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
2003
An appraisal of different cardiac risk reduction strategies in vascular surgery patients
Kakisis JD, Abir F, Liapis CD, Sumpio BE. An appraisal of different cardiac risk reduction strategies in vascular surgery patients. European Journal Of Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2003, 25: 493-504. PMID: 12787690, DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiac Surgical ProceduresCardiovascular AgentsEvidence-Based MedicineHeart DiseasesHumansRisk FactorsRisk Reduction BehaviorVascular Surgical ProceduresConceptsVascular surgeryPerioperative mortalityVascular proceduresAvailable pharmacological agentsCardiac risk reductionCoronary artery bypassVascular surgery patientsLow-risk patientsMyocardial infarction ratePercutaneous transluminal angioplastyCalcium channel blockersArtery bypassCardiac morbidityCardiac mortalityCoronary revascularizationInfarction ratePerioperative outcomesSurgery patientsTransluminal angioplastyOverall mortalityCardiac riskCardioprotective effectsPerioperative settingChannel blockersOutcome measures