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New findings support benefits of structured discharge approach for post-discharge transition of care
Researchers have found that restructuring the discharge process of a vascular surgery service decreased escalation to clinical staff from an automated post-discharge phone call and improved early post-discharge visits. Thirty-day readmission rates remained unchanged despite these efforts, however, and was…
Study demonstrates feasibility, effectiveness of at-home exercise therapy plus cognitive behavior therapy for IC
A mobile phone-administered, home-based exercise therapy program for patients with intermittent claudication (IC) incorporating cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) was found to be feasible, with 78% of participants completing the whole course, the 2022 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) heard. The findings…
Humacyte provides update on patients treated at front-line hospitals in Ukraine with the Human Acellular Vessel for repair of vascular trauma injuries
Humacyte today announced that the first Ukrainian patients have received implants of the Human Acellular Vessel (HAV) for the treatment of vascular trauma injuries. The implants are part of Humacyte’s humanitarian relief initiative to provide investigational HAVs to multiple front-line…
Carotid stenting demonstrates comparable short- and long-term results to endarterectomy
Pooled patient-level data from more than 2,500 asymptomatic, non-octogenarian subjects have shown that carotid artery stenting (CAS) achieved comparable short- and long-term results to carotid endarterectomy (CEA). The findings of this analysis have been published by Jon Matsumura (University of…
Eagleton and Shutze: SVS members elect new vice president, secretary
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) announced that Matthew Eagleton, MD, has been elected as the organization’s next vice president. The news was revealed during the SVS Annual Business Meeting, which took place on Saturday, June 18, in Boston during…
Getting the most out of meetings like VAM
It’s Friday at Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) 2022 in Boston! Hopefully, many of us trainees are getting to mingle and meet leaders in the field in addition to other trainees outside of our usual orb. In his 2020 Vascular and…
Iliac vein stenting should remain a viable treatment option for higher BMI patients
Despite greater comorbid conditions, patients with obesity benefited as much as patients with normal body mass index (BMI) from iliac vein stent placement for proximal venous outflow obstruction (PVOO) in a study from a research group in New York. Jinseo…
Six years, much growth and multiple changes to JVS publications
Their terms about to end, Peter Gloviczki, MD, and Peter Lawrence, MD, editor-in-chief and senior editor, respectively, of the Journal of Vascular Surgery family of publications reflect on their time at the helm and the changes they’ve seen—and implemented—along the…
Talking about women surgeons’ lives and careers
Women—and more than a few men—flocked to the inaugural Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) education session of the Society for Vascular Surgery’s new Women’s Section yesterday. The topics of “Supporting Women Vascular Surgeons—From Recruitment through Senior Leadership” reflected the name with…
Vascular surgeons ‘have a role to play’ in transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedures
Vascular surgery assistance in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) can facilitate safe and effective device introduction through cases involving challenging femoral or iliac access. This was the conclusion delivered by Enrico Gallitto, MD, from the University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy,…