2020
Trends and outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair with open concomitant cervical debranching
Bellamkonda KS, Yousef S, Nassiri N, Dardik A, Guzman RJ, Geirsson A, Ochoa Chaar CI. Trends and outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair with open concomitant cervical debranching. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2020, 73: 1205-1212.e3. PMID: 32861861, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.07.103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAorta, ThoracicAortic DiseasesBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCarotid ArteriesDatabases, FactualEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSubclavian ArteryTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsCarotid-carotid bypassEndovascular aortic repairCervical debranchingPerioperative outcomesAortic repairAortic pathologyMultivariable analysisThoracic endovascular aortic repairSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program filesCarotid-subclavian bypassDependent functional statusOpen surgical debranchingUse of TEVARLonger hospital stayCurrent Procedural Terminology codesUrgency of surgeryComplex aortic pathologiesThoracic aortic pathologyCommon surgical procedureProcedural Terminology codesSignificant differencesNumber of bypassesAdvanced endovascular technologySurgical debranchingDebranching proceduresEndograft type and anesthesia mode are associated with mortality of endovascular aneurysm repair for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms
Bellamkonda KS, Yousef S, Zhang Y, Dardik A, Geirsson A, Chaar CIO. Endograft type and anesthesia mode are associated with mortality of endovascular aneurysm repair for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms. Vascular 2020, 29: 155-162. PMID: 32787557, DOI: 10.1177/1708538120947859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnesthesia, GeneralAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalAortic RuptureBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationDatabases, FactualEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProsthesis DesignRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsInfrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysmAbdominal aortic aneurysmEndovascular aneurysm repairBody mass indexAortic aneurysmEndograft typeAneurysm repairOverall mortalityMass indexSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseRuptured infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysmQuality Improvement Program databaseRuptured abdominal aortic aneurysmLower body mass indexAbdominal aortic aneurysm diameterAneurysmal iliac arteriesDependent functional statusCharacteristics of patientsImprovement Program databasePrimary treatment modalityOpen abdominal surgeryAortic aneurysm diameterSignificant differencesConcomitant stenting
2019
Perioperative Outcomes of Lower Extremity Revascularization for Rest Pain and Tissue Loss
Tsay C, Luo J, Zhang Y, Attaran R, Dardik A, Ochoa Chaar CI. Perioperative Outcomes of Lower Extremity Revascularization for Rest Pain and Tissue Loss. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2019, 66: 493-501. PMID: 31756416, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2019.11.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmputation, SurgicalCritical IllnessDatabases, FactualFemaleGangreneHumansIschemiaLeg UlcerLength of StayLimb SalvageLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedPainPatient ReadmissionPeripheral Arterial DiseasePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVascular GraftingYoung AdultConceptsCritical limb ischemiaRest painMajor amputationTissue lossPerioperative outcomesTL patientsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSevere peripheral artery diseaseQuality Improvement Program databaseTerms of pneumoniaWorse perioperative outcomesLonger hospital stayHigher American SocietyImprovement Program databasePeripheral artery diseaseCongestive heart failureLower Extremity RevascularizationICD-10 codesAnesthesiologists classUnplanned intubationHospital stayPerioperative mortalityExtremity revascularizationLimb ischemia
2010
Cologastric fistula with a foreign body in a patient with Crohn's disease.
McGillicuddy EA, Chaar CI, Flynn C, Villalona G, Longo WE. Cologastric fistula with a foreign body in a patient with Crohn's disease. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2010, 83: 113-7. PMID: 20885896, PMCID: PMC2946122.Peer-Reviewed Original Research