2019
Outcomes of Infrainguinal Lower Extremity Bypass Are Superior in Kidney Transplant Recipients Than Patients with Dialysis
Nejim B, Hicks C, Arhuidese I, Locham S, Dakour-Aridi H, Malas M. Outcomes of Infrainguinal Lower Extremity Bypass Are Superior in Kidney Transplant Recipients Than Patients with Dialysis. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2019, 63: 209-217. PMID: 31349053, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2019.04.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmputation, SurgicalBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansKidney Failure, ChronicKidney TransplantationLimb SalvageLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedPeripheral Arterial DiseaseProgression-Free SurvivalRenal DialysisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSaphenous VeinTime FactorsVascular PatencyConceptsLower extremity bypassEnd-stage renal diseaseKT recipientsPrimary patencyDialysis therapyAmputation-free survivalKidney transplantationVascular Quality Initiative databaseRisk-adjusted hazardsKidney transplant recipientsPositive effects of KTRisk of mortalityEffects of KTRisk of amputationLower-extremity bypassSurgical outcomesTransplant recipientsBaseline characteristicsBypass proceduresDialysis patientsRenal diseaseComparative efficacyKT groupDT groupPatients
2016
Outcomes after open infrainguinal bypass in patients with scleroderma
Arhuidese I, Malas M, Obeid T, Massada K, Khaled A, Alzahrani A, Samaha G, Reifsnyder T. Outcomes after open infrainguinal bypass in patients with scleroderma. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2016, 64: 117-123. PMID: 27005756, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.12.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAutograftsBaltimoreCritical IllnessFemaleGraft SurvivalHumansIschemiaKaplan-Meier EstimateLimb SalvageLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPeripheral Arterial DiseaseProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSaphenous VeinScleroderma, SystemicSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVascular GraftingVascular PatencyConceptsInfrainguinal bypass surgeryLong-term outcomesBypass surgerySystemic sclerosisGraft failureSociety for Vascular Surgery standardsScleroderma patientsArtery diseaseFollow-up durationStandard deviation ageCox regression analysisSevere peripheral arterial diseaseHistory of hypertensionLower extremity bypassCoronary artery diseaseLimb salvage rateCritical limb ischemiaPeripheral arterial diseaseDeviation ageReporting of outcomesKaplan-MeierPoor outcomeSalvage rateInfrainguinal bypassLimb ischemia