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Management of internal carotid artery injury sustained during routine endoscopic sinus surgery
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2021 Dec 23. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2021.0278. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA 49-year-old patient with a history of aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease presented with carotid artery injury following revision functional endoscopic sinus surgery. Carotid artery injury is a rare but catastrophic complication of this surgery. The patient was transferred to our tertiary facility with interventional radiology for immediate management of the carotid artery injury. This case reaffirms that any surgery can have disastrous complications and highlights the importance of multidisciplinary management of complica...
Source: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England - December 23, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: V Lingamanaicker E Irune Y Joshi Source Type: research

Does the publication of NICE guidelines for venous thromboembolism chemical prophylaxis influence the prescribing patterns of UK hip and knee surgeons?
CONCLUSION: Over one-third of surveyed surgeons changed their VTE chemical prophylaxis in response to 2018 NICE recommendations, with more THR and TKR surgeons now compliant with latest NICE guidance. The major change in practice was an increased use of aspirin for VTE chemical prophylaxis.PMID:34825570 | DOI:10.1308/rcsann.2021.0157
Source: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England - November 26, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: G S Matharu A W Blom T Board M R Whitehouse VTE Research Collaborative Source Type: research