2024
Optimizing hospital length of stay after infrainguinal bypass: Should ultrashort set the bar?
Said S, Ochoa Chaar C. Optimizing hospital length of stay after infrainguinal bypass: Should ultrashort set the bar? Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2024, 80: 1191. PMID: 39306445, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Costs and complications of hospital admissions for inferior vena cava filter malfunction
Kim TI, Abougergi MS, Guzman RJ, Ochoa Chaar CI. Costs and complications of hospital admissions for inferior vena cava filter malfunction. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Venous And Lymphatic Disorders 2020, 9: 315-320.e4. PMID: 32791305, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2020.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCost SavingsCost-Benefit AnalysisDatabases, FactualDevice RemovalEndovascular ProceduresFemaleForeign-Body MigrationHospital CostsHumansInpatientsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPatient AdmissionProsthesis DesignProsthesis FailureProsthesis ImplantationRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVena Cava FiltersConceptsIVCF retrievalEndovascular retrievalOpen retrievalMost patientsHospital admissionEndovascular removalNational Inpatient Sample databaseHigher infectious complicationsNational hospital admissionMean hospital lengthDeep venous thrombosisTenth Revision codesHigher hospital costsCost of hospitalizationSpecific ICD-10 codesUrban teaching hospitalICD-10 codesInfectious complicationsOverall complicationsHospital lengthInpatient mortalityAbdominal surgeryInstitutional seriesPatient characteristicsPulmonary embolismPresentation and outcomes of carotid endarterectomy in active smokers
Kim TI, Zhang Y, Amin HP, Ochoa Chaar CI. Presentation and outcomes of carotid endarterectomy in active smokers. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2020, 72: 1720-1727.e1. PMID: 32249043, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid endarterectomyRisk factorsWorse outcomesSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseSignificant modifiable risk factorSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramHigh anatomic riskOutcomes of patientsModifiable risk factorsObstructive pulmonary diseaseCarotid artery diseaseImportant risk factorLarge national databaseQuality Improvement ProgramActive smokingEmergent surgeryPreoperative characteristicsActive smokersArtery diseasePropensity matchingPulmonary diseaseSymptomatic presentationSmoking status
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 ischemiaUse of neuraxial anesthesia for hybrid lower extremity revascularization is associated with reduced perioperative morbidity
Fereydooni A, O'Meara T, Popescu WM, Dardik A, Ochoa Chaar CI. Use of neuraxial anesthesia for hybrid lower extremity revascularization is associated with reduced perioperative morbidity. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2019, 71: 1296-1304.e7. PMID: 31708304, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2019.07.072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseLower extremity revascularizationPeripheral arterial diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseNeuraxial anesthesiaGeneral anesthesiaPulmonary diseaseVentilator requirementHospital stayPerioperative morbidityBaseline characteristicsExtremity revascularizationWound infectionFunctional statusSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program datasetNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program datasetComplex peripheral arterial diseaseUse of NADependent functional statusInvasive hybrid proceduresPrimary anesthetic techniqueSicker patient populationGroup of patientsNAA groupHybrid procedure
2009
Endovascular aneurysm repair is associated with less malnutrition than open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
Chaar CI, Fitzgerald TN, Dewan M, Huddle M, Schlosser FJ, Perkal M, Muhs BE, Dardik A. Endovascular aneurysm repair is associated with less malnutrition than open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. The American Journal Of Surgery 2009, 198: 623-627. PMID: 19887189, PMCID: PMC2774903, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.07.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular aneurysm repairAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairAortic aneurysm repairAneurysm repairPostoperative malnutritionAAA repairOpen repairOpen abdominal aortic aneurysm repairIntensive care unit stayNutritional Risk Index scoresVeterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare SystemNutritional Risk IndexDuration of intubationLength of hospitalizationOpen AAA repairRecords of patientsRisk index scoreLess malnutritionUnit stayAlbumin levelsPrimary outcomePatientsIndex scoreMalnutritionHealthcare system