2008
Urgent Carotid Endarterectomy Is Safe in Patients with Few Comorbid Medical Conditions
Bazan HA, Pradhan S, Westvik TS, Sumpio BE, Gusberg RJ, Dardik A. Urgent Carotid Endarterectomy Is Safe in Patients with Few Comorbid Medical Conditions. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2008, 22: 505-512. PMID: 18462920, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2007.12.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh perioperative mortalityUrgent carotid endarterectomyPerioperative mortalityComorbid medical conditionsCarotid endarterectomyCardiac complicationsMedical conditionsLower bed capacityElective carotid endarterectomyPerioperative cardiac complicationsPatient risk factorsRecords of patientsSubset of patientsMultivariable logistic regressionHigh-risk groupLarge treatment centreBed capacityLower ratesPerioperative strokePerioperative complicationsRenal insufficiencyUrgent admissionHospital factorsSymptomatic patientsRenal disease
1997
Effect of renal insufficiency on outcome following infrarenal aortic surgery
Powell R, Roddy S, Meier G, Gusberg R, Conte M, Sumpio B. Effect of renal insufficiency on outcome following infrarenal aortic surgery. The American Journal Of Surgery 1997, 174: 126-130. PMID: 9293827, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9610(97)00069-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfrarenal aortic surgeryIntensive care unitAortic surgeryDialysis dependencePostoperative mortalityVentilator daysRenal insufficiencyLower incidenceElective infrarenal aortic surgeryPostoperative intensive care unitElective aortic surgeryPreoperative renal insufficiencySerum creatinine elevationSuprarenal cross clampingRenal artery stenosisLower mortality rateICU stayPreoperative creatinineCreatinine elevationCreatinine clearanceRenal functionConsecutive patientsCross clampingArtery stenosisCare unit