2025
Outcomes of mechanical thrombectomy for acute limb ischemia at a tertiary referral center
Loh S, Nasir A, Strosberg D, Ochoa Chaar C, Guzman R, Tonnessen B. Outcomes of mechanical thrombectomy for acute limb ischemia at a tertiary referral center. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2025, 82: 205-215.e2. PMID: 40024380, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.02.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTertiary referral centerAcute limb ischemiaAdverse cardiovascular eventsReferral centerMechanical thrombectomyOpen surgeryThirty-dayCardiovascular eventsConversion to open surgeryLimb ischemiaTreated with mechanical thrombectomyMedian follow-upCatheter-directed thrombolysisManagement of acute limb ischemiaDuration of symptomsThirty-day complicationsOutcomes of mechanical thrombectomyRisk of limb lossHigh risk of limb lossAcute limb ischemia casesMechanical thrombectomy devicesBleeding eventsMulticenter trialThrombosed bypassesThrombosed stent
2024
Open and endovascular treatment of the common femoral artery in a tertiary care center
Wells N, Hundito A, Tuttle M, Alameddine D, Aboian E, Arhuidese I, Fischer U, Perez Lozada J, Guzman R, Ochoa Chaar C. Open and endovascular treatment of the common femoral artery in a tertiary care center. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2024, 81: 386-396.e2. PMID: 39442735, PMCID: PMC11748354, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.10.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower extremity revascularizationTreated with open surgeryPeripheral arterial diseaseCFA endarterectomyEndovascular therapyOpen surgeryEndovascular treatmentEndovascular lower extremity revascularizationTreated with endovascular therapyCompared to open surgeryAssociated with higher perioperative complicationsLower extremity revascularization proceduresPost-operative bleedingFemoral arteryImprove patient selectionKaplan-Meier analysisTertiary care centerTertiary-care centerLong-term outcomesEndovascular treatment of peripheral arterial diseaseLonger hospital lengthMALE-free survivalMultivariate logistic regressionTreatment of peripheral arterial diseaseCommon femoral arteryPerioperative complications of minor and major reinterventions for peripheral arterial disease
Huttler J, Satam K, Kim T, Zhuo H, Zhang Y, Aboian E, Guzman R, Chaar C. Perioperative complications of minor and major reinterventions for peripheral arterial disease. Vascular 2024, 33: 446-455. PMID: 38597200, DOI: 10.1177/17085381241246907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCatheter-directed thrombolysisLower-extremity revascularizationPeripheral arterial diseaseSurgical reinterventionPerioperative morbidityPerioperative outcomesAssociated with greater perioperative morbiditySubgroup analysisArtery diseaseReturn to the ORRetrospective review of electronic medical recordsPost-operative bleedingReview of electronic medical recordsIncreased perioperative morbidityAcute renal failureVascular Surgery guidelinesTertiary care centerSurgery guidelinesOpen surgeryPerioperative mortalityPerioperative complicationsRetrospective reviewWound infectionRenal failureReintervention
2020
Trends of hospital-based surgery for varicose veins in the elderly
Kim TI, Zhang Y, Guzman RJ, Ochoa Chaar CI. Trends of hospital-based surgery for varicose veins in the elderly. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Venous And Lymphatic Disorders 2020, 9: 146-153.e2. PMID: 32360785, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2020.04.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAblation TechniquesAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAnesthesia, GeneralDatabases, FactualFemaleHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVaricose VeinsVascular Surgical ProceduresVenous InsufficiencyConceptsProportion of patientsAdverse eventsVenous ablationGeneral anesthesiaVaricose veinsAge groupsVein ablationVein surgeryHospital-based surgeryCurrent Procedural Terminology codesHigh-risk patientsVaricose vein surgeryProcedural Terminology codesLarge national databaseYounger age groupsPaucity of dataMore comorbiditiesAnesthesiologists classificationOverall morbidityVenous surgeryDialysis populationVenous insufficiencyOpen surgeryConservative measuresOperative characteristics
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