Publications by authors named "Shauna Y Trinh"
Background: The most challenging lower extremity traumatic injuries involve concomitant vascular and orthopedic injuries with amputation rates approaching 50%. Controversy exists as to how to prioritize the vascular and orthopedic repairs. We reviewed patients with popliteal artery and lower extremity orthopedic injuries to analyze the sequence of the vascular and orthopedic repairs on outcomes.
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- Duplex ultrasound (DUS) has been a key imaging tool for carotid bifurcation disease due to its affordability and noninvasive nature, but over time, computed tomography angiography (CTA) has gained popularity due to safety and accessibility.
- A study analyzing preoperative imaging trends for elective carotid endarterectomies (CEAs) in Southern California from 2011 to 2020 revealed that while DUS was initially the most common imaging modality, its usage has declined in favor of CTA.
- By 2020, CTA became the primary imaging choice for symptomatic patients, with 56% utilizing DUS, 28% CTA, 6% magnetic resonance angiography, and 10% conventional angi
Objectives: Extracranial carotid artery aneurysms (ECAA) are rare and consequentially understudied; yet multiple management strategies for ECAA have been pursued. The goal of this study was to compare rates of stroke and cardiac events following surgical or endovascular management of ECAA utilizing the American College of Surgeons, National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP).
Methods: The ACS-NSQIP database was queried for patients with both selected procedure codes and diagnostic codes specific for ECAA.