Intravascular Ultrasound in Lower Extremity Peripheral Vascular Interventions
Panaich SS, Arora S, Patel N, Patel NJ, Savani C, Patel A, Thakkar B, Singh V, Patel S, Patel N, Agnihotri K, Bhatt P, Deshmukh A, Gupta V, Attaran RR, Mena CI, Grines CL, Cleman M, Forrest JK, Badheka AO. Intravascular Ultrasound in Lower Extremity Peripheral Vascular Interventions. Journal Of Endovascular Therapy 2015, 23: 65-75. PMID: 26637836, DOI: 10.1177/1526602815620780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmputation, SurgicalChi-Square DistributionCost-Benefit AnalysisDatabases, FactualEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHospital CostsHospital MortalityHumansLimb SalvageLinear ModelsLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPeripheral Vascular DiseasesPractice Patterns, Physicians'Risk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsLower limb endovascular interventionsPostprocedural complicationsHospitalization costsEndovascular interventionHospital mortalityAmputation rateOdds ratioNonsignificant increaseUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseTwo-level hierarchical multivariateICD-9 procedure codesNationwide Inpatient Sample databasePeripheral vascular proceduresCo-primary outcomesLower amputation ratesPeripheral vascular interventionsPeripheral endovascular interventionsConfidence intervalsIVUS useIVUS utilizationSecondary outcomesStudy cohortVascular proceduresVascular interventionsHealthcare costs