Aortic Dissection
16-Apr-2025Aortic Dissection (AD), is uncommon (1 AD:200 ACS) but is…Rapidly FATAL! Unfortunately recognising aortic dissection is difficult with a clinician pickup rate of 15-43%. Read more
Cervical (Carotid OR Vertebral) Artery Dissection
24-Apr-2024Cervical artery dissection is a rare but significant cause of stroke and headache/neckache, which is easy to overlook. Leading to a typically delay in diagnosis… Read more
Giant Cell Arteritis – GCA
07-Mar-2021GCA is a is a vasculitis generally seen in the over 50’s and associated with polymyalgia rheumatic (PMR). However, unlike a lot of rheumatology, GCA… Read more
Pre-Arrival Blood (O-ve)
13-Mar-2019On rare occasions you may receive a pre-alert, where you want blood available for the patient when they arrive (for example in major haemorrhage). This… Read more
Vascular Emergencies (Regional Pathways)
27-Dec-2023Intro Vascular surgery has been reconfigured across etc region. The vascular oncall will be based at BRI 24/7. Multiple pathways have been developed below to… Read more
