2023
Intervention to optimize follow-up after lower extremity revascularization
Kim T, Lee S, Gorecka J, Baratta V, Elliston S, Fillion S, Mena-Hurtado C, Mojibian H, Ahuja V, Guzman R, Chaar C. Intervention to optimize follow-up after lower extremity revascularization. JVS-Vascular Insights 2023, 1: 100005. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsvi.2023.100005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower extremity revascularizationVascular specialistsExtremity revascularizationQI interventionsAcute limb ischemiaHistory of diabetesPeripheral arterial diseaseTertiary care centerMajority of patientsQuality improvement interventionsBrief telephone surveyRest painEndovascular revascularizationChart reviewLimb ischemiaArterial diseaseIndex procedureMean ageWorse outcomesCare centerObjective PatientsVascular carePatientsTissue lossImprovement interventions
2019
Patient perspectives on inferior vena cava filter retrieval
Aurshina A, Brahmandam A, Zhang Y, Yang Y, Mojibian H, Sarac T, Ochoa Chaar CI. Patient perspectives on inferior vena cava filter retrieval. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Venous And Lymphatic Disorders 2019, 7: 507-513. PMID: 30850353, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2018.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultClinical Decision-MakingComorbidityDevice RemovalDirect-to-Consumer AdvertisingFemaleHealth CommunicationHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient CompliancePatient Education as TopicPatientsPulmonary EmbolismRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsVena Cava FiltersConceptsIVC filter placementMajority of patientsFilter placementIVC filtersPatient's perspectiveRetrospective single-center reviewSingle-center reviewLong-term complicationsPrimary care providersTelephone surveyInferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval RatesInferior vena cava filter retrievalTeam of physiciansFilter retrieval ratesElectronic medical recordsTerms of demographicsHealth-related communicationPatient demographicsPatient characteristicsPatient factorsMedical recordsPatient awarenessVascular specialistsOverall retrieval rateLong-term effects