26/01/2026
A Demanding but Encouraging Day for Vascular Surgery HKL
The day began with the management of an emergency ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), followed by four elective aortic cases throughout the day:
🔹 One open repair for a juxtarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm
🔹 One TEVAR with in-situ fenestration for blunt thoracic aortic injury
🔹 Two EVARs for abdominal aortic aneurysms, including one performed using CO₂ as contrast.
Concurrently, the team also performed one lower limb angioplasty, one lower limb bypass, and several vascular access procedures, reflecting the breadth of vascular care provided.
This was made possible through the collective effort of a stable team of vascular surgeons, trainees, operating theatre staff, and, most importantly, our dedicated and enthusiastic vascular anaesthesia colleagues. It was truly a multidisciplinary effort across multiple clinical settings.
As the largest vascular referral centre in Malaysia, such days reflect the increasing demand placed on our service.
This reflects not merely procedural volume, but the capacity to deliver complex aortic care safely and consistently within a stable multidisciplinary framework.
We remain focused on steady improvement and sustainability, with continued support from the entire team, towards enhancing the overall quality of vascular surgery care for our patients.
