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Endovascular versus surgical treatment for thrombosed hemodialysis grafts: A prospective, randomized study by Dougherty, Matthew J., Calligaro, Keith D., Schindler, Nancy, Raviola, Carol A., Ntoso, Adu

“…Purpose: The objective of this study was to compare clinical outcome and costs for two widely used treatment strategies for hemodialysis graft thrombosis…”
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Use of arm and lesser saphenous vein compared with prosthetic grafts for infrapopliteal arterial bypass: Are they worth the effort? by Calligaro, Keith D., Syrek, Jennifer R., Dougherty, Matthew J., Rua, Ignacio, Raviola, Carol A., DeLaurentis, Dominic A.

“…Purpose: Arm and lesser saphenous veins (ALSVs) are generally considered to be the best alternative for infrapopliteal arterial bypass grafts when greater…”
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Same-day admissions and other cost-saving strategies for elective aortoiliac surgery by Calligaro, Keith D., Dandura, Rahul, Dougherty, Matthew J., DeLaurentis, Dominic A., Raviola, Carol A.

“…Purpose: We retrospectively analyzed whether same-day admissions and other resource utilization methods for patients undergoing elective infrarenal aortoiliac…”
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Duplex ultrasonography to diagnose failing arterial prosthetic grafts by Calligaro, Keith D., Musser, David J., Chen, Albert Y., Dougherty, Matthew J., McAffee-Bennett, Sandra, Doerr, Kevin J., Raviola, Carol A., DeLaurentis, Dominic A.

“…Background. Although several reports have documented the usefulness of a surveillance program with duplex ultrasonography (DU) to diagnose failing autologous…”
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Five-step protocol for carotid endarterectomy in the managed health care era by Syrek, Jennifer R., Calligaro, Keith D., Dougherty, Matthew J., Doerr, Kevin J., McAfee-Bennett, Sandy, Raviola, Carol A., Rua, Ignacio, DeLaurentis, Dominic A.

“…Background: We developed a protocol combining 5 cost-effective strategies to determine whether elective carotid endarterectomy (CEA) could be performed safely…”
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Selective use of duplex ultrasound to replace preoperative arteriography for failing arterial vein grafts by Calligaro, Keith D., Syrek, Jennifer R., Dougherty, Matthew J., Rua, Ignacio, McAffee-Bennett, Sandy, Doerr, Kevin J., Raviola, Carol A., DeLaurentis, Dominic A.

“…Purpose: In an effort to minimize costs and patient discomfort, we determined whether duplex ultrasound (DU) could selectively replace preoperative…”
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Thrombolytic and endovascular treatment of peripartum iliac vein thrombosis: A case report by Patterson, Donald E., Raviola, Carol A., D'Orazio, Edward A., Buch, Cathy, Calligaro, Keith D., Dougherty, Matthew J., DeLaurentis, Dominic A.

“…This case report details the multidisciplinary treatment of peripartum left iliac vein thrombosis using percutaneous catheter-directed urokinase thrombolysis…”
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Impact of clinical pathways on hospital costs and early outcome after major vascular surgery by Calligaro, Keith D., Dougherty, Matthew J., Raviola, Carol A., Musser, David J., DeLaurentis, Dominic A.

“…Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether major vascular surgery could be performed safely and with significant hospital cost savings by…”
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Prognosis of gallstones with mild or no symptoms: 25 years of follow-up in a health maintenance organization by Friedman, G D, Raviola, C A, Fireman, B

“…Two-hundred ninety-eight patients with gallstones accompanied by mild or nonspecific symptoms, 123 with asymptomatic gallstones, and 46 with nonfunction on…”
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Should duplex ultrasonography be performed for surveillance of femoropopliteal and femorotibial arterial prosthetic bypasses? by Calligaro, K D, Doerr, K, McAffee-Bennett, S, Krug, R, Raviola, C A, Dougherty, M J

“…Duplex ultrasonography (DU) has been shown to be beneficial for surveillance of lower extremity vein bypasses. However, DU as part of surveillance program for…”
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Pulmonary risk factors of elective abdominal aortic surgery by Calligaro, Keith D., Azurin, Daniel J., Dougherty, Matthew J., Dandora, Rahul, Bajgier, Steve M., Simper, Steven, Savarese, Ronald P., Raviola, Carol A., Delaurentis, Dominic A.

“…Purpose: The purpose of this study was to retrospectively identify risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing elective…”
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A strategy to improve quality of outpatient education for residents and medical students on a vascular surgery service by Calligaro, K D, Dougherty, M J, Raviola, C A

“…In the current era of same-day admissions and decreased length of hospitalization for major vascular operations, education of residents and medical students in…”
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Arterial and ischemic aspects of total knee arthroplasty by DeLaurentis, D A, Levitsky, K A, Booth, R E, Rothman, R H, Calligaro, K D, Raviola, C A, Savarese, R P

“…Prospective and retrospective analyses of 1,182 consecutive patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) were performed to determine (1) the…”
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Comparison of intraoperative and postoperative duplex ultrasound for carotid endarterectomy by Krug, R T, Calligaro, K D, Dougherty, M J, Raviola, C A

“…Intraoperative (IO) duplex ultrasound (DU) is used to identify correctable technical defects at the time of carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Postoperative (p.o.)…”
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Has arteriography gotten a bad name? Current accuracy and morbidity of diagnostic contrast arteriography for aortoiliac and lower extremity arterial disease by Schindler, N, Calligaro, K D, Lombardi, J, Dougherty, M J, Raviola, C A, D'Orazio, E

“…Recently, contrast arteriography has been challenged as the diagnostic test of choice for lower extremity arterial disease because of its associated morbidity…”
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Regulation of hepatic lipoprotein receptors in the dog. Rapid regulation of apolipoprotein B,E receptors, but not of apolipoprotein E receptors, by intestinal lipoproteins and bile acids by Angelin, B, Raviola, C A, Innerarity, T L, Mahley, R W

“…Two distinct lipoprotein receptors can be expressed in the dog liver. One is the apolipoprotein (apo-) B,E receptor. This receptor binds apo-B-containing low…”
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Postoperative blood pressure changes associated with cervical block versus general anesthesia following carotid endarterectomy by Hartsell, P A, Calligaro, K D, Syrek, J R, Dougherty, M J, Raviola, C A

“…The purpose of this report was to determine if cervical block anesthesia (CBA) was associated with fewer hypertensive and hypotensive episodes and decreased…”
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Value of an endovascular suite in the operating room by Calligaro, K D, Dougherty, M J, Patterson, D E, Raviola, C A, DeLaurentis, D A

“…The purpose of this study is to describe the advantages and value of an endovascular suite in the operating room from a vascular surgeon's perspective. All…”
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Safety and cost-efficiency of 24-hour hospitalization for carotid endarterectomy by Musser, D J, Calligaro, K D, Dougherty, M J, Raviola, C A, DeLaurentis, D A

“…The safety and cost savings of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) were determined with guidelines developed after vascular "critical pathways" were implemented…”
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Do distal arteriovenous fistulae improve patency rates of prosthetic infrapopliteal arterial bypasses? by Syrek, J R, Calligaro, K D, Dougherty, M J, Raviola, C A, Rua, I, DeLaurentis, D A

“…We retrospectively analyzed if distal anastomotic adjunctive arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) improved patency rates of prosthetic bypasses to infrapopliteal…”
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