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When to re-intervene: Stent surveillance and the effective use of RevCore mechanical thrombectomy to clear in-stent thrombosis
This advertorial is sponsored by Stryker/Inari Medical. How a finely tuned stent surveillance program plays a crucial role in raising the alarm of worsening symptoms in DVT patients and identifies those who might require reintervention with mechanical thrombectomy. For Jake…
SCVS 2022: WIfI score does not predict successful healing after transmetatarsal amputation, study finds
A higher initial Wound, ischemia, and foot infection (WIfI) classification score at initial presentation in chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) patients who underwent a transmetatarsal amputation (TMA) was not associated with a major amputation down the road, according to a retrospective…
Intraoperative vascular consults have risen 529% in last 15 years, single-center analysis finds
According to researchers from the University of Washington level 1 trauma center, the number of intraoperative vascular surgeon consultations has increased enormously over the past decade. The group conducted a study reported in the November 2021 issue of the Journal…
Preoperative risk score tool for rAAA 30-day mortality is accurate, new study finds
An entirely preoperative risk-scoring tool for the prediction of 30-day mortality after a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) was found to be accurate after a retrospective review of a prospectively collected database at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. The calculator…
‘Rapid reduction’ in amputations follows opening of multidisciplinary limb preservation service
A multidisciplinary limb preservation service under the leadership of vascular surgery in a level one trauma center was associated with an immediate and rapid decline in the number of amputations performed for all indications, including trauma, acute limb ischemia (ALI),…
COVID-19: Pandemic lessons for vascular care from military theater
An exemplar of how surgery can best perform its role amid a catastrophic event like the COVID-19 pandemic can be found in military medicine’s response to the events that occurred on 9/11, according to an editorial written by Todd E.…
Prominent Seattle hospital issues COVID-19 clinical practice guidelines for vascular surgery
A prominent hospital operating on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic in Washington state has released a set of clinical practice guidelines for vascular surgery. They were put together by Benjamin W. Starnes, MD, professor and chief in the division…