Tag: amputations
Annual VVAPPG parliamentary drop-in event previews “transformational” commissioning framework for UK...
UK Member of Parliament (MP) Jim Shannon recently hosted the annual parliamentary drop-in event for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Vascular and Venous Disease...
More rural, minoritised people get amputations—AI gets closer to why
Why do rural adults and racial and ethnic minorities with vascular disease get major leg amputations more often? A new study published today in Epidemiology...
Latest meta-analysis on paclitaxel in peripheral arterial disease provokes mixed reception
“There appears to be heightened risk of major amputation after use of paclitaxel-coated balloons in the peripheral arteries,” findings from a systematic review...
“Rapid reduction” in amputations follows opening of multidisciplinary limb preservation service
A multidisciplinary limb preservation service under the leadership of vascular surgery in a level one trauma centre was associated with an immediate and rapid...
