Endovascular stent-graft placement in thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections
National Institute for Clinical Excellence
Record ID 32005000338
English
Authors' objectives:
This study aims to assess the current evidence on endovascular stent-graft placement in thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections.
Authors' recommendations:
1.1 Current evidence on the safety and efficacy of endovascular stent-graft placement in thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections indicates that it is a suitable alternative to surgery in appropriately selected patients, provided that the normal arrangements are in place for consent, audit and clinical governance.
1.2 Clinicians should enter all patients having endovascular stentgraft placement in thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections into the thoracic stent-graft registry supported by the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland and the British Society of Interventional Radiology (www.bsir.org).
1.3 The procedure should be performed by a multidisciplinary team with access to facilities for cardiothoracic surgery and cardiopulmonary bypass.
Authors' methods:
Overview
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.nice.org.uk/ipcat.aspx?c=54195
Year Published:
2005
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
- Stents
Contact
Organisation Name:
National Institute for Clinical Excellence
Contact Address:
MidCity Place, 71 High Holborn, London WC1V 6NA, UK. Tel: +44 020 7067 5800; Fax: +44 020 7067 5801
Contact Name:
nice@nice.nhs.uk
Contact Email:
nice@nice.nhs.uk
Copyright:
National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)
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