Vascular Surgery
Guidelines for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:21h | UTC
Observational Study: Blood Pressure Levels and Outcomes in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease
26 Oct, 2018 | 02:33h | UTCEditorial: New Curveball for Hypertension Guidelines? Blood Pressure Targets in Peripheral Artery Disease (free)
“we found a higher rate of lower extremity PAD events with higher and lower SBP and pulse pressure and with lower DBP.”
Meta-Analysis: Prescribed Exercise with Compression vs Compression Alone in Treating Patients With Venous Leg Ulcers
5 Oct, 2018 | 02:36h | UTCPrescribed Exercise With Compression vs Compression Alone in Treating Patients With Venous Leg Ulcers: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Dermatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Adding Exercise to Compression Improves Outcomes in Venous Leg Ulcers – Physcian’s First Watch (free) AND Compressions May Remedy Venous Leg Ulcers – MedPage Today (free)
Study: Ethanol Locks in Catheters for Dialysis May Prevent Sepsis
28 Sep, 2018 | 01:08h | UTCEthanol lock is effective on reducing the incidence of tunneled catheter-related bloodstream infections in hemodialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis – International Urology and Nephrology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Ethanol locks in catheters for dialysis may prevent sepsis – NIHR Signal (free)
Study: Immediate Compression Could Help Prevent Complications after DVT
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:39h | UTCCommentary: Immediate compression could help prevent complications after deep-vein thrombosis – American Society of Hematology (free)
“Study supports use of this simple, low-cost intervention even for patients without symptoms” (from American Society of Hematology)
Study: Oral Fluoroquinolone and the Risk of Aortic Dissection
21 Sep, 2018 | 01:50h | UTCOral Fluoroquinolone and the Risk of Aortic Dissection – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: The Fluoroquinolone/Aortic Dissection Association – Emergency Medicine Literature of Note (free)
Related observational studies with similar conclusions: Fluoroquinolone use and risk of aortic aneurysm and dissection (free articles)
Randomized Trial: Endovascular vs. Open Repair for Patients with Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:27h | UTCCommentary: Endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) surgery more beneficial for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms than open repair – NIHR Signal (free)
Randomized Trial: Endovascular vs. Open Repair for Patients with Clinical Diagnosis of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:16h | UTCCommentary: Endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) surgery more beneficial for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms than open repair – NIHR Signal (free)
Study: Analysis of Clinical Benefit, Harms, and Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Women for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:48h | UTCCommentaries: Should we screen women for abdominal aortic aneurysm? – The Lancet (free) AND Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Women for AAA – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Women Likely Not Good Targets for AAA Screening, Study Suggests – TCTMD (free)
Study: Benefit, Harms, and Cost-effectiveness of Screening Women for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
3 Aug, 2018 | 03:01h | UTCInvited Commentary: Should we screen women for abdominal aortic aneurysm? – The Lancet (free)
Cohort Study: Inferior Vena Cava Filters and Mortality in Patients with Contraindication to Anticoagulation
20 Jul, 2018 | 02:17h | UTCCommentaries: Inferior Vena Cava Filters and Mortality: Is It the Underlying Process, the Patient, or the Device? (free)
“Could IVC filters be causing harm? They began being used before @US_FDA started approving devices. This article raises possibility of increased mortality. Maybe where we need trials to determine safety and effectiveness”. (via @hmkyale see Tweet)
Guideline: Follow-up After Vascular Surgery Arterial Procedures
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:51h | UTC
Review: The Venous Ulcer Continues to be a Clinical Challenge
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:08h | UTCThe venous ulcer continues to be a clinical challenge: an update – Burns & Trauma (free)
Related Cochrane Review: Dressings and topical agents for treating venous leg ulcers (free) AND Summary (free)
Report: Current Endovascular Strategies for Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
18 Jun, 2018 | 09:15h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Ethanol Lock Therapy Not Effective for Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infection in Pediatric Cancer
18 Jun, 2018 | 08:34h | UTCTreatment and secondary prophylaxis with ethanol lock therapy for central line-associated bloodstream infection in paediatric cancer: a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Rigorous study finds widely used treatment for infection fails young cancer patients – eCancer News (free) AND Study: Catheter infection treatment ineffective for young cancer patients – UPI (free)
Cohort Study: Screening Men for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Questioned
18 Jun, 2018 | 00:25h | UTCBenefits and harms of screening men for abdominal aortic aneurysm in Sweden: a registry-based cohort study – The Lancet (free to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Screening Programs for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Need a Rethink, Swedish Study Contends – TCTMD (free) AND Screening for aortic aneurysms in older men questioned – University of Gothemburg, via EurekAlert (free) AND Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Questioned – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Routine Aortic Aneurysm Screening Questioned – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Clinical Update: Antithrombotic Therapy for Peripheral Artery Disease in 2018
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:10h | UTCAntithrombotic Therapy for Peripheral Artery Disease in 2018 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Reviews: Advanced Aortic Imaging and Intervention
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:23h | UTCSupplement: Advanced Aortic Imaging and Intervention – Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy (free articles)
Series of review articles on the topic.
Consensus Conference: Cardiac and Vascular Surgery–Associated Acute Kidney Injury
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:36h | UTC
Guideline: Management of Central Venous Catheters in Critically Ill Patients
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:25h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Management of Complications Associated with Intravascular Devices in the Critically Ill
24 May, 2018 | 23:41h | UTCA state of the art review on optimal practices to prevent, recognize, and manage complications associated with intravascular devices in the critically ill – Critical Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Guideline: Clinical use of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta
23 May, 2018 | 12:44h | UTCCommentary: EMCrit Guest Post – The good, the bad, and the ugly of the Joint Statement on REBOA by Zaffer Qasim (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
FDA Safety Alert: Neurovascular Stents in the Treatment of Unruptured Brain Aneurysms
14 May, 2018 | 11:57h | UTCNeurovascular Stents Used for Stent-Assisted Coiling (SAC): Letter to Health Care Providers – Recommendations Associated With the Use of These Devices in the Treatment of Unruptured Brain Aneurysms – U.S. Food & Drug Administration (free)
Commentary: FDA Cautions on Stents for Unruptured Brain Aneurysms – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND FDA issues safety alert on stents used in aneurysm coiling – Univadis (free registration required)
Meta-Analysis: Direct Oral Anticoagulant vs Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin in Cancer Associated Thrombosis
4 May, 2018 | 01:59h | UTCSource: EvidenceAlerts
AHA Scientific Statement: Indications for Intracranial Endovascular Neurointerventional Procedures
3 May, 2018 | 20:07h | UTCKey Points to Remember: Indications for Intracranial Endovascular Procedures – American College of Cardiology (free)