Surgeons say high risk stroke patients missing out on life saving surgery.
Despite previous warnings, patients with symptoms of stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA or ‘mini stroke’) are missing out on life saving operations because they fail to recognise the symptoms, and when they do, they are routinely treated as low priority cases in the NHS, says a UK surgical audit published today (22nd July). The UK Audit of Vascular Surgical Services and Carotid Endarterectomy, which also flags up significant variations in the quality of vascular care provision in the UK, has prompted surgeons to call for an urgent review of vascular services.
Read more: UK Audit of Vascular Surgical Services and Carotid EndarterectomyThe deadline for submission of ACCEA applications to the Society is Monday 23rd August.
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