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Cigarette tax rises lead to drop in active smoking in claudication patients, study finds
Increases in cigarette taxes appear to be an effective strategy to cut active smoking among patients who are undergoing interventions for intermittent claudication, the New England Society for Vascular Surgery (NESVS) virtual annual meeting (Sept. 11–12) heard. That was the…
Medicare reimbursement fails to adequately cover cost of care after open bypass surgery among most CLTI patients
For most patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), Medicare reimbursement for lower extremity bypass surgery does not adequately account for case complexity in the compensation of vascular surgeons, a study published in the September issue of the Journal of Vascular…
A Vascular VISION: Improved patient care
Call it a VISION for improving patient care by being able to see how specific hospitals or institutions perform in terms of long-term patient outcomes following endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). VISION is the vascular implant Surveillance and Interventional Outcomes Network.…
Regional anesthesia alone is reasonable for lower extremity amputation in high-risk patients, study finds
A recent study, published online in the European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (EJVES), found that regional anesthesia alone is reasonable for major lower extremity amputation (LEAMP) in high-risk patients, and may initiate a more efficacious enhanced recovery program than general…
VQI analysis finds endovascular repair of rAAA superior to open repair
A recent study examining the effect of operative approach on outcomes in patients presenting with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) demonstrated clear short- and midterm survival benefits of endovascular repair over an open approach. The authors—Linda J Wang, MD, of…
Five-year survival after EVAR for ruptured AAA ‘improving’
“The relative survival benefit of EVAR over open repair has increased over time,” conclude Rens R.B. Varkevisser, BS, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, in Boston and colleagues in the July edition of the Journal of Vascular…
Patients with large AAAs see higher five-year mortality with EVAR compared to open repair
Large abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair is associated with higher adjusted five-year mortality, reintervention and rupture rates after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR)—but not after open repair, a prize-winning paper at the recently concluded SVS ONLINE digital conference concluded. Nevertheless, an…
SVS ONLINE: A meeting of firsts
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) notched up plenty of firsts this year with its virtual meeting, SVS ONLINE: “New Advances and Discoveries in Vascular Surgery.” These include the mere presentation of the first virtual meeting, of course, said Matthew…
SVS ONLINE closing act: Looking into the future of vascular surgery
What’s ahead for vascular surgery? Many changes, both possible and confirmed, according to the final SVS ONLINE session, “Assuring quality in vascular surgical care: The future of center, program and surgeon accreditation” held July 2. Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS)…
Three weeks remain of VQI virtual sessions
SVS ONLINE—the virtual meeting staged by the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS)—may be completed, but the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) virtual sessions have three more weeks of programming still to run. VQI sessions are held from 12 to 1 and…