2017
Concurrent renal artery stent during endovascular infrarenal aortic aneurysm repair confers higher risk for 30-day acute renal failure
Nejim B, Arhuidese I, Rizwan M, Khalil L, Locham S, Zarkowsky D, Goodney P, Malas M. Concurrent renal artery stent during endovascular infrarenal aortic aneurysm repair confers higher risk for 30-day acute renal failure. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2017, 65: 1080-1088. PMID: 28222985, PMCID: PMC5960977, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.10.112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAgedAged, 80 and overAngioplastyAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalChi-Square DistributionEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioRegistriesRenal Artery ObstructionRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStentsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsInfrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysmAcute renal failureEndovascular aneurysm repairAbdominal aortic aneurysmGlomerular filtration rateRenal outcomesAneurysm repairRenal failureFiltration rateDevelopment of acute renal failureAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramPostoperative acute renal failureSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramInfrarenal aortic aneurysm repairNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramRuptured abdominal aortic aneurysmBaseline characteristics of patientsProportion of female patientsSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramMultivariate logistic regression analysisPerioperative renal outcomeAdverse renal outcomesAortic aneurysm repairRenal artery angioplastyProportion of patients
2016
Predictors of perioperative outcomes after carotid revascularization
Nejim B, Obeid T, Arhuidese I, Hicks C, Wang S, Canner J, Malas M. Predictors of perioperative outcomes after carotid revascularization. Journal Of Surgical Research 2016, 204: 267-273. PMID: 27565060, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2016.04.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid artery stentingPredictor of perioperative outcomesCarotid endarterectomyPerioperative outcomesAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databasePredictor of postoperative MIAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramQuality Improvement Program databaseSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramMultivariate logistic regression analysisRisk of postoperative strokeOdds of reoperationPredictors of reoperationOutcomes of carotid endarterectomyCongestive heart failurePerioperative outcomes of carotid endarterectomyChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAssociated with higher oddsLogistic regression analysisObstructive pulmonary diseasePrevalence of diabetesAbstract TP115: Carotid Endarterectomy in Young and Middle Aged Patients
Arhuidese I, Obeid T, Nejim B, Yin K, Wang S, Hicks C, Malas M. Abstract TP115: Carotid Endarterectomy in Young and Middle Aged Patients. Stroke 2016, 47 DOI: 10.1161/str.47.suppl_1.tp115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMiddle aged patientsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramCarotid endarterectomyAged patientsCardiac interventionsPatient characteristicsAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramDay post-operative periodPopulation of young patientsPredictor of adverse outcomesLength of in-hospital staySurgical Quality Improvement ProgramCompare patient characteristicsDay of surgeryIn-hospital stayPost-operative periodPhysically dependent patientsMyocardial infarction ratePredictors of strokeQuality Improvement ProgramPostoperative outcomesYounger patientsSymptomatic statusAdverse outcomes
2014
Perioperative Mortality Following Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Application of a Randomized Clinical Trial to Real-World Practice Using a Validated Nationwide Data Set
Malas M, Arhuidese I, Qazi U, Black J, Perler B, Freischlag J. Perioperative Mortality Following Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Application of a Randomized Clinical Trial to Real-World Practice Using a Validated Nationwide Data Set. JAMA Surgery 2014, 149: 1260-1265. PMID: 25337871, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramEndovascular aneurysm repairAbdominal aortic aneurysmInfrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysmRandomized clinical trialsPerioperative mortalityOpen repairClinical trialsAortic aneurysmAsymptomatic infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysmVeterans Affairs Cooperative trialNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program cohortAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNSQIP databaseElective endovascular aneurysm repairRepair of abdominal aortic aneurysmsSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramCompare 30-day mortalityThirty-day mortalityHigh-risk patientsQuality Improvement ProgramProportion of patientsDay of surgeryIndividualized assessment of risk