Guidance for delivering surgical procedures outside operating theatres: scoping review.

Background: This review aimed to examine in-depth the extent and content of guidance related to the delivery of surgical procedures outside of the operating theatre.

Methods: Documents concerning the delivery of surgical procedures in non-operating theatre settings were eligible for inclusion. Guidance documents were identified from three sources: electronic databases (MEDLINE and Embase), professional organization websites and expert knowledge.

Editor's Choice - Prevalence of Smoking and Impact on Peri-Operative Outcomes After Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair.

Objective: The contemporary burden of smoking in patients undergoing elective abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair in the UK is unknown. This study aimed to quantify the prevalence of smoking in patients undergoing AAA repair in the UK and determine the association between smoking and peri-operative outcomes.

Methods: This was an observational cohort study.

Cardiac arrest in vascular surgical patients receiving anaesthetic care: an analysis from the 7th National Audit Project (NAP7) of the Royal College of Anaesthetists.

The 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists studied peri-operative cardiac arrest in the UK. We report the results of the vascular surgery cohort from the 12-month case registry, from 16 June 2021 to 15 June 2022. Anaesthesia for vascular surgery accounted for 2% of UK anaesthetic caseload and included 69 (8%) reported peri-operative cardiac arrests, giving an estimated incidence of 1 in 670 vascular anaesthetics (95%CI 1 in 520-830).