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
2012
Lower extremity limb salvage with cryoplasty: a single-center cohort study
Basco MT, Schlösser FJ, Muhs BE, Indes JE, Blume PA, Key JJ, Aruny JE, Sumpio BE. Lower extremity limb salvage with cryoplasty: a single-center cohort study. Vascular 2012, 20: 36-41. PMID: 22328618, DOI: 10.1258/vasc.2011.oa0309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmputation, SurgicalChi-Square DistributionConnecticutCryosurgeryFemaleHumansIschemiaKaplan-Meier EstimateLimb SalvageLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedPatient SelectionPeripheral Arterial DiseaseRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsChronic critical limb ischemiaCritical limb ischemiaCohort studyLimb ischemiaArtery diseaseSalvage rateSingle-center cohort studyRetrospective cohort studyLimb salvage ratePeripheral artery diseaseHistory of smokingLower extremity revascularizationCoronary artery diseaseKaplan-Meier analysisTechnical success rateLower extremity limb salvagePoor wound healingLower extremity lesionsRecent clinical experienceInadequate conduitMajor amputationPersistent ulcerationRest painSurgical revascularizationUncontrolled hypertension
1987
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Breast
SUMPIO B, JENNINGS T, MERINO M, SULLIVAN P. Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Breast. Annals Of Surgery 1987, 205: 295-301. PMID: 3030200, PMCID: PMC1492723, DOI: 10.1097/00000658-198703000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdenoid cystic carcinomaLocal recurrenceRadical mastectomySimple mastectomyBreast cancerCystic carcinomaFavorable biologic behaviorAxillary node involvementConnecticut Tumor RegistryProlonged clinical courseThorough physical examinationChest X-rayInvasive breast tumorsSurgical pathology slidesNode involvementClinical courseTumor RegistryBetter prognosisInitial treatmentPatient survivalMean agePhysical examinationBiologic behaviorPathologic sectionsPatients