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Editor´s Choice – The Impact of Centralisation and Endovascular Aneurysm Repair on Treatment of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Based on International Registries
Budtz-Lilly J, Björck M, Venermo M, Debus ES, Behrendt CA, Altreuther M, Beiles B, Szeberin Z, Eldrup N, Danielsson G, Thomson I, Wigger P, Khashram M, Loftus I, Mani K | Objectives Current management of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (RAAA) varies among centres and countries, particularly in the degree of implementation of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) and levels of vascular surgery [...]
Big data in vascular surgery: registries, international collaboration and future directions
Sutzko DC, Mani K, Behrendt CA, Wanhainen A, Beck AW | Given the increasing availability of large data set, small single‐institutional series raise decreasing attention. Rapid expansion of technology from electronic medical records to easily accessible internet access, and widespread use and acceptance of registries in the medical world has allowed for research and quality improvement efforts using ‘big data’. [...]
Editor´s Choice – Assessment of correlation between mean size of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm at time of intact repair against repair and rupture rate in nine countries
Grima MJ, Behrendt CA, Vidal-Diez A, Altreuther M, Björck M, Boyle JR, Eldrup N, Karthikesalingam A, Khashram M, Loftus I, Schermerhorn M, Setacci C, Szeberin Z, Debus ES, Venermo M, Holt P, Mani K | Objective This study aimed to analyse the mean abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) diameter for repair in nine countries, and to determine variation in mean AAA diameter [...]
Editor’s Choice – Recommendations for Registry Data Collection for Revascularisations of Acute Limb Ischaemia: A Delphi Consensus from the International Consortium of Vascular Registries
Behrendt CA, Björck M, Schwaneberg T, Debus ES, Cronenwett J, Sigvant B | Objective To develop a minimum core data set for evaluation of acute limb ischaemia (ALI) revascularisation treatment and outcomes that would enable collaboration among international registries. Methods A modified Delphi approach was used to achieve consensus among international multidisciplinary vascular specialists and registry members of the International [...]
International Variations in Amputation Practice – A VASCUNET Report
Behrendt CA, Sigvant B, Szeberin Z, Beiles B, Eldrup N, Thomson I, Venermo M, Altreuther M, Menyhei G, Nordanstig J, Clarke M, Rieß HC, Björck M, Debus ES (shared last) | Objectives To study international differences in incidence and practice patterns as well as time trends in lower limb amputations related to peripheral arterial disease and/or diabetes mellitus. Methods Data [...]
International Consortium of Vascular Registries Consensus Recommendations for Peripheral Revascularization Registry Data Collection
Behrendt CA, Bertges D, Eldrup N, Beck AW, Mani K, Venermo M, Szeberin Z, Menyhei G, Thomson I, Heller G, Wigger P, Danielsson G, Galzerano G, Lopez C, Altreuther M, Sigvant B, Rieß HC, Sedrakyan A, Beiles B, Björck M, Boyle JR, Debus ES, Cronenwett J | Objective/Background To achieve consensus on the minimum core data set for evaluation of [...]