…be performed with biological or mechanical prostheses. The former is preferred due to the lower risk of thrombosis and evidence demonstrating long term durability (Filsoufi…

…or irrigated clean. Wounds with retained foreign material or devitalised tissue that cannot be removed. A clinically infected wound. Heavily contaminated wounds where a long…

…in the abdomen, chest, lower back or scrotum. Aneurysmal pain is clinically important because it may herald rupture and constitutes a medical emergency. Rupture may…

…has demonstrated lower rates of access site bleeding, surgical repair, and blood transfusion with radial access. Radial access has also been associated with lower overall…