2020
Endograft type and anesthesia mode are associated with mortality of endovascular aneurysm repair for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms
Bellamkonda KS, Yousef S, Zhang Y, Dardik A, Geirsson A, Chaar CIO. Endograft type and anesthesia mode are associated with mortality of endovascular aneurysm repair for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms. Vascular 2020, 29: 155-162. PMID: 32787557, DOI: 10.1177/1708538120947859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnesthesia, GeneralAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalAortic RuptureBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationDatabases, FactualEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProsthesis DesignRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsInfrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysmAbdominal aortic aneurysmEndovascular aneurysm repairBody mass indexAortic aneurysmEndograft typeAneurysm repairOverall mortalityMass indexSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseRuptured infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysmQuality Improvement Program databaseRuptured abdominal aortic aneurysmLower body mass indexAbdominal aortic aneurysm diameterAneurysmal iliac arteriesDependent functional statusCharacteristics of patientsImprovement Program databasePrimary treatment modalityOpen abdominal surgeryAortic aneurysm diameterSignificant differencesConcomitant stenting
2019
Perioperative Outcomes of Lower Extremity Revascularization for Rest Pain and Tissue Loss
Tsay C, Luo J, Zhang Y, Attaran R, Dardik A, Ochoa Chaar CI. Perioperative Outcomes of Lower Extremity Revascularization for Rest Pain and Tissue Loss. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2019, 66: 493-501. PMID: 31756416, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2019.11.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmputation, SurgicalCritical IllnessDatabases, FactualFemaleGangreneHumansIschemiaLeg UlcerLength of StayLimb SalvageLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedPainPatient ReadmissionPeripheral Arterial DiseasePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVascular GraftingYoung AdultConceptsCritical limb ischemiaRest painMajor amputationTissue lossPerioperative outcomesTL patientsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSevere peripheral artery diseaseQuality Improvement Program databaseTerms of pneumoniaWorse perioperative outcomesLonger hospital stayHigher American SocietyImprovement Program databasePeripheral artery diseaseCongestive heart failureLower Extremity RevascularizationICD-10 codesAnesthesiologists classUnplanned intubationHospital stayPerioperative mortalityExtremity revascularizationLimb ischemiaHybrid surgery for bilateral lower extremity inflow revascularization
Jorshery SD, Luo J, Zhang Y, Sarac T, Ochoa Chaar CI. Hybrid surgery for bilateral lower extremity inflow revascularization. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2019, 70: 768-775.e2. PMID: 30837177, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.11.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsABF bypassSurgery patientsHybrid surgeryAmerican CollegeSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program filesTotal hospital lengthHigh-risk patientsImprovement Program databasePropensity-matched analysisCritical limb ischemiaLower extremity revascularizationPopulation of patientsAxillobifemoral bypassComposite morbidityFemorofemoral bypassLess pneumoniaUnplanned intubationAortobifemoral bypassMajor amputationHospital lengthPerioperative outcomesBypass patients