Investigation of center-specific saphenous vein utilization rates in femoral popliteal artery bypass and associated impact of conduit on outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study is to investigate variation in great saphenous vein (GSV) use among the various centers participating in the Vascular Quality Initiative infrainguinal bypass modules. Further, differences in outcomes in femoral-popliteal artery bypass with single segment GSV conduit vs prosthetic conduit will be documented. Center GSV use rate impact on outcomes will be investigated.

Methods

Primary exclusions were patients undergoing redo bypass, urgent or emergent bypass, and those in whom prosthetic graft was used while having undergone prior coronary artery bypass grafting. The distribution of GSV use across the 260 centers participating in Vascular Quality Initiative infrainguinal bypass module was placed into histogram and variance in mean GSV use ev

SUBMITTER: Parker M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10756644 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature