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December 5, 2016 • Press Release
Preventable Amputations in High Risk Patients Up Significantly since 2005: California study
CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 5, 2016 — Overall, the rate of preventable amputations has decreased in the U.S., but in California there is one sub-group for which the opposite may be true.
December 5, 2016 • Press Release
Preventable amputations in high risk patients up significantly since 2005, California study finds
CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 5, 2016 — Overall, the rate of preventable amputations has decreased in the U.S., but in California there is one sub-group for which the opposite may be true. An epidemiology study of 219,547 California patients with lower extremity ulcers found that potentially preventable amputations increased significantly between 2005 and 2013, with the greatest increase occurring in patients with both diabetes and peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Patients with repeated hospitalizations had the highest risk of amputation.
November 8, 2016 • Press Release
Six Diabetes-Related Vascular Complications - And How To Avoid Them
People who live with diabetes know they have a lot of health management to do – monitor their blood sugar, stay alert for eye problems and monitor for foot infections.
November 7, 2016 • Press Release
Dr. Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen Named New SVS PSO Medical Director
CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 7, 2016 — Dr. Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen has been named the new medical director of the Society for Vascular Surgery Patient Safety Organization (SVS PSO). He will replace Dr. Jack Cronenwett, who has served as medical director since 2011.
November 4, 2016 • Press Release
Guidelines for VAM17 Abstract Submissions
Guidelines for submitting abstracts and videos for the 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting have been posted online. The submissions link will go live on Nov. 14, 2016. The 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting will be May 31-June 3, 2017, with plenaries and exhibits beginning June 1, at the San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, Calif. See all requirements Authors may submit abstracts for the following types of programs:
