NHS Tayside

Specialists working at NHS Tayside perform vascular surgery at Ninewells Hospital.

NHS Tayside provides vascular services for patients in the Tayside and Fife regions of Scotland.
http://www.nhstayside.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 2017
24
Type of elective infra-renal AAA repairs 2017 24 (6 open, 18 EVAR) 68% EVAR
50%
Average (typical range) time from assessment to procedure 2017 121 (103,134) 70 (38,119)
Average (typical range) length of stay for open repairs 2017 15 (9,20) 8 (6,11)
Average (typical range) length of stay for EVAR 2017 3 (3,5) 2 (1,4)
Risk adjusted survival 2015-2017 100% 98.7%
96%
Ruptured cases 2015-2017
29
Type of emergency repairs of ruptured AAA 2015-2017 29 (19 open, 10 EVAR) 30% EVAR
50%
Elective complex cases 2015-2017
34
Type of elective repairs of complex AAA 2015-2017 34 (0 open, 34 EVAR) 100% EVAR
50%

Carotid Endarterectomy
Metric Time period Trust figures National figures Graph of trust figures
Cases 2017
11
Median (IQR) time from symptom to procedure (14 days – NICE Guidance) 2017 15 (13,16) 12 (7,23)
Median (IQR) length of stay 2017 4 (3,9) 3 (2,5)
Risk adjusted stroke free survival 2015-2017 98.4% 97.9%
94%

Lower Limb Bypass
Metric Time period Trust figures National figures Graph of trust figures
Cases 2015-2017
168
Average (typical range) length of stay 2015-2017 14 (8,24) 7 (4,15)
Risk adjusted survival 2015-2017 98% 97.4%
96%

Lower Limb Amputation
Metric Time period Trust figures National figures Graph of trust figures
Cases 2015-2017
74
Average (typical range) time from assessment to procedure 2015-2017 6 (2,10) 8 (3,26)
Average (typical range) length of stay 2015-2017 34 (20,53) 23 (14,40)
Risk adjusted survival 2015-2017 94.7% 94.6%
92%