2018
Outcomes of lower extremity bypass surgery in patients with renal transplants
Arhuidese I, Nejim B, Craig-Schapiro R, Rizwan M, Malas M. Outcomes of lower extremity bypass surgery in patients with renal transplants. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2018, 68: 1833-1840.e2. PMID: 30470370, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2017.12.086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBioprosthesisBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationFemaleHumansKidney TransplantationLimb SalvageLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedPeripheral Arterial DiseasePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVascular PatencyVeinsConceptsOutcome of infrainguinal bypass surgeryInfrainguinal bypass surgeryPrimary assisted patencyRenal transplant patientsLong-term outcomesAssisted patencySecondary patencyTransplant patientsRenal transplantationProsthetic conduitLimb salvageBypass surgeryCohort of renal transplant patientsLower extremity bypass surgeryCox regression analysisEvaluate 30-dayMortality of patientsRisk-adjusted analysisUnited States Renal Data SystemPopulation-based cohortCritical limb ischemiaPopliteal-tibial bypassPrimary patencyRetrospective reviewAutogenous bypass
2017
Sex-based outcomes of lower extremity bypass surgery in hemodialysis patients
Arhuidese I, Kernodle A, Nejim B, Locham S, Hicks C, Malas M. Sex-based outcomes of lower extremity bypass surgery in hemodialysis patients. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2017, 68: 153-160. PMID: 29276108, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2017.10.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmputation, SurgicalBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationChi-Square DistributionClinical Decision-MakingDatabases, FactualDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleGraft Occlusion, VascularHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateKidney DiseasesLimb SalvageLogistic ModelsLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPeripheral Arterial DiseaseProportional Hazards ModelsProsthesis DesignRenal DialysisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVascular PatencyVeinsConceptsAcute graft failureAutogenous conduitGraft failureProsthetic conduitBypass surgeryHemodialysis patientsAssociated with higher patencyLimb salvagePrimary assisted patencySex-based outcomesInfrainguinal bypass surgeryLower extremity bypass surgeryCox regression analysisPatient survival ratesRisk-adjusted analysisUnited States Renal Data SystemCritical limb ischemiaAssisted patencySecondary patencyConduit usePrimary patencySurgical outcomesNo significant differenceKaplan-MeierComparing patientsRegional variation in the cost of infrainguinal lower extremity bypass surgery in the United States
Nejim B, Wang S, Arhuidese I, Obeid T, Alshaikh H, Aridi H, Locham S, Malas M. Regional variation in the cost of infrainguinal lower extremity bypass surgery in the United States. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2017, 67: 1170-1180.e4. PMID: 29074114, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2017.08.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedChi-Square DistributionCost-Benefit AnalysisDatabases, FactualFemaleHealth ExpendituresHealthcare DisparitiesHospital CostsHumansLinear ModelsLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedModels, EconomicPeripheral Arterial DiseasePractice Patterns, Physicians'Process Assessment, Health CareRetrospective StudiesSurgeonsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVascular GraftingConceptsLower extremity bypassIn-hospital costsHospital factorsService-specific costsInfrainguinal lower extremity bypassHealth care expendituresMedian in-hospital costsGeneralized linear regression modelsLower extremity bypass surgeryHealth systemPeripheral arterial diseaseStandard revascularization proceduresPatient's clinical conditionIdentified adult patientsLinear regression modelsCare expendituresFinancial burdenRegional variationMedian costPatient demographicsClinical characteristicsAdult patientsBypass surgeryNortheast regionPatient characteristics