2015
Contemporary Outcomes for Open Infrainguinal Bypass in the Endovascular Era
Reifsnyder T, Arhuidese I, Hicks C, Obeid T, Massada K, Khaled A, Qazi U, Malas M. Contemporary Outcomes for Open Infrainguinal Bypass in the Endovascular Era. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2015, 30: 52-58. PMID: 26549809, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2015.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseInfrainguinal bypassLimb salvage rateCritical limb ischemiaGraft failureVein conduitSociety for Vascular Surgery standardsSalvage ratePredictors of graft failureLimb ischemiaAutogenous vein conduitPrimary-assisted patencySymptomatic peripheral arterial diseaseCohort of patientsMonitoring of high-risk groupsCox regression analysisLong-term outcomesSixty-five casesHigh-risk groupManagement of comorbiditiesLower-extremity revascularizationPrimary patencySecondary patencyRedo bypassAutogenous vein grafts
2014
Design of the Revascularization With Open Bypass vs Angioplasty and Stenting of the Lower Extremity Trial (ROBUST): A Randomized Clinical Trial
Malas M, Qazi U, Glebova N, Arhuidese I, Reifsnyder T, Black J, Perler B, Freischlag J. Design of the Revascularization With Open Bypass vs Angioplasty and Stenting of the Lower Extremity Trial (ROBUST): A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surgery 2014, 149: 1289-1295. PMID: 25353642, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReduce health care costsRandomized clinical trialsOpen bypassPercutaneous transluminal angioplastyCritical limb ischemiaHospital admission costsQuality-of-life questionnaireHealth care costsAnkle brachial indexQuality of lifeImprovement of quality of lifeEXTREME trialClinical trialsTransluminal angioplastyLimb ischemiaAmputation-free survivalTransAtlantic Inter-Society ConsensusCare costsRobust trialsFemoropopliteal bypassTASC II BSecondary aimAdmission costsBrachial indexSuperficial femoral artery lesions