A standardized carotid endarterectomy care pathway is associated with lower ICU admission rates and a significant reduction in hospital charges.

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.

An International, Expert-Based Delphi Consensus Document on Controversial Issues about TransCarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR).

Background: Transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) has emerged as an alternative therapeutic modality to carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and transfemoral carotid artery stenting (TFCAS) for the management of patients with carotid artery stenosis. However, certain issues regarding the indications and contraindications of TCAR remain unanswered or unresolved. The aim of this international, expert-based Delphi consensus document was to attempt to provide some guidance on these topics.

Glycemic Control in Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Comparative Analysis of Wound and Wound-free Periods in Adults With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes.

Objective: Our aim in this study was to determine whether there are differences in glycemia during wound and wound-free states among individuals with diabetes at a multidisciplinary diabetic foot and wound clinic from 2012 to 2019.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data over 7.4 years from the Johns Hopkins Multidisciplinary Diabetic Foot and Wound Clinic.

Surgical outcomes for occluded venous thoracic outlet syndrome following transaxillary first rib resection.

Objective: Surgical decompression via transaxillary first rib resection (TFRR) is often performed in patients presenting with venous thoracic outlet syndrome (VTOS). We aimed to evaluate the outcomes of TFRR based on chronicity of completely occluded axillosubclavian veins in VTOS.

Methods: We performed a retrospective institutional review of all patients who underwent TFRR for VTOS and had a completely occluded axillosubclavian vein between 2003 and 2022.