Deep Venous Procedures Performed in the National Health Service in England between 2005 and 2015

Recent advances in imaging technology and endovenous interventions have revolutionised the management of specific groups of patients with deep venous pathology. This study aimed to examine data published by Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) to assess trends in the number of endovascular and open surgical deep venous procedures performed in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England between 2005 and 2015. The main diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis (DVT), and total number of primary open and percutaneous procedures for deep venous pathology for patients admitted to the NHS hospitals in England from 2005 to 2015 were retrieved from the HES database and analysed. An overall declining trend in the annual number of admissions for a primary diagnosis of DVT was observed (linear regression r2 = 0.9, p