NHS Lothian

Specialists working at NHS Lothian perform vascular surgery at Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

NHS Lothian provides vascular services for patients in the Lothian region of Scotland.
http://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

The Trust performed the following procedure(s); AAA Repair, Carotid Endarterectomy, Lower Limb Angioplasty/Stent, Lower Limb Bypass, Lower Limb Amputation.

AAA Repair
Metric Time period Trust figures National figures Graph of trust figures
Elective infra-renal cases 2018
64
Type of elective infra-renal AAA repairs 2018 64 (46 open, 18 EVAR) 63% EVAR
50%
Average (typical range) time from assessment to procedure 2018 75 (41,99) 70 (37,119)
Average (typical range) length of stay for open repairs 2018 8 (8,11) 8 (6,10)
Average (typical range) length of stay for EVAR 2018 3 (3,4) 2 (1,4)
Risk adjusted survival 2016-2018 99.4% 98.6%
97%
Ruptured cases 2016-2018
16
Type of emergency repairs of ruptured AAA 2016-2018 16 (13 open, 3 EVAR) 30% EVAR
50%
Elective complex cases 2016-2018
15
Type of elective repairs of complex AAA 2016-2018 15 (9 open, 6 EVAR) 40% EVAR
50%

Carotid Endarterectomy
Metric Time period Trust figures National figures Graph of trust figures
Cases 2018
49
Median (IQR) time from symptom to procedure (14 days – NICE Guidance) 2018 11 (8,16) 12 (7,23)
Median (IQR) length of stay 2018 3 (2,5) 2 (2,5)
Risk adjusted stroke free survival 2016-2018 97.4% 98%
96%

Lower Limb Angioplasty/Stent
Metric Time period Trust figures National figures Graph of trust figures
Cases 2016-2018
<5
Average (typical range) length of stay 2016-2018 No Data 1 (0,7) No data
Risk adjusted survival 2016-2018 No Data 98.4% No data

Lower Limb Bypass
Metric Time period Trust figures National figures Graph of trust figures
Cases 2016-2018
54
Average (typical range) length of stay 2016-2018 7 (5,13) 7 (4,15)
Risk adjusted survival 2016-2018 96.7% 97.4%
93%

Lower Limb Amputation
Metric Time period Trust figures National figures Graph of trust figures
Cases 2016-2018
<5
Average (typical range) time from assessment to procedure 2016-2018 No Data 8 (3,26) No data
Average (typical range) length of stay 2016-2018 No Data 22 (13,39) No data
Risk adjusted survival 2016-2018 No Data 95.2% No data