Use of neuraxial anesthesia for hybrid lower extremity revascularization is associated with reduced perioperative morbidity
Fereydooni A, O'Meara T, Popescu WM, Dardik A, Ochoa Chaar CI. Use of neuraxial anesthesia for hybrid lower extremity revascularization is associated with reduced perioperative morbidity. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2019, 71: 1296-1304.e7. PMID: 31708304, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2019.07.072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseLower extremity revascularizationPeripheral arterial diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseNeuraxial anesthesiaGeneral anesthesiaPulmonary diseaseVentilator requirementHospital stayPerioperative morbidityBaseline characteristicsExtremity revascularizationWound infectionFunctional statusSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program datasetNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program datasetComplex peripheral arterial diseaseUse of NADependent functional statusInvasive hybrid proceduresPrimary anesthetic techniqueSicker patient populationGroup of patientsNAA groupHybrid procedureEndovascular Revascularization Incorporating Infrapopliteal Coronary Drug-Eluting Stents Improves Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia and Tissue Loss
Huntress LA, Fereydooni A, Dardik A, Nassiri N. Endovascular Revascularization Incorporating Infrapopliteal Coronary Drug-Eluting Stents Improves Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia and Tissue Loss. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2019, 63: 234-240. PMID: 31563654, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2019.07.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAmputation, SurgicalConstriction, PathologicCritical IllnessDrug-Eluting StentsEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansIschemiaMaleMiddle AgedPeripheral Arterial DiseasePopliteal ArteryProgression-Free SurvivalProsthesis DesignRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsUnited StatesVascular PatencyWound HealingConceptsCritical limb ischemiaCoronary drug-eluting stentsDrug-eluting stentsWIfI scoreMajor amputationEndovascular revascularizationClinical outcomesTissue lossPrimary patencyLimb ischemiaMean ankle-brachial indexOne-year primary patencyOne-year survival rateAnkle-brachial indexLimb salvage rateMulti-institutional experienceLevel IA evidenceInfrapopliteal applicationRevascularization benefitTibial revascularizationCause mortalityFoot infectionsInfrapopliteal lesionsArterial atherosclerosisLesion recurrenceNational trends of hybrid lower extremity revascularization in the ACS-NSQIP database
Fereydooni A, Zhou B, Jorshery SD, Deng Y, Dardik A, Chaar CIO. National trends of hybrid lower extremity revascularization in the ACS-NSQIP database. Vascular 2019, 27: 653-662. PMID: 31126228, DOI: 10.1177/1708538119852019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower extremity revascularizationExtremity revascularizationPeripheral artery diseaseVascular surgeonsSurgical specialistsPerioperative outcomesArtery diseaseHybrid surgeryHybrid procedureNational Surgical Quality Improvement Project databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project databaseDisease codes -9Non-vascular surgeonsCurrent Procedural Terminology codesACS-NSQIP databaseProcedural Terminology codesNational trendsContemporary national trendsAnesthesiologists classificationEmergent surgeryOverall morbidityOnly patientsFemoral endarterectomyPropensity matching