Characterizing the Geographic Distribution of Vascular Surgeons in the US

Potlur, Vamsi K.; Bilello, Josh L.; Yarra, Silpa; Patel, Shaunak; Shokrzadeh, Christine L.; Silva, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2020.07.691

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

2020

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2020.07.691

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Characterizing the Geographic Distribution of Vascular Surgeons in the US

Vamsi K. Potlur

Josh L. Bilello

Silpa Yarra

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Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Proximal aortic neck dilatation (PND) is associated with increased rate of complication after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). Although many studies investigated PND after the placement of endografts that use self-expanding stents, there are no such reports for patients treated with endografts that use polymerfilled sealing rings. The purpose of this study is to examine PND and graft migration after EVAR with the Ovation stent graft.

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“… 6 However, there is considerable regional‐ and hospital‐level variability in the availability of lower extremity revascularization, and >50% of patients with CLTI who ultimately undergo major amputation do not have an attempt made at revascularization in the year before amputation. 7 , 8 , 9 …”

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Association Between Diagnosis‐to‐Limb Revascularization Time and Clinical Outcomes in Outpatients With Chronic Limb‐Threatening Ischemia: Insights From the CLIPPER Cohort

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Yang

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Background The extent and consequences of ischemia in patients with chronic limb‐threatening ischemia (CLTI) may change rapidly, and delays from diagnosis to revascularization may worsen outcomes. We sought to describe the association between time from diagnosis to endovascular lower extremity revascularization (diagnosis‐to‐limb revascularization [D2L] time) and clinical outcomes in outpatients with CLTI. Methods and Results In the CLIPPER cohort, comprising patients between 66 and 86 years old diagnosed with CLTI betweeen 2010 and 2019, we used Medicare claims data to identify patients who underwent outpatient endovascular revascularization within 180 days of diagnosis. We described the risk‐adjusted association between D2L time and clinical outcomes. Among 1 130 065 patients aged between 66 and 86 years with CLTI, 99 221 (8.8%) underwent outpatient endovascular lower extremity revascularization within 180 days of their CLTI diagnosis. Among patients with D2L time <30 days, there was no association between D2L time and all‐cause death or major lower extremity amputation. However, among patients with D2L time >30 days, each additional 10‐day increase in D2L time was associated with a 2.5% greater risk of major amputation (hazard ratio, 1.025 [95% CI, 1.014–1.036]). There was no association between D2L time and all‐cause death. Conclusions A delay of >30 days from CLTI diagnosis to lower extremity endovascular revascularization was associated with an increased risk of major lower extremity amputation among patients undergoing outpatient endovascular revascularization. Improving systems of care to reduce D2L time could reduce amputations.

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Association Between Diagnosis‐to‐Limb Revascularization Time and Clinical Outcomes in Outpatients With Chronic Limb‐Threatening Ischemia: Insights From the CLIPPER Cohort

Fanaroff,

Dayoub,

Yang

et al. 2024

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Development and Description of a National Cohort of Patients With Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia

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Dayoub

Yang

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Geographic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Major Lower Extremity Amputation Rates in Metropolitan Areas

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Yang

Nathan

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Background Rates of major lower extremity amputation in patients with peripheral artery disease are higher in rural communities with markers of low socioeconomic status, but most Americans live in metropolitan areas. Whether amputation rates vary within US metropolitan areas is unclear, as are characteristics of high amputation rate urban communities. Methods and Results We estimated rates of major lower extremity amputation per 100 000 Medicare beneficiaries between 2010 and 2018 at the ZIP code level among ZIP codes with ≥100 beneficiaries. We described demographic characteristics of high and low amputation ZIP codes, and the association between major amputation rate and 3 ZIP code–level markers of socioeconomic status—the proportion of patients with dual eligibility for Medicaid, median household income, and Distressed Communities Index score—for metropolitan, micropolitan, and rural ZIP code cohorts. Between 2010 and 2018, 188 995 Medicare fee‐for‐service patients living in 31 391 ZIP codes with ≥100 beneficiaries had a major lower extremity amputation. The median (interquartile range) ZIP code–level number of amputations per 100 000 beneficiaries was 262 (75–469). Though nonmetropolitan ZIP codes had higher rates of major amputation than metropolitan areas, 78.2% of patients undergoing major amputation lived in metropolitan areas. Compared with ZIP codes with lower amputation rates, top quartile amputation rate ZIP codes had a greater proportion of Black residents (4.4% versus 17.5%, P <0.001). In metropolitan areas, after adjusting for clinical comorbidities and demographics, every $10 000 lower median household income was associated with a 4.4% (95% CI, 3.9–4.8) higher amputation rate, and a 10‐point higher Distressed Communities Index score was associated with a 3.8% (95% CI, 3.4%–4.2%) higher amputation rate; there was no association between the proportion of patients eligible for Medicaid and amputation rate. These findings were comparable to the associations identified across all ZIP codes. Conclusions In metropolitan areas, where most individuals undergoing lower extremity amputation live, markers of lower socioeconomic status and Black race were associated with higher rates of major lower extremity amputation. Development of community‐based tools for peripheral artery disease diagnosis and management targeted to communities with high amputation rates in urban areas may help reduce inequities in peripheral artery disease outcomes.

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Characterizing the Geographic Distribution of Vascular Surgeons in the US

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Association Between Diagnosis‐to‐Limb Revascularization Time and Clinical Outcomes in Outpatients With Chronic Limb‐Threatening Ischemia: Insights From the CLIPPER Cohort

Association Between Diagnosis‐to‐Limb Revascularization Time and Clinical Outcomes in Outpatients With Chronic Limb‐Threatening Ischemia: Insights From the CLIPPER Cohort

Development and Description of a National Cohort of Patients With Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia

Geographic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Major Lower Extremity Amputation Rates in Metropolitan Areas

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