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
2005
Review of Prevalence and Outcome of Vascular Disease in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
Weiss JS, Sumpio BE. Review of Prevalence and Outcome of Vascular Disease in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus. European Journal Of Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2005, 31: 143-150. PMID: 16203161, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2005.08.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalAtherosclerosisCarotid StenosisDiabetes ComplicationsDiabetic AngiopathiesEndarterectomy, CarotidHumansLegPeripheral Vascular DiseasesStrokeConceptsLower extremity arterial diseaseLimb salvage rateExtremity arterial diseaseCarotid artery stenosisAbdominal aortic aneurysmMortality riskSalvage rateArterial diseaseArtery stenosisEquivalent mortality riskRisk of complicationsReview of prevalenceAAA prevalencePerioperative morbidityDiabetes mellitusGraft patencyUndergo surgeryAortic aneurysmEquivalent patencyVascular diseaseIncrease prevalenceMorbidity riskEquivalent prevalenceIncrease riskPatients
2004
Efficacy of Dextran Solutions in Vascular Surgery
Abir F, Barkhordarian S, Sumpio BE. Efficacy of Dextran Solutions in Vascular Surgery. Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2004, 38: 483-491. PMID: 15592628, DOI: 10.1177/153857440403800601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAnticoagulantsDextransEndarterectomy, CarotidHumansPulmonary EdemaVascular Surgical ProceduresConceptsVascular surgeryMultiple randomized studiesProcedure-related strokeLower extremity bypassCarotid endarterectomy patientsEvidence-based dataEnglish-language articlesEfficacy of dextranInfragenicular bypassAntiplatelet therapyCEA patientsDistal bypassAntithrombotic medicationExtremity bypassRandomized studyEmbolic rateVenous conduitsEndarterectomy patientsVascular proceduresProphylactic agentAdjunctive proceduresMEDLINE searchOutflow vesselsComposite graftBetter outcomes