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The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the impact of ICU admission on clinical outcomes and costs after elective and emergency vascular surgery.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>MEDLINE, Embase, the Cochrane Library, Cochrane Collaboration Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), and trial registry databases were searched in July 2024. Studies comparing ICU care with intermediary or ward-based care for major vascular surgery patients were included.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Thirteen studies (11 elective only and 2 including emergencies) involving 157 932 patients met the inclusion criteria. ICU admission was associated with higher adjusted 30-day or in-hospital mortality (OR 4.14 (95% c.i. 1.65 to 10.41), P = 0.003; Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) certainty: moderate). Unadjusted analyses found ICU admission was associated with increased major adverse cardiovascular events (risk ratio (RR) 1.45 (95% c.i. 1.04 to 2.01), P = 0.030; GRADE certainty: very low), acute kidney injury (RR 1.98 (95% c.i. 1.49 to 2.63), P &amp;lt; 0.001; GRADE certainty: moderate), dialysis (RR 1.76 (95% c.i. 1.13 to 2.74), P = 0.010; GRADE certainty: low), readmission (RR 1.93 (95% c.i. 1.20 to 3.12), P = 0.007; GRADE certainty: moderate), and major bleeding (RR 1.37 (95% c.i. 1.03 to 1.81), P = 0.030; GRADE certainty: moderate). Respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation and infection were higher in patients admitted to ICU compared with ward-based care specifically. Hospital-associated costs were higher for ICU admission across all procedures.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>No clear clinical benefit was associated with ICU admission after vascular surgery. 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