Recovery of neurological function following type B aortic dissection complicated by paraplegia.

A woman in her 50s presented with uncontrolled hypertension, chest/back pain, paraplegia, right lower limb ischaemia and acute kidney injury. A CT angiogram demonstrated a type B aortic dissection originating distal to the left subclavian artery to bilateral common iliac arteries complicated by occlusion of the right renal artery and right common iliac artery. She was started on intravenous antihypertensive therapy and transferred to our institution for emergent thoracic endovascular aortic repair.

Thirty-day hospital readmission and emergency department visits after vascular surgery: a Canadian prospective cohort study.

Background: Rates of hospital readmission following surgery can serve as a marker for quality of care. The aim of this study was to establish the rates and causes of readmission and emergency department visits after vascular surgery and to understand how these patients are managed.

Methods: We conducted a prospective observational cohort study including all inpatients who underwent major vascular surgery between September 2015 and June 2016 at a tertiary vascular care centre in Toronto.

Impact of Surgeon Specialty on Perioperative Outcomes of Surgery for Benign Esophageal Diseases: A NSQIP Analysis.

Background: Surgery for benign esophageal disease is mostly performed either by general surgeons (GS) or cardiothoracic surgeons (CTS) in the United States. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of surgeon specialty on perioperative outcomes of surgery for benign esophageal diseases.

Materials And Methods: We have conducted a retrospective analysis using the ACS-NSQIP during the period of 2006-2013.