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Study ‘supports’ SVS open AAA volume recommendations
A multicenter, retrospective database analysis suggests improved open abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) outcomes when surgeon volume is greater than seven cases yearly and performed in hospitals with a 30-day mortality rate less than 5%. “Open AAA repair has decreased in frequency…
Perioperative care in open aortic surgery: SVS and ERAS Society issue consensus statement
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and the Stockholm, Sweden-based Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) Society have released a consensus statement intended to help address perioperative challenges faced by vascular surgery patients. The ERAS pathways have proven beneficial for a…
‘Cheers to 75 Years’: Anniversary Gala tickets go on sale on Feb. 22
How will you help the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) celebrate “Cheers to 75 Years?” Maybe it’s offering an adventure in the wilderness, on a mountain or secluded location. Perhaps it’s providing the chance to stay in a house by…
Ra Medical Systems receives FDA approval for increased enrollment in atherectomy clinical trial
Ra Medical Systems, a medical device company focused on developing the excimer laser system to treat vascular diseases, has announced that enrollment has reached 95 subjects in the pivotal clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the DABRA…
SVS PAC: A voice for vascular surgeons on Capitol Hill
As everyone turned the page on 2021 and entered 2022 with a new hope for a return to normalcy, vascular surgeons continue to be at the forefront of the fight to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Our days and nights are…
VRIC input in 2021 helped strengthen research, says award-winner
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) in 2021 helped Sriganesh (Sri) Sharma, MD, better understand his own work. During the free-wheeling discussion following his presentation, “I got a lot of meaningful input into my research,”…
Diversity efforts while in training: Is it just another box to check?
2020 was a herald year. It ushered in a global pandemic and a reckoning with issues of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in our workspaces. Vascular surgery, by nature of the diseases we encounter and our longitudinal relationship with our…
Community practice award deadline extended
There’s still time! The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has extended the deadline to nominate an SVS member for the prestigious Excellence in Community Practice Award. Applications now are being accepted through March 31 for this award, formerly known as…
From the SVS journals
The Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases, Innovations and Techniques has been growing rapidly, publishing an estimated 33% more articles this year than two years ago, according to JVS editors Peter Lawrence, MD, and Peter Gloviczki, MD. “In 2021, we modified…
Silence is golden—but does self-imposed silence lead to burnout?
Burnout is associated with silence in various contexts. It is called the silent crisis, the silent epidemic, or the silent killer. What is not talked about is the pressure or fear at work, whether professional or personal, that can lead…