2023 Update on Vascular Anesthesia

Abstract

The authors thank the editors for this opportunity to review the recent literature on vascular surgery and anesthesia and provide this clinical update. The last in a series of updates on this topic was published in 2019.¹ This review explores evolving discussions and current trends related to vascular surgery and anesthesia that have been published since then. The focus is on the major points discussed in the recent literature in the following areas: carotid artery surgery, infrarenal aortic surgery, peripheral vascular surgery, and the preoperative evaluation of vascular surgical patients.

Keywords: aortic aneurysm, abdominal* / surgery; carotid disease / surgery; peripheral vascular diseases / surgery; preoperative care; vascular surgical procedures.