The implications of surgeon case volume and hospital volume on outcomes of aortobifemoral bypasses in obese patients.

Background: Aortobifemoral (ABF) bypass is the gold standard for treating symptomatic aortoiliac occlusive disease. In the era of heightened interest in the length of stay (LOS) for surgical patients, this study aims to investigate the association of obesity with postoperative outcomes at the patient, hospital, and at surgeon levels.

Methods: This study used the Society of Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative suprainguinal bypass database from 2003 to 2021.

Postoperative decline in ambulatory function after lower extremity bypass is associated with higher short- and long-term mortality.

Objective: Although the importance of preexisting functional and ambulatory status among patients undergoing lower extremity bypass (LEB) has been increasingly recognized, a paucity of reported data is available on the significance of a postoperative decline in ambulatory status after LEB surgery. The purpose of the present analysis was to determine the effects of a new decline in ambulatory status after LEB surgery on the postoperative short- and long-term outcomes.

Methods: The Vascular Quality Initiative infrainguinal bypass dataset was queried from 2003 to 2021 for patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) who had undergone LEB.

Variation in the management of thoracolumbar trauma and postoperative infection.

Study Design: Multinational survey of spine trauma surgeons.

Objectives: To survey spine trauma surgeons, examine the variety of management practices for thoracolumbar fractures, and investigate the need for future areas of study.

Background: Attempts to develop a universal thoracolumbar classification system represent the first step in standardizing treatment of thoracolumbar injuries, but there is little consensus regarding diagnosis and management of these injuries.