelaziz MEMK, et al., 2019, Trajectory Optimization of Robot-Assisted Endovascular Catheterization with Reinforcement Learning, 25th IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Publisher: IEEE, Pages: 3875-3881, ISSN: 2153-0858
Abdelaziz MEMK, Kundrat D, Pupillo M, et al., 2019, Toward a Versatile Robotic Platform for Fluoroscopy and MRI-Guided Endovascular Interventions: A Pre-Clinical Study, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Publisher: IEEE, Pages: 5411-5418, ISSN: 2153-0858
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Zheng J-Q, Zhou X-Y, Riga C, et al., 2019, Towards 3D Path Planning from a Single 2D Fluoroscopic Image for Robot Assisted Fenestrated Endovascular Aortic Repair, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Publisher: IEEE, Pages: 8747-8753, ISSN: 1050-4729
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Molinero MB, Dagnino G, Liu J, et al., 2019, Haptic Guidance for Robot-Assisted Endovascular Procedures: Implementation and Evaluation on Surgical Simulator, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Publisher: IEEE, Pages: 5398-5403, ISSN: 2153-0858
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