Tag: vascular surgery

“We are in a process of moving ahead technologically”: The importance...

 Joseph Coselli (Houston, USA) reflects on the return of in-person meetings and the value they offer in terms of exchanging new information, learning from...

Increased collaboration vital for global vascular surgery drive

 Palma Shaw (Syracuse, USA) discusses how the World Federation of Vascular Societies (WFVS) collaborates to determine what the key needs for trainees and education...

Vascular surgery and its place in a “changing training paradigm”

 “Vascular surgery is my DNA”, Alan Lumsden (Houston, USA) tells Vascular News, as he discusses the role of vascular surgeons in the cardiac surgery world....

Evidence in the SFA: What kind of stent should we use?

NOTE: This video is ONLY available to watch in selected countries and geographies Antonio Micari (interventional cardiologist, Italy) gives his thoughts on the EMINENT...

Evidence in the SFA: Best strategy for treatment of the femoropopliteal...

NOTE: This video is ONLY available to watch in selected countries and geographies  Yann Goueffic (vascular surgeon, France) discusses the evidence that is needed...

Experts launch ‘Masters of Circulation’ podcast

A trio of specialists in vascular surgery and interventional radiology recently launched a new podcast—‘Masters of Circulation’—with the aim of interviewing pioneers and leaders...

Limb salvage alliance analysis demonstrates “significant” value of adding podiatrists to...

A multidisciplinary limb salvage alliance found that operating room (OR) and clinic volumes, as well as work relative value units (wRVUs), all increased significantly...

CX 2019: Number of vascular surgeons being trained is “woefully inadequate”

Sophie Renton (London, UK) moderates a session with Michel Makaroun (Pittsburgh, USA) and Armando Mansilha (Porto, Portugal) where the trio discuss some of the...

No evidence to deny vascular intervention based on frailty score alone,...

A systematic review and meta-analysis has found that frailty is an independent risk factor in vascular surgery patients, but there is no evidence to...

SVS addresses uncomfortable survey on physician burnout and depression head-on and...

 Dawn Coleman (Ann Arbor, USA) shares headline findings from a Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) survey that found 41% of 960 respondents met validated...

Higher proportion of limb salvage and lower amputation rates: The impact...

The opening of an outpatient wound centre has been associated with a significant increase in peripheral vascular practice and a significant decrease in amputation...

Recruitment for vascular disease management struggles to keep up with expected...

Shortages in the US vascular surgery workforce was the focus of this year’s Stanley Crawford Critical Issues Forum at the Society for Vascular Surgery’s...

Wound centre increases limb salvage and lowers amputation rates

The opening of an outpatient wound centre has been associated with a significant increase in peripheral vascular practice and a significant decrease in amputation...