SVS Launches Task Force on Future of Vascular Surgery
Is open aortic aneurysm repair becoming an endangered art?
With the advent of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) over the past several decades, along with more recent technical advances that now allow for more complex aneurysms to be treated with branched-fenestrated devices, it is not surprising that the rate of open AAA repair is declining. The important question now is, has this decline become so drastic that open AAA can no longer serve as a relevant marker for hospital quality, or program discrimination for trainees?
When is surgery right for the elderly?
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Quality: Get AAA Guidelines in Several Forms
The new abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) guidelines are some of the most extensive ever developed by the Society for Vascular Surgery, with 112 recommendations and 774 supporting references. For convenience, the guidelines are included in the SVS iPG Mobile App and have been turned into a Pocket Guide. An educational slide set can be used as a teaching tool.
Is Your Income Adequately Protected?
SVS members may think their disability insurance plans have them covered. But in cases of disability or illness, their incomes as vascular surgeons, specifically, may not as secure as they believe.
The SVS has teamed up with Principal® to help members guard their incomes as vascular surgeons.
“This coverage helps replace more of your income if you can’t work due to a disabling illness or injury. It supplements your existing group long-term disability insurance,” said Mark Blocker, of SVS’ Affinity Program of expanded benefits.
SVS Leadership Engages with Pennsylvania Department of Health on new EV Guidance
A five-decade review of iliac venous compression
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF MAY-THURNER SYNDROME WITH EMPHASIS ON GENDER DIFFERENCES
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 2018 – A look at 50 years of research on May-Thurner Syndrome, in which a pelvic artery overlaps and compresses a vein, confirms that it affects women twice as often as men, but that men experience more pain with the syndrome.
An easy way to screen PAD patients for frailty
Hospital Privileges Guidelines Update Published by SVS
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 24, 2018 – The Society for Vascular Surgery has released an updated version of its “Guidelines for hospital privileges in vascular surgery and endovascular interventions: Recommendations of the Society for Vascular Surgery,” which are published in May’s Journal of Vascular Surgery. This is the first update to these guidelines since 2008.