2024
Long-Term Outcomes of Elective Endovascular versus Open Repair of Popliteal Artery Aneurysms in the VISION Database
Satam K, Brahmandam A, Zheng X, Mao J, Goodney P, Ochoa Chaar C. Long-Term Outcomes of Elective Endovascular versus Open Repair of Popliteal Artery Aneurysms in the VISION Database. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2024 PMID: 39454844, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.10.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPopliteal artery aneurysm repairGreat saphenous veinLong-term outcomesVascular Quality InitiativeAneurysm repairAssociated with increased survivalShort hospital length of stayGreat saphenous vein bypassHospital length of stayRandomized multicenter studyCox proportional hazards regressionKaplan-Meier curvesAssociated with lower mortalityPopliteal aneurysm repairPopliteal artery aneurysmPeripheral vascular interventionsProportional hazards regressionLength of stayP2Y12 inhibitorsBaseline characteristicsMulticenter studyEndovascular therapyArtery aneurysmPropensity-matchedSubgroup analysis
2023
The Utilization of Protamine during Peripheral Vascular Interventions in the VQI
Ali S, Shebl F, Aboian E, Strosberg D, Fischer U, Cardella J, Guzman R, Ochoa Chaar C. The Utilization of Protamine during Peripheral Vascular Interventions in the VQI. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2023, 101: 72-79. PMID: 38110083, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.10.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral vascular interventionsAdjusted rate ratiosProtamine useCardiac complicationsPropensity matchingVascular interventionsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseasePropensity scoreCharacteristics of patientsPeripheral arterial diseaseCongestive heart failureObstructive pulmonary diseaseMultivariable Poisson regressionUse of protamineSignificant differencesMedical comorbiditiesP2Y12 inhibitorsPerioperative bleedingPerioperative medicationsPerioperative outcomesDistal embolizationPatient comorbiditiesCarotid surgeryHeart failurePulmonary disease