Tag: SVS guidelines
Study of post-carotid endarterectomy surveillance prompts protocol discussion
The results of an analysis of nearly 2,000 carotid endarterectomies (CEAs) “challenge the notion” that patients benefit significantly from the current post-operative surveillance guidelines,...
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...
Family history risk of AAA ‘increases incrementally’ based on degree of...
There is an incremental increase in the risk of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) among those with a family history of the disorder based...
