2019
A Pilot Study of a Standardized Smoking Cessation Intervention for Patients with Vascular Disease
Rajaee S, Holder T, Indes JE, Muhs B, Sarac T, Sumpio B, Toll BA, Ochoa Chaar CI. A Pilot Study of a Standardized Smoking Cessation Intervention for Patients with Vascular Disease. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2019, 61: 91-99.e3. PMID: 31449932, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2019.06.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAneurysmCardiovascular AgentsCholinergic AgentsConnecticutEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNicotinePatient Education as TopicPeripheral Arterial DiseasePilot ProjectsRisk FactorsRisk Reduction BehaviorSmokersSmokingSmoking CessationTime FactorsTobacco Use Cessation DevicesTransdermal PatchTreatment OutcomeVascular Surgical ProceduresConceptsSmoking cessation interventionIntervention groupSurgery providersPrimary outcomeCessation interventionsExact testBrief smoking cessation counselingCurrent smoking cessation practicesCarbon monoxide breath testingSmoking cessation counselingSmoking cessation practicesVascular surgery serviceSmoking cessation counseling sessionsTertiary care centerFree nicotine patchesSmoking cessation programOpen surgical proceduresOutpatient smoking cessation programFisher's exact testCessation counselingVascular complicationsStandard careNicotine patchNicotine replacementVascular patients
2018
A survey of vascular specialists’ practice patterns of inferior vena cava filter placement and retrieval
Brahmandam A, Skrip L, Sumpio B, Indes J, Dardik A, Sarac T, Rectenwald J, Chaar CIO. A survey of vascular specialists’ practice patterns of inferior vena cava filter placement and retrieval. Vascular 2018, 27: 291-298. PMID: 30501583, DOI: 10.1177/1708538118815394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude of Health PersonnelDevice RemovalHealth Care SurveysHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHospitals, High-VolumeHospitals, Low-VolumeHumansPractice Patterns, Physicians'Prosthesis ImplantationRadiologistsRadiology, InterventionalSurgeonsTime FactorsUltrasonography, Doppler, DuplexUnited StatesVena Cava FiltersConceptsInferior vena cava filterVascular specialistsIVCF retrievalPractice patternsBronchoscopy forcepsRetrieval of IVCFTemporary inferior vena cava filterPermanent inferior vena cava filterInferior vena cava filter placementVena cava filter placementRetrievable inferior vena cava filtersLaser sheathLowest renal veinTertiary care centerCava filter placementVena cava filtersMajority of respondersChi-square testTwo-sample t-testVenous duplexRenal veinCare centerFilter placementSocietal guidelinesLower extremities