4 years after Boston Marathon attack, new hope for trauma patients
For trauma patients faced with limb loss, the old axiom about necessity and invention has never seemed more true.
PSO Goal: All Centers Offer Statins at Discharge to Vascular Surgery Patients
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SVS PSO AIMS FOR 100 PERCENT COMPLIANCE AMONG PARTICIPATING CENTERS
WOMEN, MORTALITY AND AAA REPAIR
Adjusting for Aortic Size Index reduces gender differences in outcomes; may be a better indicator threshold for female patients
Re-intubations and Pneumonia are More Common Than Cardiac Complications after Surgery, Vascular Study Finds
A higher number of vascular surgery patients develop a respiratory complication within 30 days of surgery than develop a cardiac complication, according to a new study published in the Journal for Vascular Surgery, the official publication of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS).
Facing Surgery? Quit Smoking Now for a Safer Procedure
Surgery is dangerous for cigarette smokers. If your surgeon recommends surgery, smoking cessation is a must. Ask for help if you need it.
Smoking Assistance Joint Statement - SVS-SVN
SVS / SVN JOINT STATEMENT
Vascular Surgery Teams Urged to
Actively Provide Smokers with Cessation Assistance
Societies for Vascular Surgery and Nursing Form New Alliance
The Society for Vascular Surgery and the Society for Vascular Nursing have signed an agreement in which the nursing association will be managed from the Chicago-based SVS office.