Outpatient Office Based Endovascular Procedures

Launched by METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEM · Aug 12, 2019

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ClinConnect Summary

Endovascular surgery combined with the demands of patients and physicians for less invasive procedures, have make this type of surgery one of the most innovative fields in medicine. However the endovascular experience in an office-based angiosuite is different from that in a hospital suite, and has been viewed in the past by some physicians as unsafe because it lacks the safety net of immediate hospital resources. In 2005, medicine allowed endovascular procedures to be performed in the office setting. The results of this study will serve as a starting point for future trials concentrating o...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Age ≥ 18 years.
• • Diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), chronic venous insufficiency, dialysis access and malfunctioning arteriovenous fistulas, varicose veins, vertebrobasilar insufficiency, and thoracic outlet syndrome.
• • Procedures performed as an outpatient in an office based angiosuite.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Age ≤ 18 years