Tag: pregnancy
Corner Stitch: Navigating pregnancy as a vascular surgery trainee
As a vascular surgery resident, our training emphasizes anticipating and planning for complications. This mindset is undoubtably critical clinically but can be less beneficial...
Child-bearing age ‘should not be a contraindication to venous stenting’
In a recently published study, dedicated venous stents performed well through pregnancy and postpartum, and a protocol including the use of low-dose antiplatelets in...
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...
Vascular surgeons discuss COVID-19 impact on pregnancy, family, career
The devastating effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic are multifarious and far-reaching, touching both life and limb themselves as well as less tangible aspects...