The Clinical Practice Council of the Society for Vascular Surgery charged a writing
committee with the task of updating practice guidelines, initally published in 2003, for …

Background Decision-making related to the care of patients with an abdominal aortic
aneurysm (AAA) is complex. Aneurysms present with varying risks of rupture, and patient …

Objectives To assess sex specific differences in 30 day mortality, length of hospital stay, and
adverse neurological events following repair of intact degenerative descending thoracic …

Importance Patients undergoing vascular surgery are at high risk of postoperative
myocardial infarction (POMI). Postoperative myocardial infarction is independently …

Objective Repair of ruptured infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAA) has shifted from
open surgical (OAR) to endovascular (EVAR) over the last decade. However, the long term …

Background We aimed to establish diagnostic criteria for bleeding independently associated
with mortality after noncardiac surgery (BIMS) defined as bleeding during or within 30 days …

Current guidelines advocate to limit red blood cell (RBC) transfusion during surgery, but the
feasibility and safety of such a strategy remain unclear, as the majority of evidence is based …

Objective This study was conducted to identify the most clinically relevant and costly
perioperative complications occurring in vascular surgery patients. Methods The analysis …

Background Bleeding and transfusions affect mortality in aortic surgery. Although tranexamic
acid significantly reduced bleeding in multiple settings, its role in major vascular surgery was …

Objective Preoperative anemia in elderly patients undergoing surgery is prevalent and
associated with adverse events; however, the interaction with other risk factors in patients …