Monitoring the practice of vascular surgery: findings from a national registry (1996-2011).

Background: The goal of this article is to present for the first time to the international community the detailed findings and outcomes of the Spanish Vascular Registry (SVR) after 16 years of experience.

Methods: We examined the nationwide registry promoted by the Spanish Society of Angiology and Vascular Surgery (1996-2011). The changes in vascular surgical activity in Spain during the period of study were examined.

[Lymphoscintigraphy study of oedema after femoropopliteal segment surgery].

Introduction: Post-surgical oedema of the femoropopliteal segment is a frequent complication, unrelated to the severity of the previous symptoms or changes in subsequent distal arterial pressure. The aim of the study is to assess whether the oedema present in femoropopliteal bypass patients is of lymphatic origin, and the possible influence of the prosthesis and the type of intervention used.

Patients And Methods: An analytical, observational and case-control study of 30 patients who had a femoropopliteal bypass.

[Prevalence of renal artery stenosis in patients with critical limb ischemia].

Background And Objective: Our purpose was to evaluate the prevalence of renal artery stenosis in patients with critical limb ischemia and to study any clinical or laboratory indicator that could predict this association.

Patients And Method: One hundred consecutive patients with critical limb ischemia evaluated by angiogram were included in the study from January to July 2003. Cardiovascular risk factors and renal function were analyzed.