Management and outcomes of a vascular surgery department with sudden medical staff outbreak of COVID-19.
Published in Journal of vascular surgery
Rapid increase in hybrid surgery for the treatment of peripheral artery disease in the Vascular Quality Initiative datab...
Published in Journal of vascular surgery
Advances in technology have increased the use of endovascular therapy for lower extremity revascularization (LER), but the impact on hybrid surgery has not been studied. This study aims to (1) investigate the contemporary national trends in frequency of hybrid LER and (2) compare the outcomes of open bypass (BYP) and hybrid surgery for isolated fem...
Magnetic resonance imaging assessment of proteolytic enzyme concentrations and biologic properties of intraluminal throm...
Published in Journal of vascular surgery
The aim of the study was to determine whether magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used in assessment of biologic activity of intraluminal thrombus (ILT) and proteolytic processes of the abdominal aortic aneurysm wall. Using MRI, 50 patients with asymptomatic infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm were analyzed at the maximum aneurysm diameter on ...
Outcome of rectus femoris muscle flaps for groin coverage after vascular surgery.
Published in Journal of vascular surgery
The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to investigate the outcome of rectus femoris muscle flaps (RFFs) for deep groin wound complications in vascular surgery patients and to compare the outcome with a cohort of sartorius muscle flaps (SMFs) because the RFF is a promising alternative technique for groin coverage. All RFFs and SMFs performed...
Multicenter experience in translumbar type II endoleak treatment in the hybrid room with needle trajectory planning and ...
Published in Journal of vascular surgery
The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of treating type II endoleaks (T2Ls) after aortic endovascular repair with image guidance translumbar puncture using intraoperative cone beam computed tomography with preprocedure computed tomography angiography fusion in hybrid operating rooms. Twenty-six consecutive T2L patients in three di...
Systematic review and meta-analysis of postoperative troponin as a predictor of mortality and major adverse cardiac even...
...Published in Journal of vascular surgery
The prognostic value of asymptomatic perioperative troponin rise in vascular surgery is unclear. We conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the significance of clinical and subclinical troponin elevation after vascular surgery. We searched MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase (Ovid), and the Cochrane Library, without language restriction,...
Development of a pulsatile cadaver-based simulation for training of open abdominal vascular surgery skills.
Published in Journal of vascular surgery
Developing competence in open aortic surgery is increasingly challenging in vascular surgery training programs. Although static cadaver models provide an opportunity for dissection and exposure, the lack of pulsatility limits further education in managing blood vessels. We developed an affordable pulsatile cadaver simulation model to improve traini...
A proposed scoring system for triage of patients who require vascular access creation in times of COVID-19.
Published in Journal of vascular surgery
Outcomes of endovascular repair of chronic postdissection compared with degenerative thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms u...
Published in Journal of vascular surgery
The objective of this study was to analyze outcomes of fenestrated-branched endovascular aneurysm repair (F/BEVAR) for treatment of postdissection and degenerative thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs). We reviewed the clinical data of 240 patients with extent I to extent III TAAAs enrolled in seven prospective physician-sponsored investigation...
Clinical outcomes of aortic arch hybrid repair in a real-world single-center experience.
...Published in Journal of vascular surgery
Aortic arch aneurysmal disease remains a therapeutic challenge. For patients unsuitable for standard open surgery, hybrid repair with debranching of the supra-aortic arteries followed by thoracic endovascular grafting has been shown to be an effective solution. The aim of this study was to report the clinical outcomes of a single-institution experi...
