2019
Socioeconomically Distressed Communities Index independently predicts major adverse limb events after infrainguinal bypass in a national cohort
Hawkins R, Mehaffey J, Charles E, Kern J, Schneider E, Tracci M. Socioeconomically Distressed Communities Index independently predicts major adverse limb events after infrainguinal bypass in a national cohort. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2019, 70: 1985-1993.e8. PMID: 31761106, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2019.03.060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistressed Communities IndexMajor adverse limb eventsAdverse limb eventsInfrainguinal bypassGraft occlusionIndependent predictorsLimb eventsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsLong-term maleAdverse cardiovascular eventsOperative risk factorsCritical limb ischemiaMore comorbid diseasesCare-related outcomesHealth care-related outcomesPrior amputationHospital mortalityCardiovascular eventsComorbid diseasesLimb ischemiaSurgical outcomesNational cohortVascular diseaseRisk factorsUnivariate analysis
2015
Thirty-day readmission after lower extremity bypass in diabetic patients
Najafian A, Selvarajah S, Schneider EB, Malas MB, Ehlert BA, Orion KC, Haider AH, Abularrage CJ. Thirty-day readmission after lower extremity bypass in diabetic patients. Journal Of Surgical Research 2015, 200: 356-364. PMID: 26216749, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.06.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-dependent diabetic mellitusLower extremity bypassUnplanned readmissionCardiac diseaseCardiac complicationsExtremity bypassDiabetic mellitusSurgeons National Surgery Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgery Quality Improvement Program databaseInfrainguinal lower extremity bypassQuality Improvement Program databaseConcomitant cardiac diseaseDependent diabetic mellitusThirty-day readmissionImprovement Program databasePeripheral vascular diseaseUnplanned readmission rateInfluence of diabetesSignificant risk factorsPostoperative complicationsCardiac workupReadmission ratesDiabetic patientsIndependent predictorsMultivariable analysis
2013
Comparison of surgical bypass with angioplasty and stenting of superficial femoral artery disease
Malas M, Enwerem N, Qazi U, Brown B, Schneider E, Reifsnyder T, Freischlag J, Perler B. Comparison of surgical bypass with angioplasty and stenting of superficial femoral artery disease. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2013, 59: 129-135. PMID: 23891488, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.05.100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplasty, BalloonBaltimoreBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationChi-Square DistributionFemaleFemoral ArteryHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPeripheral Arterial DiseasePostoperative ComplicationsProportional Hazards ModelsRegistriesRisk FactorsStentsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVascular GraftingVascular PatencyVeinsConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseFemoral-popliteal bypassPercutaneous transluminal angioplasty/stentingJohns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterAngioplasty/stentingSuperficial femoral arteryReintervention rateTASC CSymptomatic patientsD lesionsMedical managementB lesionsFemoral arteryMedical CenterSuperficial femoral artery diseaseSymptomatic peripheral arterial diseaseFemoral artery diseaseTASC II ARate of reinterventionHigher reintervention rateBest treatment optionSimilar risk factorsProportional hazards modelTerms of patencyFisher's exact test