Publications by authors named "B A Perler"
Background: This study investigated the outcomes before and after initiation of a postoperative care pathway for carotid endarterectomy (CEA) patients.
Methods: A CEA pathway was developed with stakeholders. We compared in-hospital outcomes and charges (USD) for patients undergoing CEA 18 months before (11/2019-04/2021) vs.
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- The Delphi consensus aimed to clarify management practices for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) due to conflicting data in previous literature.
- A group of 44 experts anonymously discussed six key topics over three rounds, achieving a 100% response rate.
- Key findings included the agreement on minimum case volume for AAA repairs, the effectiveness of screening programs, lifelong surveillance after repair, and the consideration of screening for women smokers at 65, but no consensus on certain repair thresholds or thrombosis prevention was reached.
Objective: Implicit bias is a potential factor in the severity of examinee rating during oral examinations. Ratings may be impacted by examinee characteristics, such as gender, that are independent of examinee knowledge base, clinical judgment, or test-taking ability. The effects of examiner-examinee gender concordance in the Vascular Surgery Certifying Examination (VCE) have not been previously studied.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: On October 11, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded the indications for carotid artery stenting (CAS) to include patients with ≥50% symptomatic or ≥70% asymptomatic carotid stenosis. The aim of this article was to investigate the implications of this decision.
Methods: The reasons behind the increased coverage for CAS are analyzed and discussed, as well as the various Societies supporting or opposing the expansion of indications for CAS.