2024
Open and Endovascular Treatment of the Common Femoral Artery in a Tertiary Care Center
Wells N, Hundito A, Tuttle M, Alameddine D, Aboian E, Arhuidese I, Fischer U, Perez-Lozada J, Guzman R, Ochoa Chaar C. Open and Endovascular Treatment of the Common Femoral Artery in a Tertiary Care Center. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2024 PMID: 39442735, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.10.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower extremity revascularizationTreated with open surgeryPeripheral arterial diseaseCFA endarterectomyEndovascular therapyOpen surgeryEndovascular treatmentEndovascular lower extremity revascularizationTreated with endovascular therapyCompared to open surgeryAssociated with higher perioperative complicationsLower extremity revascularization proceduresPost-operative bleedingFemoral arteryImprove patient selectionKaplan-Meier analysisTertiary care centerTertiary-care centerLong-term outcomesEndovascular treatment of peripheral arterial diseaseLonger hospital lengthMALE-free survivalMultivariate logistic regressionTreatment of peripheral arterial diseaseCommon femoral arteryPerioperative complications of minor and major reinterventions for peripheral arterial disease.
Huttler J, Satam K, Kim T, Zhuo H, Zhang Y, Aboian E, Guzman R, Chaar C. Perioperative complications of minor and major reinterventions for peripheral arterial disease. Vascular 2024, 17085381241246907. PMID: 38597200, DOI: 10.1177/17085381241246907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCatheter-directed thrombolysisLower-extremity revascularizationPeripheral arterial diseaseSurgical reinterventionPerioperative morbidityPerioperative outcomesAssociated with greater perioperative morbiditySubgroup analysisArtery diseaseReturn to the ORRetrospective review of electronic medical recordsPost-operative bleedingReview of electronic medical recordsIncreased perioperative morbidityAcute renal failureVascular Surgery guidelinesTertiary care centerSurgery guidelinesOpen surgeryPerioperative mortalityPerioperative complicationsRetrospective reviewWound infectionRenal failureReintervention
2023
Incidence and Significance of Deep Venous Reflux in Patients Treated with Saphenous Vein Ablation
Satam K, Aurshina A, Zhuo H, Zhang Y, Cardella J, Aboian E, Tonnessen B, Guzman R, Ochoa Chaar C. Incidence and Significance of Deep Venous Reflux in Patients Treated with Saphenous Vein Ablation. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2023, 91: 182-190. PMID: 36693564, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2022.11.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep venous refluxDeep vein thrombosisVenous ablationNumeric rating scaleVenous refluxHistory of DVTLong-term symptomatic reliefAdvanced venous diseasePain medication useTertiary care centerSaphenous vein ablationElectronic medical recordsClinical reliefPatient characteristicsVein ablationVein thrombosisMedication useSymptomatic reliefVenous insufficiencyVenous diseaseCompression stockingsInitial ultrasoundBlack raceSubgroup analysisMedical records