Aortic Dissection

April 16, 2021

Aortic 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

April 24, 2021

Cervical 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

March 7, 2021

GCA 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)

March 13, 2019

On 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)

December 27, 2020

Intro 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