Clinical Impact of a Radiologic Quality Initiative Promoting More Timely Communication of Critical Pulmonary Embolus Results.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2019.10.035
Abstract: BACKGROUND A section quality initiative was implemented beginning 2013 requiring positive pulmonary embolism (PE) results to be documented and communicated within 90 minutes of exam completion. The objective of this study is to evaluate the… read more here.
Keywords: communication; completion; processing time; quality initiative ... See more keywords
Outcomes following Eversion vs. Conventional Endarterectomy in the Vascular Quality Initiative Database.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2019.07.021
Abstract: INTRODUCTION While the majority of vascular surgeons perform conventional CEA (c-CEA), others prefer eversion CEA (e-CEA). Despite several randomized controlled trials and single center studies, the advantage of one technique over the other is still… read more here.
Keywords: vascular quality; cea; quality initiative; patch ... See more keywords
Characterizing Reimbursements for Medicare Patients Receiving Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair at Vascular Quality Initiative Centers.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2019.09.001
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVR) has a major financial impact on health care systems. We characterized reimbursement for index EVR hospitalizations among Medicare beneficiaries having surgery at Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) centers. METHODS We… read more here.
Keywords: vascular quality; quality initiative; aortic aneurysm; reimbursement ... See more keywords
Insight into the cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome following carotid endarterectomy from the national Vascular Quality Initiative
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.07.122
Abstract: Background: Cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome (CHS), characterized by severe ipsilateral headache, seizures, and intracranial hemorrhage, is a rare, poorly understood complication that can be fatal following carotid endarterectomy (CEA). The purpose of the study was to… read more here.
Keywords: vascular quality; cerebral hyperperfusion; hyperperfusion syndrome; quality initiative ... See more keywords
Outcomes of familial abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in the Vascular Quality Initiative
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.04.070
Abstract: Objective Recent investigations have reported increased rates of aneurysm‐related complications after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) in familial abdominal aortic aneurysm (fAAA) patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of open aortic… read more here.
Keywords: vascular quality; quality initiative; faaa; faaa patients ... See more keywords
Long-term impact of the Vascular Study Group of New England carotid patch quality initiative.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.07.078
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Patch angioplasty has been shown to decrease rates of restenosis after carotid endarterectomy (CEA). In 2003, the Vascular Study Group of New England (VSGNE) implemented its first quality initiative aimed at increasing the rates… read more here.
Keywords: patch closure; quality initiative; year; patch ... See more keywords
Open and endovascular aneurysm repair in the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative
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DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2017.06.008
Abstract: &NA; The Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative is a patient safety organization and a collection of procedure‐based registries that can be utilized for quality improvement initiatives and clinical outcomes research. The Vascular Quality… read more here.
Keywords: vascular quality; society vascular; quality; surgery ... See more keywords
Frailty and outcomes following revascularization of lower-extremity peripheral artery disease: Insights from the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI)
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DOI: 10.1177/1358863x221083701
Abstract: Background: Multiple frailty screening tools are implemented; however, it is unclear whether they perform in a comparable way for both frailty detection and prediction of perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing lower-extremity revascularization. Methods: Patients undergoing… read more here.
Keywords: vascular quality; lower extremity; quality initiative; revascularization ... See more keywords
Cross-clamp location and perioperative outcomes after open infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: A Vascular Quality Initiative® review
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DOI: 10.1177/17085381211067616
Abstract: Objectives By analyzing national Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) data for patients undergoing open infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) repair, we sought to better characterize the effects of different suprarenal clamping positions on postoperative outcomes. Methods… read more here.
Keywords: vascular quality; infrarenal abdominal; clamp; open infrarenal ... See more keywords
Coupling Breast Feeding and Smoking Cessation: A Quality Initiative
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DOI: 10.1542/peds.142.1_meetingabstract.459
Abstract: OBJECTIVES To improve referral rates to the New York State Smoker’s Quit line (NYSSQL) in post-partum women admitted to our Children's Hospital; to improve breastfeeding rates among post-partum mothers who smoke presently, or identified as… read more here.
Keywords: breast feeding; quality initiative; cessation quality; feeding smoking ... See more keywords