2003
Follow-up of Infrainguinal Graft Thrombolysis: Analysis of Predictors of Clinical Success
Zuckerman D, Alderman M, Idso M, Pilgram T, Sicard G. Follow-up of Infrainguinal Graft Thrombolysis: Analysis of Predictors of Clinical Success. JAMA Surgery 2003, 138: 198-202. PMID: 12578420, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.138.2.198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary graft patencyMajor limb amputationGraft patencyClinical outcomesTechnical successLimb amputationAcademic tertiary care centerLong-term patency ratesDays of thrombolysisImmediate technical successTertiary care centerAdditional surgical interventionInfrainguinal bypass graftsCareful case selectionRestoration of flowAnalysis of predictorsGraft thrombolysisTranscatheter thrombolysisSecondary patencyInception cohortSurgical seriesBypass graftThrombolytic therapyArterial runoffLimb viability
1997
Encephalopathy after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting: analysis of incidence and potential risk factors.
Zuckerman D, Darcy M, Bocchini T, Hildebolt C. Encephalopathy after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting: analysis of incidence and potential risk factors. American Journal Of Roentgenology 1997, 169: 1727-31. PMID: 9393198, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.169.6.9393198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shuntingPortosystemic shuntingLower portal vein pressurePortal vein blood flowDevelopment of encephalopathyIncidence of encephalopathyUnderlying medical causePortal vein pressureVein blood flowPotential risk factorsAnalysis of incidencePeriprocedural factorsVein pressureMedical causesRisk factorsAdvanced ageUnderlying morbidityBlood flowClinical observationsPatientsEncephalopathyBaseline measurementsMental dysfunctionShuntingLower rates