Administration of platelets to ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm patients before open surgery: a prospective, single-blinded, randomised study.

Background: In patients undergoing open surgery for a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA), survivors demonstrate a high platelet count, and proactive administration of platelets (and fresh frozen plasma) appears to influence mortality.

Objectives: This trial investigated the effect of platelets administered before transport to surgery.

Methods: In a prospective study design, patients were randomised to receive platelets (intervention; n = 61) or no platelets (control; n = 61) before transport to vascular surgery from 11 local hospitals.

[Severe Raynaud's syndrome treated by lumbar sympathectomy].

Avoiding exposure of extremities to cold combined with pharmacologic treatment usually suffice in the attempt to suppress the related symptoms of Raynaud's syndrome. This case report describes a severe case of Raynaud's syndrome affecting the lower extremities of a 16-year-old female. She was referred to a centre of vascular surgery with severe vasospasms of the feet.

Excess mortality during the first year after arterial trauma.

Introduction: Extant studies on arterial trauma originate from outside Denmark and their findings may therefore not apply to a Danish setting. The aim of the present study was to investigate the long-term mortality and clinical characteristics of patients with arterial trauma treated in Odense University Hospital (OUH).

Methods: This study was based on a historical cohort comprising all arterial traumas treated at OUH between 1990 and 2012.

Endovascular repair of postoperative vascular graft related complications after aorto-iliac surgery.

Aim: Para-anastomotic aneurysms, leakage due to anastomotic failure, aorto- and arterioenteric fistulas are some of the serious complications after aorto-iliac surgical reconstructions. Treatment of these complications is challenging and is either done by open surgery or by endovascular therapy. The mortality and morbidity is higher compared to the initial treatment.

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in selected patients with severe carotid artery stenoses: the results of a consecutive series of 24 patients.

Objectives: To assess clinically and with duplex scanning the results of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in a subgroup of patients with carotid artery stenosis.

Design: A retrospective study.

Materials: Twenty-four patients with focal hemispheric neurological symptoms from a concentric, smooth carotid stenosis more than 70% treated with balloon dilatation.