Kitty Wong
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NIHR Doctoral Fellow & Vascular Registrar @BristolUni | Editorial board @EJVES_ESVS | π»(DipLTCL) πΉ(DipATCL) | π· π π΄πΌββ | Views own.
Bristol, England
Joined September 2009
Iβve decided to bring the operations to me (on paper) since I canβt go to theatres whilst on a medical F1 job. (Also a parting gift for @TomH_Vascular who will be a wonderful boss in Exeter!) #MedTwitter #VascularSurgery
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β° Reminder: The Rouleaux Club Essay Competition closes 30th September! π Winners published in JVSGBI π Free VSASM reg for all entrants Submit here π
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Rouleaux Club Essay Competition 2025 Our annual essay competition invites aspiring vascular surgeons to showcase their writing skills and explore current issues affecting the specialty Essay Title...
π£ The Rouleaux Club Essay Competition is open! π§ For UK med students & pre-registrar residents doctors π 3 prizes per category + publication in JVSGBI ποΈ Free VSASM 2025 registration for all entrants!! π
Deadline: 30 Sept 2025 π https://t.co/ekjel6hyo8
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Intensive care after vascular surgery: systematic review β‘οΈ https://t.co/1uLY88hOFt π©Ί Systematic review: 13 studies (157 932 patients) examined ICU vs ward/intermediate care after vascular surgery π ICU admission was linked to higher mortality, more complications (kidney
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Are you a person or relative of someone with #PAD? We need your help! We are developing a standard set of outcomes to ensure #PAD research measures outcomes that matter to YOU. Please consider completing and sharing this 30 min survey - thank you π https://t.co/5ZCVAdQDUT
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Pleased to share our work on intensive care in vascular surgery! https://t.co/wVt5kdZCiq πNo clear adjusted mortality benefit but increased costs with ICU vs ward care. β οΈResidual confounding may contribute; better risk stratification is needed. @robhinchliffe1
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This is why Resident doctors in England are taking a stand against the Government - itβs time to pay us what we're worth. Support us on the picket lines π’ 25 to 30 July #PayRestoration #DoctorsStrike
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Two major effectiveness-driven randomised trials coming soon (early 2026) across the UK. If your site wishes to join, please DM me/us.
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π Nominations are now OPEN for the Averil Mansfield Award β Vascular Trainer of the Year 2025! Know an inspiring trainer who goes above and beyond? Nominate them now π π https://t.co/Eu5qnymIig
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Extremely humbled, honored, and delighted to receive this award! Thank you to ASiT and all the excellent trainers who have taught me over the years.
π Congratulations to the 2025 winner of the ASIT Silver Suture! Thank you to BBraun UK for their support! #ASIT2025
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π Exciting news! @CLARITY_Trial is officially open for recruitment! A huge congratulations to @NorthBristolNHS ,@TwineVasc , @ResearchNBT and the entire team for being the first site to open yesterday and for randomising the first participant in the trial today!
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Great to see UK trainees represented in the prize session at ESVS. β¦@VSGBIβ© β¦@CircFoundationβ©
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In case you missed it, the #EJVES 2024 Best Research Letter award was given to "Antithrombotics in Atherosclerotic Renal and Mesenteric Arterial Disease: A Systematic Review" #ESVS2024 @robhinchliffe1 @TwineVasc @ESVSmembership
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π¨ Final week to enter our essay competition π¨ Topics include AI in vascular surgery, robotic surgery in the UK, and subspecialisation. Don't miss your chance to win prizes & get published! π
Deadline: Midnight 30th September 2024. π Learn more: https://t.co/ekjel6h0yA
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πRouleaux Club Essay Competition 2024 π Make sure to enter our Annual Essay Competition! Winning entries will be published in @VSjournalGBI More details via our website - https://t.co/ekjel6h0yA
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Don't miss this latest #EJVESVA on "Prevalence of Smoking and Impact on Peri-Operative Outcomes After Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair" #aortaed @robhinchliffe1 @JoseeRijn @petarz_91 Elective infrarenal AAA repairs in the UK 2014-21 were studied (n=26 916): 22% were
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πNEW surgical digest πTime to tackle tobacco smoking in surgical patients β‘οΈ https://t.co/CzPX21OK3s "Despite the success of other public health policies in reducing smoking over the past 20 years, tobacco remains the leading cause of premature, preventable death in the UK and
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Itβs dangerous to blur the lines between doctors and PAs (not doctors/no medical degree). This kind of practice is illegal and what @gmcuk should protect the public against. @NHSEngland must rethink the #itsaGPthing campaign entirely.
Iβm simply horrified to see @NHSEngland now literally breaking the law in how it misrepresents physician associates & other allied health professional - who are NOT doctors - to the public. These posters are from the Bradford District & Craven Health & Care Partnership. 1/n
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Pleased to see our paper on prevalence and impact of smoking after AAA repair has been chosen for editorβs choice in this EJVES issue! Read here ππΌ
β‘οΈDon't miss this month's #EJVESECsβ‘οΈ!! @robhinchliffe1 @AboyansV @Jonnyboyle1 @mabjo425 @KevinMani7 @TwineVasc @VASCevidence @IVanherzeele @CarlotaFPrendes @jmills1955
@NZVascular @frederico_bg @petarz_91 Full details below π§΅!!
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Rouleaux Club, in collaboration with @VSGBI is delighted to announce the Averil Mansfield Award for Trainer of the Year. Nominations are now open, visit our website for more details or complete the form below. https://t.co/x1vwCAVjhL
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βSurgical care practitioners should not undertake laparoscopic cholecystectomies.β Our Council has expressed alarm about the potential safety risks to patients & impact on training of recently described practices. Read more here:
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The Council of the Royal College of Surgeons of England has expressed alarm at the practices outlined in a recent paper highlighting the outcomes of a surgical care practitioner (SCP) performing...
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We thank @RCSnews for this clear statement, with safe surgical practice and trainees at its core SCPs have a well defined scope of practice: performing parts of a lap cholecystectomy with or without supervision has never been acceptable We are thankful for the reminder to
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