In Patients with Threatened or Occluded Dialysis Access Grafts, Is It Better to Salvage the Graft, or Create a New Site?

Oct 11, 2017 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on In Patients with Threatened or Occluded Dialysis Access Grafts, Is It Better to Salvage the Graft, or Create a New Site?

and Eugene S. Lee1   (1) Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA     Eugene S. Lee Email: eugenes.lee@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu Abstract Threatened or occluded access grafts are a frequent complication in patients…

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In Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Operative Procedures, Does Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement Prevent Massive PE?

Oct 11, 2017 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on In Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Operative Procedures, Does Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement Prevent Massive PE?

P = Patients morbidly obese undergoing abdominal surgery I = Placement of an IVC filter C = No IVC filter O = Pulmonary embolism P patients, I intervention, C comparator…

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In Patients with a Stroke Attributable to a Carotid Artery Stenosis, Does Waiting to Operate Reduce the Risk of Complications?

Oct 11, 2017 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on In Patients with a Stroke Attributable to a Carotid Artery Stenosis, Does Waiting to Operate Reduce the Risk of Complications?

P (patients) I (intervention) C (comparator group) O (outcomes measured) Patients with a stroke attributable to a carotid artery stenosis Carotid endarterectomy, Carotid stent with embolic protection Timing of intervention…

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In Patients with Mesenteric Ischemia Is Single Vessel Reconstruction Equivalent to Multiple Vessel Revascularization?

Oct 11, 2017 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on In Patients with Mesenteric Ischemia Is Single Vessel Reconstruction Equivalent to Multiple Vessel Revascularization?

P (patients) I (intervention) C (comparator group) O (outcomes measured) Patients with chronic mesenteric ischemia Single-vessel repair Multi-vessel repair Freedom from symptoms; long-term freedom from restenosis; long-term freedom from recurrence…

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Chronic Mesenteric Arterial Disease: Does an Endovascular/Hybrid Approach Improve Morbidity and Mortality as Compared to Open Revascularization?

Oct 11, 2017 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Chronic Mesenteric Arterial Disease: Does an Endovascular/Hybrid Approach Improve Morbidity and Mortality as Compared to Open Revascularization?

Small patient cohorts Limited follow up Variability in definition of technical success Variable clinical presentation (acute vs chronic) Variable patient comorbidities Physician’s treatment preference Mixture of open revascularization (i.e. antegrade,…

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In Patients with Acute Mesenteric Ischemia Does an Endovascular or Hybrid Approach Improve Morbidity and Mortality Compared to Open Revascularization?

Oct 11, 2017 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on In Patients with Acute Mesenteric Ischemia Does an Endovascular or Hybrid Approach Improve Morbidity and Mortality Compared to Open Revascularization?

P (patients) I (intervention) C (comparator) O (outcomes) Patients with acute mesenteric ischemia Endovascular revascularization Open revascularization Mortality, morbidity, bowel resection Results Incidence and Risk Factors for AMI Contemporary population-based…

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In the Patient with Profunda Artery Disease, Is Open Revascularization Superior to Endovascular Repair for Improving Rest Pain?

Oct 11, 2017 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on In the Patient with Profunda Artery Disease, Is Open Revascularization Superior to Endovascular Repair for Improving Rest Pain?

P (patients) I (intervention) C (comparator group) O (outcomes measured) Patients with limb ischemia secondary to diseased profunda femoris or common femoral artery Endovascular therapy Open common femoral endarterectomy and/or…

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In Patients with Limb-Threatening Ischemia Who Are Not Candidates for Revascularization Do Non-operative Options Improve Outcomes Compared to Amputation?

Oct 11, 2017 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on In Patients with Limb-Threatening Ischemia Who Are Not Candidates for Revascularization Do Non-operative Options Improve Outcomes Compared to Amputation?

P (patients) I (intervention) C (comparator group) O (outcomes measured) Patients with limb-threatening ischmia Non-operative medical therapies Amputation Graft patency, major limb amputation, quality of life, and death Critical Limb…

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In Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia Does Bypass Improve Limb Salvage and Quality of Life When Compared to Endovascular Revascularization?

Oct 11, 2017 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on In Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia Does Bypass Improve Limb Salvage and Quality of Life When Compared to Endovascular Revascularization?

P (patients) I (intervention) C (comparator group) O (outcomes measured) Patients with critical limb ischemia Endovascular interventions Surgical bypass Quality of life and limb salvage Results Limb Salvage The only…

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