2017
Better survival for African and Hispanic/Latino Americans after infrainguinal revascularization in the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative
Brothers TE, Zhang J, Mauldin PD, Tonnessen BH, Robison JG, Vallabhaneni R, Hallett JW, Sidawy AN. Better survival for African and Hispanic/Latino Americans after infrainguinal revascularization in the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2017, 65: 1062-1073. PMID: 28189358, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.10.105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBlack or African AmericanChi-Square DistributionEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHispanic or LatinoHospital MortalityHumansLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPeripheral Arterial DiseasePostoperative ComplicationsProportional Hazards ModelsQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVascular Surgical ProceduresConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseLower extremity peripheral arterial diseaseVascular Surgery Vascular Quality InitiativeSocial Security Death IndexHispanic/Latino ethnicityPeripheral vascular interventionsVascular Quality InitiativeOverall mortalityCardiovascular diseaseVascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative databaseVascular Quality Initiative databaseCox proportional hazards analysisLatino ethnicityInferior survival outcomesBetter overall survivalProportional hazards analysisSurvival of patientsAfrican American raceData of patientsAfrican American patientsLower overall mortalityCox proportional hazardsQuality InitiativeAfrican AmericansAMP patients
2015
Predicting outcomes for infrapopliteal limb-threatening ischemia using the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative
Brothers TE, Zhang J, Mauldin PD, Tonnessen BH, Robison JG, Vallabhaneni R, Hallett JW. Predicting outcomes for infrapopliteal limb-threatening ischemia using the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2015, 63: 114-124.e5. PMID: 26432282, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.08.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAlgorithmsAmputation, SurgicalChi-Square DistributionComorbidityDecision Support TechniquesDisease-Free SurvivalEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansIschemiaLimb SalvageLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioPeripheral Arterial DiseasePopliteal ArteryPredictive Value of TestsRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVascular Surgical ProceduresConceptsMajor adverse limb eventsLimb-threatening ischemiaAmputation-free survivalVascular Quality InitiativeLower body mass indexBody mass indexInfrapopliteal vesselsDialysis dependenceMass indexVascular Surgery Vascular Quality InitiativeAdverse effectsAdverse limb eventsOpen surgical bypassPrevious major amputationCongestive heart failureTrans-Atlantic InterAnesthesiologists class 4Great saphenous veinQuality InitiativePVI patientsPVI procedureMajor amputationEndovascular revascularizationSurgical bypassBypass patients