The Influence of the Socioeconomic Status and the Density of the Population on the Outcome After Peripheral Artery Disease.

Background: Low socioeconomic status (SES) and living in a rural environment are associated with poorer health and a higher number of amputations among the population at large. The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of low SES and of the degree of urbanization on the short-term and long-term results of patients after revascularization for peripheral artery disease.

Methods: An observational retrospective follow-up study of 770 patients operated on for peripheral artery disease at three university centers in north-western Spain from January 2015 to December 2016.

Results of Surgical Treatment for Popliteal Aneurysm.

Background: Evaluate the results of open surgery treatment of popliteal artery aneurysms (PAAs), performed in our department for over 25 years, comparing those treated with a medial approach with those treated with a posterior approach.

Material And Method: A retrospective analysis of a total of 88 PAAs, performed between January 1994 and December 2018, with an average of 65 months follow-up, comparing the results of 59 patients operated by a medial approach (group 1) in which aneurysm exclusion and femoro-popliteal bypass below the knee was carried out, with 29 cases treated by a direct posterior approach (group 2) - aneurismectomy and graft interposition-. The postoperative complications, immediate and long term patency, limb salvage and mortality rate were studied.

National Diagnostic Reference Levels for Endovascular Aneurysm Repair and Optimisation Strategies.

Objective: The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) has highlighted the large number of medical specialties using fluoroscopy outside imaging departments without programmes of radiation protection (RP) for patients and staff. Vascular surgery is one of these specialties and endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is one of the most challenging procedures requiring RP guidance and optimisation actions. The recent European Directive on Basic Safety Standards requires the use and regular update of diagnostic reference levels (DRL) for interventional procedures.

[Results of carotid endarterectomy in elderly patients].

Introduction: Forty-five per cent of stoke patients have a surgically accessible stenosis. The objective of our study is to describe the response to carotid endarterectomy (EA) in patients of advanced age compared to younger ones.

Material And Method: Retrospective evaluation of the clinical history of all patients who underwent an endarterectomy in a tertiary hospital between January 1995 and December 2006.