title: Developments in vascular surgery at Epworth Hospital.
abstract: Epworth Hospital has been a leading centre for vascular surgery in Melbourne for over 30 years with a strong focus on vascular reconstruction by open surgical methods. Epworth pioneered the hybrid suite, which combined state-of-the-art imaging, and operating theatre standard suite. This development has become the benchmark for other vascular centres when designing their own vascular suites. Epworth Hospital has become a leading centre in the southern hemisphere for endografting for both abdominal aortic aneurysm and thoracic aneurysm with 76 endografts being performed in the calendar year 2000, 125 in the year 2001 and 106 in the year 2002. We look forward to Epworth Vascular Unit continuing to practice world-best standards in peripheral arterial reconstruction, to continue its role in mentoring surgical trainees and other vascular surgeons learning endovascular skills and to promote the development of innovations in vascular surgery.
authors.affiliation: Chairman, Epworth Vascular Unit, Epworth Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. dentonmj@bigpond.net.au
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Denton