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
2003
Do vascular surgery patients need a cardiology work-up? A review of pre-operative cardiac clearance guidelines in vascular surgery
Abir F, Kakisis I, Sumpio B. Do vascular surgery patients need a cardiology work-up? A review of pre-operative cardiac clearance guidelines in vascular surgery. European Journal Of Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2003, 25: 110-117. PMID: 12552470, DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-invasive cardiac testingVascular surgeryBeta blockadeCardiac testingRisk patientsRisk groupsNon-invasive cardiac testsVascular surgery patientsHigh-risk patientsLow-risk patientsPeripheral vascular surgeryHigh-risk groupNon-invasive testingCardiac complicationsCardiac morbidityCoronary revascularizationSurgery patientsCardiac testsPhysical examinationCardiac workPatientsSurgeryOperating roomBlockadeReview