Key result
This review summarizes current guidance from NICE and the European Society for Vascular Surgery regarding the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Why the study?
Abdominal aortic aneurysms form a substantial proportion of UK vascular surgical caseload and can cause catastrophic haemorrhage, limb loss, and mortality, but are treatable if discovered in time.
This article summarizes NICE and ESVS guidance on the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
May assist clinicians applying current NICE/ESVS AAA guidance; leaves open needs for prospective outcome studies.
Vascular surgery is a relatively new surgical sub-speciality in the UK, with treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms forming a substantial proportion of the emergency and elective caseload. This article summarises the guidance from the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence and the European Society for Vascular Surgery that outlines the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of abdominal aortic aneurysms. This is important for both vascular and non-vascular trainees to understand because of the critical nature of the disease, which can cause catastrophic haemorrhage, limb loss and mortality. However, if discovered in time, abdominal aortic aneurysms are a very treatable condition.
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Ahmed et al. (2021) conducted a review in Abdominal aortic aneurysms. This review summarizes current guidance from NICE and the European Society for Vascular Surgery regarding the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
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