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Secondary lymphedema of limbs and chikungunya fever
In this report, we describe the case of a patient who developed lymphedema of upper and lower limbs after an episode of CF.
Source: Jornal Vascular Brasileiro - May 31, 2019 Category: Surgery Source Type: research

Regional Survey in Lombardy, Northern Italy, on Vascular Surgery Intervention Outcomes During The COVID-19 Pandemic
CONCLUSION: In this experience of the vascular surgery group of Lombardy, COVID-19 infection was a marker of poor outcomes in terms of mortality and post-operative complications for patients undergoing vascular surgery treatments.PMID:33722483 | DOI:10.1016/j.ejvs.2021.01.037
Source: PubMed: Eur J Vasc Endovasc ... - March 16, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Raffaello Bellosta Gabriele Piffaretti Stefano Bonardelli Patrizio Castelli Roberto Chiesa Dalmazio Frigerio Gaetano Lanza Stefano Pirrelli Giovanni Rossi Santi Trimarchi Lombardy Covid-19 Vascular Study Group Source Type: research

The management of vascular access in hemodialysis patients during the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic: A multicenter cross-sectional study.
CONCLUSION: Catheter flow reduction and stenosis of arteriovenous access were the major vascular access complications. Most of the vascular access sites established were catheters, and many of the vascular access complications remained untreated. PMID: 32623945 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Journal of Vascular Access - July 8, 2020 Category: Surgery Tags: J Vasc Access Source Type: research

Differences in hub and spoke vascular units practice during the novel Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) outbreak in Lombardy, Italy.
CONCLUSIONS: HH and SH ensured stackable results in patients with vascular disease during COVID-19 "phase 1". Despite this, poor outcomes were observed in both HH and SH cohorts, due to COVID-19 infection and its related pneumonia. PMID: 32964897 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - September 22, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Bellosta R, Bissacco D, Rossi G, Pirrelli S, Lanza G, Frigerio D, Chiesa R, Castelli P, Bonardelli S, Trimarchi S, Vascular Surgery Group of Regione Lombardia (VSG-RL) Tags: J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) Source Type: research

Choice and management of vascular access in the context of COVID-19 outbreak in Italy: Recommendations from clinical practice.
Authors: Vailati D, Montrucchio G, Cerotto V, Capozzoli G, Gori F, Petrini F, Brazzi L Abstract On April 2020, during the outburst of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, the SIAARTI ("Società Italiana di Anestesia, Analgesia, Rianimazione e Terapia Intensiva") Research Group on Vascular Access has formulated some essential recommendations for the optimization of the selection, insertion, and maintenance of the vascular access devices, with the aim of guarantee the operator safety, ensure the effectiveness of the maneuvers, and reduce the risk of complications. Here we describe the key elements of clinical management o...
Source: The Journal of Vascular Access - November 19, 2020 Category: Surgery Tags: J Vasc Access Source Type: research

The impact of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic outbreak on the vascular access team operations after conversion to COVID-19 dedicated hospital
CONCLUSIONS: The experience we gained will allow us to be more prepared in the future and our experience has highlighted that a structured Vascular Access Team is necessary to respond adequately to COVID-19 patients' needs, to ensure the effectiveness of the maneuver, to reduce complications and to avoid the waste of resources, always working in safe condition.PMID:33827318 | DOI:10.1177/11297298211005254
Source: The Journal of Vascular Access - April 8, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Elisa Deganello Francesco Gastaldo Sonia Masiero Milena Fasson Riccardo Ivan Colopi Luciano Girotto Jacopo Monticelli Elena Marcante Patrizia Furlan Vincenzo Baldo Claudio Pilerci Piero Realdon Domenico Montemurro Alberto Rigo Patrizia Benini Fabio Baratt Source Type: research

COVID-19 impact on vascular surgery practice: experience from an Italian university regional hub center for vascular pathology
Objectives: The aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on vascular surgery practice in a regional hub center for complex vascular disease.Methods: This is an observational single-center study in which we collected clinical and surgical data during (P1) and after (P2) the COVID-19 outbreak and the lockdown measures implemented in Northern Italy. We compared those data with the two-month period before the pandemic (P0).Results: Compared to P0, ambulatory activities were severely reduced during P1 and limited to hospitalized patients and outpatients with urgent criteria.
Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - February 4, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Gian Antonio Boschetti, Sara Di Gregorio, Jorge Miguel Mena Vera, Bianca Pane, Giovanni Spinella, Domenico Palombo, Giovanni Pratesi Source Type: research

Strategies and Recommendations for The Safe Implementation of Vascular Surgery During the Pandemic Period of Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia
At present, the prevention and control of the new coronavirus pneumonia (NCP, WHO named as COVID-19) pandemic is at a critical time. As of 7th April 2020, there are over 1.2million confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection1and 588 confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection in Beijing2. How to manage the vascular diseases properly and at the same time strictly prevent and control the pandemic represents a serious new challenge for vascular surgeons. The aim of this work is to assist our colleagues in the clinical practice during the coronavirus disease outbreak.
Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - April 21, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Li Wenrui, Chen Xueming, Feng Hai Source Type: research

Routine in an Italian high-volume Vascular Surgery Unit during the COVID-19 era: how the pandemic changed the vascular daily practice
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has caused a worldwide public health emergency, affecting more than 150 countries [1] and Italy has been most notably impacted. The public health system had to face a completing unexpected challenge necessitating an abrupt restructuring of hospital structures. The Italian Ministry of Health gave the directive to defer every non-urgent surgical intervention, performing selectively urgent and oncological procedures. Guidelines were released for triage of non-emergent surgical procedures based on the Elective Surgery Acuity Scale (ESAS) that considers the majority of arterial v...
Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - May 9, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Maria Lucia Mangialardi, Matteo Orrico, Nicola Mangialardi Source Type: research

Vascular Surgeon discomfort in a pandemic setting.
During Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, responsible of more than 230,000 confirmed cases and 34,000 deaths in Italy at the time of June 9, 1 surgical units have been stressed to maintain the service for urgent patients, irrespective of COVID-19 infection. In this time, all the patients presenting with vascular emergency are screened for COVID-19 with pharyngeal swab and consider as positive until further investigations and diagnosis. However, those patients who require urgent surgical vascular therapy are managed as COVID-19 positive and, consequently, operating room staff have to wear personal protective equipment...
Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - July 27, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Alberto M. Settembrini, Daniele Bissacco, Silvia Romagnoli, Santi Trimarchi Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research

Vascular Surgeon Discomfort in a Pandemic Setting
During coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, which is responsible of more than 230,000 confirmed cases and 34,000 deaths in Italy at the time of June 9,1 surgical units have been stressed to maintain the service for urgent patients, irrespective of COVID-19 infection. In this time, all the patients presenting with vascular emergency are screened for COVID-19 with a pharyngeal swab and considered as positive until further investigations and diagnosis. However, those patients who require urgent surgical vascular therapy are managed as COVID-19 positive and, consequently, operating room staff have to wear personal pro...
Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - July 27, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Alberto M. Settembrini, Daniele Bissacco, Silvia Romagnoli, Santi Trimarchi Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research