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Common Femoral Artery Access on YouTube: What Practices are Being Shown and Who is Delivering the Message? by Pitcher, Grayson S., MD, Newton, Daniel H., MD, Amendola, Michael F., MD, FACS

“…Objectives Novice learners are increasingly turning to YouTube as a learning resource for surgical procedures. One example of such a procedure is common…”
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Diagnosis of mental illness does not affect postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing endovascular aortic aneurysm repair in the VA healthcare system by Otoya, Diana, Lele, Sonia, Boyd, Sally, Lavingia, Kedar, Amendola, Michael F.

“…Mental illness can be a debilitating chronic disease associated with a higher likelihood of preexisting medical comorbidities and postoperative morbidity and…”
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Using the risk analysis index to assess frailty in a veteran cohort undergoing endovascular aortic aneurysm repair by Tse, Wayne, Lavingia, Kedar S., Amendola, Michael F.

“…Surgical frailty is strongly associated with increased perioperative morbidity and mortality. The risk analysis index (RAI) is a validated frailty score…”
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Gender trends of authors presenting at a regional vascular surgery meeting by Otoya, Diana, Lavingia, Kedar S., Amendola, Michael F.

“…We hypothesized a potential gender disparity within a regional society like the Southern Association of Vascular Surgery (SAVS) when compared with vascular…”
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Frailty Index associated with postoperative complications and mortality after lower extremity amputation in a national veteran cohort by Tse, Wayne, Dittman, James M., Lavingia, Kedar, Wolfe, Luke, Amendola, Michael F.

“…Surgical frailty and its assessment have become essential considerations in perioperative management for the modern aging surgical population. The risk…”
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Socioeconomic Status Based on Area Deprivation Index Does Not Affect Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair in the VA Health-Care System by Setia, Karishma, Otoya, Diana, Boyd, Sally, Fong, Kathryn, Amendola, Michael F., Lavingia, Kedar S.

“…Living conditions and socioeconomic status are known to impact individual health and access to medical care. Prior research has validated the Area Deprivation…”
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Central Line Access for Hemodialysis Adversely Affects Ipsilateral Arteriovenous Graft Outcomes by Otoya, Diana, Simmonds, Alexander, Lavingia, Kedar, Amendola, Michael F.

“…Central venous stenosis is a common problem that diminishes vascular access lifespan. Current national guidelines recommend that central catheters and…”
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Assessing Resident Impact on Surgical Outcomes in Below-the-Knee Amputations Based on Operative Autonomy by Simmonds, Alexander, Otoya, Diana, Lavingia, Kedar S., Amendola, Michael F.

“…Gradual increases in resident autonomy with attending physician oversight is crucial to developing safe and competent surgeons1. The Veterans Affairs Surgical…”
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Socioeconomic Status Based on Area Deprivation Index Does not Affect Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair in the VA Healthcare System by Setia, Karishma, Otoya, Diana, Boyd, Sally, Fong, Kathryn, Amendola, Michael F., Lavingia, Kedar S.

“…Living conditions and socioeconomic status are known to impact individual health and access to medical care. Prior research has validated the Area Deprivation…”
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Anatomic suitability for commercially available percutaneous arteriovenous fistula creation systems by Popli, Karishma, Dittman, James M., Amendola, Michael F., Plum, Jeff, Newton, Daniel H.

“…The Food and Drug Administration recently approved two percutaneous arteriovenous fistula creation systems: the Ellipsys vascular access (EL) system and…”
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Establishing 3D Printing at the Point of Care: Basic Principles and Tools for Success by Bastawrous, Sarah, Wu, Lei, Liacouras, Peter C, Levin, Dmitry B, Ahmed, Mohamed Tarek, Strzelecki, Brian, Amendola, Michael F, Lee, James T, Coburn, James, Ripley, Beth

“…As the medical applications of three-dimensional (3D) printing increase, so does the number of health care organizations in which adoption or expansion of 3D…”
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A Comparison of Patient and Device Issues Reported for Recalled Venous Stent Systems by Ma, Yuchi, Dittman, James M., Lavingia, Kedar S., Amendola, Michael F.

“…The first two Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–approved stents for treatment of iliofemoral vein obstruction, Boston Scientific's Vici and BD's Venovo venous…”
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Trends in Resident Supervision and Patient Outcomes of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies Within the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System by Simmonds, Alexander, Keller-Biehl, Lucas, Khader, Adam, Amendola, Michael F.

“…•Resident surgeons independently perform laparoscopic cholecystectomy with a similar safety profile as when an attending surgeon is scrubbed•Rates of resident…”
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Statins Protect against Thrombosis of Cannulated Radiocephalic Fistulas in Diabetic Patients by Suh, Dongjin, Amendola, Michael F., Reeves, Megan, Wolfe, Luke, Posner, Marc, Davis, Ronald

“…Radiocephalic arteriovenous fistula (RCAVF) creation is the preferred first line hemodialysis access procedure. Analysis of diabetic rat arteriovenous fistula…”
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Talking About Ethical Issues in Surgery—Results of a Novel Online Pilot Curriculum by Amendola, Michael F., Bosch, Gundula, Kaplan, Brian

“…Surgical ethics has been suggested as a distinct field of study apart from clinical ethics due to a unique practice type and treatment dynamic. At our…”
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Analysis of Twitter Activity and Engagement From Annual Meetings of the Society for Vascular Surgery and the Society of Interventional Radiology by Suh, Dongjin, Yoon, WooYoung, Lavingia, Kedar S., Amendola, Michael F.

“…Medical societies such as the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) have been encouraging the use of social…”
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The COMET framework: A novel approach to design an escape room workshop for interprofessional objectives by Dittman, James M., Amendola, Michael F., Ramraj, Rahul, Haynes, Susan, Lange, Patricia

“…While recreational escape rooms have gained momentum across education and team training in multiple professions, few published escape room designs have been…”
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Clinical applications of 3D printing in colorectal surgery: A systematic review by Habermann, Alyssa C., Timmerman, William R., Cohen, Stephen M., Burkhardt, Brian W., Amendola, Michael F.

“…Background The utilization of three-dimensional printing has grown rapidly within the field of surgery over recent years. Within the subspecialty of colorectal…”
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Modern Lower Extremity Bypass Outcomes by Anesthesia Type in the Veteran Population by Boyd, Sally, Dittman, James M, Tse, Wayne, Lavingia, Kedar S, Amendola, Michael F

“…Lower extremity bypass (LEB) revascularization can be performed under general (GA) or neuraxial anesthesia (NA). Studies show that the use of NA may decrease…”
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Optimizing Peripandemic Care for Veteran Major Non-Traumatic Lower Extremity Amputees: A Proposal Informed by a National Retrospective Descriptive Analysis of COVID-19 Risk Factor Prevalence by Dittman, James M, Tse, Wayne, Amendola, Michael F

“…Abstract Introduction In response to the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, vascular surgeons in the Veteran Affairs Health Care System have been…”
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