2014
Open repair, endovascular repair, and conservative management of true splenic artery aneurysms
Hogendoorn W, Lavida A, Hunink MG, Moll FL, Geroulakos G, Muhs BE, Sumpio BE. Open repair, endovascular repair, and conservative management of true splenic artery aneurysms. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2014, 60: 1667-1676.e1. PMID: 25264364, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.08.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrue splenic artery aneurysmsSplenic artery aneurysmLate mortality rateEndovascular repairConservative managementSystematic reviewPerioperative mortalityOpen repairArtery aneurysmMortality rateManagement of SAAHigher late mortality rateRuptured splenic artery aneurysmEV groupGood short-term resultsHigh perioperative mortalityLow perioperative mortalityNumber of reinterventionsMajor treatment modalityTreatment of choiceSmall-sized aneurysmsMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelinesShort-term resultsPreferred Reporting ItemsCONS group
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