Retrograde use of the Outback re-entry catheter in complex infrainguinal arterial recanalizations.

Objective/background: Retrograde recanalizations gained increasing recognition in complex arterial occlusive disease. Re-entry devices are a well-described adjunct for antegrade recanalizations. We present our experience with retrograde, infrainguinal recanalizations using the Outback re-entry catheter in challenging chronic total occlusions.

NHS hospital readiness to embrace the proposed NICE guidelines on abdominal aortic aneurysm: a public perspective.

Introduction: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence published a draft consultation update on abdominal aortic aneurysm, which was expected to be published on 7 November 2018. This article analyses the readiness of NHS hospitals and their workforce to embrace the proposed guidelines.

Methods: The trust and individual surgeon-level anonymised data in the public domain for elective, rupture and complex abdominal aortic aneurysm cases were collected and analysed for all the acute care trusts providing these services from the Vascular Society of Great Briton and Ireland's prospective National Vascular Registry database.