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
2017
Systematic review of May-Thurner syndrome with emphasis on gender differences
Kaltenmeier CT, Erben Y, Indes J, Lee A, Dardik A, Sarac T, Ochoa Chaar CI. Systematic review of May-Thurner syndrome with emphasis on gender differences. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Venous And Lymphatic Disorders 2017, 6: 399-407.e4. PMID: 29290600, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2017.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsMay-Thurner syndromeSystematic reviewLeg swellingPulmonary emboliEndovascular interventionIliac vein compression syndromeMore leg painDeep venous thrombosisEnglish literatureVein compression syndromeIliac vein compressionStudent's t-testAnatomic compressionCockett syndromeLeg painAsymptomatic patientsVenous thromboembolismComplication rateVenous thrombosisCompression syndromeEndovascular treatmentMale patientsVein compressionCase seriesMedical management