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Endovenous thermal ablation and thrombotic complications
“CLINICAL CORRELATION OF SUCCESS AND ACUTE THROMBOTIC COMPLICATIONS OF LOWER EXTREMITY ENDOVENOUS THERMAL ABLATION.” Journal of Vascular Surgery Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, January 2018 A large single center experience with endovenous thermal ablation reveals risk factors for thrombotic complications. Minimally…
Register for VRIC; Abstracts due Jan. 10
Registration is now open for the Vascular Research Initiatives Conference, to be held Thursday, May 9, in San Francisco. Abstracts for VRIC are due Wednesday, Jan. 10. Learn more about VRIC, and submit your abstracts here.
JVS Access Expires Jan. 15 for Those Who Haven’t Paid Dues
Have you put off paying your 2018 SVS membership dues? Don’t wait too much longer! Access to the Journal of Vascular Surgery suite of publications expires on Jan. 15 for those who have not yet paid their 2018 dues. Renew…
VAM Abstract Deadline Approaches
Abstracts are due Wednesday, Jan. 17, for the 2018 Vascular Annual Meeting, set for June 20-23 in Boston. Guidelines, submission policies and general information on VAM are available online. VAM plenaries are June 21-23 and exhibits are June 21-22. Registration…
Point/Counterpoint: Should FEVAR be used for a short neck?
FEVAR is generally the best option The advent of endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) has steadily become the standard of care in the management of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). In fact, it has now surpassed open surgical repair and…
CMS clinical trials raise cardiac mortality
Nearly 2 years ago I speculated in this column that health planners or health economists would attempt to manipulate the patterns of patient care to influence the cost and/or quality of clinical care. At that time I suggested that, in…
Carotid-axillary bypass for revascularization of the left subclavian artery in zone-2 TEVAR
Stent-graft coverage of the left subclavian artery (LSA) is often performed during TEVAR treatment of thoracic aortic pathologies and, consequently, debranching of the LSA is frequently performed in such settings. The carotid-subclavian bypass (CSB) is undoubtedly the cervical bypass option…
Tips and Tricks: Dealing with a troublesome peritoneal dialysis catheter
When faced with a poorly performing or nonfunctional peritoneal dialysis catheter, there is a very simple trick to make laparoscopic exploration easier. Prep the catheter into the field and take extra care to prep the cover of the catheter. It…
The men and women of vascular surgery
Recent news events have detailed the many humiliations and abuses, both verbal and physical, that women, and some men, have to endure in the workforce. It would not surprise me if some vascular surgeons admit that they have heard of…
It’s time for us to talk about guns
Studies have shown that most of you already have deep-seated beliefs regarding guns. Some of you would frame the issue as Gun Rights, others as Gun Violence. I am not here to change your opinion. I am not in the…