Tag: vascular injury

Clinical performance of Human Acellular Vessel amid war in Ukraine presented...

Clinical outcomes of Humacyte's investigational Human Acellular Vessel (HAV) were presented at the Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida (Aug. 14–17), following...

Veterans Affairs: A call to surveillance

For many of those injured in combat, the transition in care from the Military Health System (MHS) to the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) can...

Veterans Day: Remembering Korea, ‘accidental pioneers’ and M*A*S*H

During November—Nov. 11, specifically—the United States salutes and honors all those who have served this country in its armed forces. This November, the Society...

An open letter to the National Rifle Association

Hello, I think it is time we talked about guns. I know you don’t like to discuss these things after a school shooting, so I...

A recent snapshot of pediatric vascular trauma injuries

A study of major pediatric vascular injuries delivered in the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society (VESS) Paper Session during the 2022 Vascular Annual Meeting...

Confessions of a dual-trained, dual-practicing vascular-trauma surgeon

Like most of the other readers of Vascular Specialist, I look forward to perusing each release for not just useful information but also insightful...

A modest proposal: Let’s eat the trauma surgeons

Well folks, after more than two years of the pandemic, racial injustice, and medical misinformation, I have decided it is time to return to...

Intraoperative vascular consults have risen 529% in last 15 years, single-center...

According to researchers from the University of Washington level 1 trauma center, the number of intraoperative vascular surgeon consultations has increased enormously over the...

Intravascular shunts improve early limb salvage after extremity vascular injury, study...

A multicenter retrospective study of the PROOVIT (Prospective observational vascular injury treatment) registry suggests the use of temporary intravascular shunts (TIVSs) results in lower...