Surgeon, not institution, case volume is associated with limb outcomes after lower extremity bypass for critical limb ischemia in the Vascular Quality Initiative. [electronic resource]
- Journal of vascular surgery 11 2017
- 1457-1463 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Observational Study
1097-6809
10.1016/j.jvs.2017.03.434 doi
Aged Amputation, Surgical Clinical Competence Critical Illness Databases, Factual Female Graft Occlusion, Vascular--etiology Hospitals, High-Volume--standards Hospitals, Low-Volume--standards Humans Intermittent Claudication--diagnosis Ischemia--diagnosis Limb Salvage Linear Models Lower Extremity--blood supply Male Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Odds Ratio Peripheral Arterial Disease--diagnosis Process Assessment, Health Care Proportional Hazards Models Quality Improvement Quality Indicators, Health Care--standards Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Surgeons--standards Time Factors Treatment Outcome Vascular Grafting--adverse effects Vascular Patency Workload--standards