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  1. Article ; Online: Aortic endarterectomy in patients with severe multivessel paravisceral and aortoiliac occlusive disease.

    Motyl, Claire M / Pearce, Benjamin J / Spangler, Emily L / Beck, Adam W

    Journal of vascular surgery

    2023  Volume 79, Issue 4, Page(s) 837–844

    Abstract: Objective: Aortic endarterectomy (AE), once a treatment of choice for aortoiliac occlusive disease, is now rarely performed in favor of endovascular procedures or open aortobifemoral bypass. However, in select patients with paravisceral or aortoiliac ... ...

    Abstract Objective: Aortic endarterectomy (AE), once a treatment of choice for aortoiliac occlusive disease, is now rarely performed in favor of endovascular procedures or open aortobifemoral bypass. However, in select patients with paravisceral or aortoiliac occlusive disease, AE remains a viable alternative for revascularization, either as a primary procedure or after prior interventions have failed. Here, we evaluated outcomes for an extended series of patients undergoing paravisceral or aortoiliac endarterectomy, demonstrating that these procedures can be an excellent alternative with acceptable morbidity and mortality in properly selected patients.
    Methods: A single institution retrospective review of 20 patients who underwent AE from 2017 to 2023 was performed.
    Results: Five patients (25%) underwent paravisceral endarterectomy and 15 (75%) underwent aortoiliac endarterectomy. There were no perioperative mortalities. One paravisceral patient died 3 months postoperatively from complications of pneumonia. Three patients in the paravisceral group required reinterventions; one acutely due to thrombosis of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) requiring extension of the endarterectomy and patch angioplasty on postoperative day 0, one due to stenosis at the distal edge of the endarterectomy 1 month postoperatively, successfully treated with SMA stenting, and one at 10-month follow-up due to SMA stenosis at the distal aspect of the endarterectomy, also successfully treated with SMA stenting. With these reinterventions, the 1-year primary patency in the paravisceral group was 40%, primary-assisted patency was 80%, and secondary patency was 100%. In the aortoiliac group, 1-year primary, primary-assisted, and secondary patency were 91%, 91%, and 100%, respectively. One patient developed iliac thrombosis 10 days postoperatively owing to an intimal flap distal to the endarterectomy site. She and one other patient, a young man with an undefined hypercoagulable disorder, ultimately required neoaortoiliac reconstructions at 18 and 32 months postoperatively, respectively (the latter in the setting of stopping anticoagulation). The remaining 13 patients experienced no complications. All patients had rapid resolution of clinical symptoms, and median postoperative ankle-brachial indexes of 1.06 on the right and 1.00 on the left, representing a median improvement from preoperative ankle-brachial indexes of +0.59 on the right and +0.56 on the left (P < .01 and P < .01).
    Conclusions: In this series of 20 patients undergoing paravisceral and infrarenal aortoiliac endarterectomy, AE was associated with no perioperative mortality, relatively low and manageable morbidity, and excellent clinical outcomes in patients with both paravisceral and aortoiliac occlusive disease. SMA-related early reintervention was not uncommon in the paravisceral group, and attention should be given particularly to the distal endarterectomy site. AE remains a viable treatment for severe multivessel paravisceral or aortoiliac occlusive disease isolated to the aorta and common iliac arteries in select patients.
    MeSH term(s) Male ; Female ; Humans ; Treatment Outcome ; Constriction, Pathologic/etiology ; Vascular Patency ; Aortic Diseases/diagnostic imaging ; Aortic Diseases/surgery ; Aortic Diseases/etiology ; Endarterectomy/adverse effects ; Endarterectomy/methods ; Endovascular Procedures/adverse effects ; Aorta, Abdominal/surgery ; Thrombosis/etiology ; Retrospective Studies ; Arterial Occlusive Diseases/diagnostic imaging ; Arterial Occlusive Diseases/surgery ; Arterial Occlusive Diseases/etiology ; Iliac Artery/diagnostic imaging ; Iliac Artery/surgery
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 605700-7
    ISSN 1097-6809 ; 0741-5214
    ISSN (online) 1097-6809
    ISSN 0741-5214
    DOI 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.11.062
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  2. Article ; Online: Mortality Trends in Contemporary Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repairs Among Veterans.

    Spangler, Emily L / Jackson, Elizabeth A / Richman, Joshua

    The Journal of surgical research

    2022  Volume 279, Page(s) 383–392

    Abstract: Introduction: Clinical trials at the advent of endovascular aortic aneurysm repairs (EVARs) demonstrated improved early survival with EVAR compared to open repairs; however, characterizations of routine contemporary care have been limited. This study ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Clinical trials at the advent of endovascular aortic aneurysm repairs (EVARs) demonstrated improved early survival with EVAR compared to open repairs; however, characterizations of routine contemporary care have been limited. This study compares postoperative survival among Veterans in clinical care following abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair with EVAR versus open repairs since the widespread adoption of EVAR.
    Materials and methods: This retrospective cohort analysis of Veterans with AAA repairs from 2007 to 2020 at Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities evaluated survival by a repair method. Administrative International Classification of Diseases 9/10 codes and sociodemographic characteristics from structured charting were used for characterization and adjusted analyses. Demographics were compared via Chi-squared and Wilcoxon rank-sum testing and mortality evaluated using Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazard analyses.
    Results: Among 15,480 AAA repairs (3566 open, and 11,914 EVAR), patients receiving open repairs were younger with lower Charlson scores compared to EVARs. EVAR was associated with better survival until 2.4 y post-procedure. Mean long-term survival, however, was higher for open surgery (6.3 ± 3.8 versus 5.8 ± 3.1 y in EVAR). After adjustment for gender, race, and ethnicity, EVAR was associated with worse survival (mortality hazard ratio [HR] 1.17; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.11-1.24) as was each increment in Charlson score (HR 1.11; CI 1.10-1.12), whereas service-connected care (HR 0.73; CI, 0.70-0.77) and age (HR 0.99; CI, 0.98-0.99) were associated with better survival.
    Conclusions: In contemporary Veteran aneurysm repairs, although a higher early survival rate was observed in EVAR repairs, long-term survival was higher for open repairs. Service-connected care was independently associated with greater survival after aneurysm repair.
    MeSH term(s) Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/surgery ; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation/adverse effects ; Endovascular Procedures ; Humans ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors ; Time Factors ; Treatment Outcome ; Veterans
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 80170-7
    ISSN 1095-8673 ; 0022-4804
    ISSN (online) 1095-8673
    ISSN 0022-4804
    DOI 10.1016/j.jss.2022.06.005
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  3. Article ; Online: Type III endoleaks in complex endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair within the Vascular Quality Initiative.

    Blakeslee-Carter, Juliet / Beck, Adam W / Spangler, Emily L

    Journal of vascular surgery

    2021  Volume 75, Issue 4, Page(s) 1172–1180

    Abstract: Objective: Type III endoleaks (T3ELs) following complex endovascular aneurysm repair (c-EVAR) for abdominal aortic aneurysm have been historically difficult to study due to their relative rarity. Previous studies within standard infrarenal EVAR have ... ...

    Abstract Objective: Type III endoleaks (T3ELs) following complex endovascular aneurysm repair (c-EVAR) for abdominal aortic aneurysm have been historically difficult to study due to their relative rarity. Previous studies within standard infrarenal EVAR have found an association between T3ELs and decreased survival. This study aims to evaluate the occurrence of T3ELs in a national multicenter cohort, identify potential procedural characteristics associated with T3EL development, and determine their impact on clinical outcomes in c-EVAR.
    Methods: A retrospective cohort review was conducted of elective c-EVAR for nonruptured aneurysms within the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) between January 2010 and March 2020. The VQI standards define c-EVAR as suprarenal or pararenal abdominal aortic aneurysms repaired with any thoracoabdominal repairs, fenestrated/branched repairs, parallel stent repairs, custom manufactured devices, and physician-modified endografts. End points assessed were rates of T3ELs within c-EVAR, and impact of T3ELs on reintervention and survival. Index endoleaks were defined as endoleaks discovered during index hospitalization. Incident endoleaks were defined as new endoleaks, which were not present at index hospitalization, discovered at follow-up.
    Results: A total of 4070 c-EVAR cases were identified between January 2010 and March 2020, of which 2656 (65.2%) had appropriate follow-up data. One-half of the cohort had a modified or custom graft (n = 2055/4070; 50.5%). Branches were employed in 3687 patients (90.5%), whereas fenestrations and chimney techniques were documented in 13% (n = 533) and 15.1% (n = 613), respectively. The rate of index T3ELs was 4.1% (n = 167), and the rate of incident T3ELs at follow-up was 0.04% (n = 1). Devices categorized as either custom or physician-modified were utilized more frequently in patients with index T3ELs (78.4%; n = 131/167) compared with patients without index T3ELs (49.2%; n = 1924/3903) (P < .001). Compared with those without T3ELs, the presence of index T3ELs was not statistically associated with increased aortic reinterventions or increased mortality.
    Conclusions: T3ELs in c-EVAR remain relatively uncommon and are identified predominately at index hospitalization. Development of T3EL was associated with higher device modularity and modification, which suggests that as device technologies continue to advance and become more intricate, the occurrence of T3ELs may persist and continue to require evaluation. In this study, the presence of T3ELs did not appear to have a statistically significant relationship with aortic reinterventions or survival; however, these findings are not definitive due to low event rate numbers and high potential for type II errors. Amid the theoretical risk of device fatigue and degeneration, continued evaluations of large cohorts at extended follow-up intervals and diligent reporting remain paramount.
    MeSH term(s) Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/diagnostic imaging ; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/surgery ; Blood Vessel Prosthesis ; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation ; Endoleak/etiology ; Endoleak/surgery ; Endovascular Procedures ; Humans ; Prosthesis Design ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors ; Treatment Outcome
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-11-02
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Multicenter Study ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 605700-7
    ISSN 1097-6809 ; 0741-5214
    ISSN (online) 1097-6809
    ISSN 0741-5214
    DOI 10.1016/j.jvs.2021.10.038
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  4. Article ; Online: Reply.

    Novak, Zdenek / Zaky, Ahmed / Spangler, Emily L / Beck, Adam W

    Journal of vascular surgery

    2021  Volume 74, Issue 6, Page(s) 2122

    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-12-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Letter ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 605700-7
    ISSN 1097-6809 ; 0741-5214
    ISSN (online) 1097-6809
    ISSN 0741-5214
    DOI 10.1016/j.jvs.2021.08.063
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  5. Article ; Online: Open and endovascular aneurysm repair in the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative.

    Spangler, Emily L / Beck, Adam W

    Surgery

    2017  Volume 162, Issue 6, Page(s) 1195–1206

    Abstract: 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 ... ...

    Abstract 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 Initiative consists of voluntary participation by centers to collect data prospectively on all consecutive cases within specific registries which physicians and centers elect to participate. The data capture extends from preoperative demographics and risk factors (including indications for operation), through the perioperative period, to outcomes data at up to 1-year of follow-up. Additionally, longer-term follow-up can be achieved by matching with Medicare claims data, providing long-term longitudinal follow-up for a majority of patients within the Vascular Quality Initiative registries. We present the unique characteristics of the Vascular Quality Initiative registries and highlight important insights gained specific to open and endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-12
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 202467-6
    ISSN 1532-7361 ; 0039-6060
    ISSN (online) 1532-7361
    ISSN 0039-6060
    DOI 10.1016/j.surg.2017.06.008
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  6. Article ; Online: Clinical Impact of an Enhanced Recovery Program for Lower Extremity Bypass.

    Tariq, Marvi / Novak, Zdenek / Spangler, Emily L / Passman, Marc A / Patterson, Mark A / Pearce, Benjamin J / Sutzko, Danielle C / Brokus, S Danielle / Busby, Courtney / Beck, Adam W

    Annals of surgery

    2024  

    Abstract: Objective: To determine the association of Enhanced Recovery Program (ERP) implementation with length of stay (LOS) and perioperative outcomes after lower extremity bypass (LEB).: Background: ERPs have been shown to decrease hospital LOS and improve ... ...

    Abstract Objective: To determine the association of Enhanced Recovery Program (ERP) implementation with length of stay (LOS) and perioperative outcomes after lower extremity bypass (LEB).
    Background: ERPs have been shown to decrease hospital LOS and improve perioperative outcomes, but their impact on patients undergoing vascular surgery remains unknown.
    Methods: Patients undergoing LEB who received or did not receive care under the ERP were included: pre-ERP (1/1/2016-05/13/2018) and ERP (05/14/2018-7/31/2022). Clinicopathologic characteristics and perioperative outcomes were analyzed.
    Results: Of 393 patients who underwent LEB (pre-ERP, n=161 (41%); ERP, n=232 (59%)), most were male (n=254, 64.6%), white (n=236, 60%), and government-insured (n=265, 67.4%). Pre-ERP patients had higher BMI (28.8±6.0 vs. 27.4±5.7, P=0.03) and rates of diabetes (52% vs. 36%, P=0.002). ERP patients had shorter total (6 (3-13) vs. 7 (5-14) days, P=0.01) and postoperative LOS (5 (3-8) vs. 6 (4-8) days, P<0.001). Stratified by indication, postoperative LOS was shorter in ERP patients with claudication (3 vs. 5 d, P=0.01), rest pain (5 vs. 6 d, P=0.02) and tissue loss (6 vs. 7 d, P=0.03). ERP patients with rest pain also had a shorter total LOS (6 vs. 7 d, P=0.04) and lower 30-day readmission rates (32% to 17%, P=0.02). After ERP implementation, the average daily oral morphine equivalents (OMEs) decreased (median (IQR) 52.5 (26.6-105.0) vs. 44.12 (22.2-74.4), P=0.019), while the rates of direct discharge to home increased (83% vs. 69%, P=0.002).
    Conclusions: This is the largest single center cohort study evaluating ERP in LEB, showing that ERP implementation is associated with shorter LOS and improved perioperative outcomes.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-23
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 340-2
    ISSN 1528-1140 ; 0003-4932
    ISSN (online) 1528-1140
    ISSN 0003-4932
    DOI 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006212
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  7. Article ; Online: Occurrence, Predictors, and Management of Late Vascular Complications following Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.

    Banks, C Adam / Blakeslee-Carter, Juliet / Nkie, Veronica / Spangler, Emily L / Still, Shasha A / Eudailey, Kyle W / McElwee, Samuel K / Blood, Margaret S / Novak, Zdenek / Beck, Adam W

    Journal of vascular surgery

    2024  

    Abstract: Background: Vascular complications (VC) associated with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) during index hospitalization are prevalent and associated with increased mortality. Few studies have evaluated late VC following ECMO; this study aims to ... ...

    Abstract Background: Vascular complications (VC) associated with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) during index hospitalization are prevalent and associated with increased mortality. Few studies have evaluated late VC following ECMO; this study aims to assess occurrence and management practices of late VC following discharge.
    Methods: A retrospective single-institution review was performed of all patients surviving initial hospitalization after being cannulated for central or peripheral veno-venous (VV) or veno-arterial (VA) ECMO between January 1
    Results: A total of 229 patients were identified, of which 50.6% (n=116) survived until discharge. Late VC occurred in 7.8% of the surviving cohort (n=9/116); with a median time until presentation of 150 days (IQR 83-251). The most common late VC was infection (n=5, 55.6%) followed by progression to limb threatening ischemia (n=4, 44.4%). Urgent procedures were required in 55.6% of patients (n=5), while 44.4% (n=4) were elective interventions. Interventions performed for management of late VC included lower extremity arterial revascularization (n=6, 66.7%), major (n=1, 11.1%) or minor amputation (n=1, 11.1%), and wound debridement (n=1, 11.1%). The majority of patients presenting with late VC had initially been cannulated for peripheral-VA ECMO (n=8, 88.9%) and 1 patient (11.1%) was cannulated for peripheral-VV ECMO. VC during index hospitalization were seen in 77.8% (n=7) of patients returning with late VC. Odds for late VC were significantly increased in patients that had been cannulated for ECMO as part of extracorporeal-cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (E-CPR) (OR 8.4, p=0.016) and in cases were patient had experienced an index VC during index hospitalization (OR 19.3, p=0.001).
    Conclusion: Late vascular complications after peripheral ECMO cannulation are not rare, particularly after arterial cannulation. Patients should be followed closely early after surviving ECMO with wound evaluation and formal assessment of perfusion with ankle-branchial indices in the cannulated limb.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 605700-7
    ISSN 1097-6809 ; 0741-5214
    ISSN (online) 1097-6809
    ISSN 0741-5214
    DOI 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.04.041
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  8. Article ; Online: Examination of race and infrainguinal bypass conduit use in the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative.

    Stewart, Luke / Pearce, Benjamin J / Beck, Adam W / Spangler, Emily L

    Vascular

    2020  Volume 28, Issue 6, Page(s) 739–746

    Abstract: Background: Vein conduit is known to have better patency than prosthetic for infrainguinal bypass. Here we explore if racial disparities exist in infrainguinal bypass vein conduit use amid preoperative patient and systemic factors.: Methods: ... ...

    Abstract Background: Vein conduit is known to have better patency than prosthetic for infrainguinal bypass. Here we explore if racial disparities exist in infrainguinal bypass vein conduit use amid preoperative patient and systemic factors.
    Methods: Retrospective Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative data for 23,959 infrainguinal bypasses between 2003 and 2017 for occlusive disease were analyzed. For homogeneity, only infrainguinal bypasses originating from the common femoral artery were included. Demographics of patients receiving vein vs prosthetic were compared and logistic regression analyses were performed with race and preoperative factors to evaluate for predictors of vein conduit use.
    Results: Adjusted regression models demonstrated black patients were 76% as likely (
    Conclusion: Racial disparities exist in conduit use for infrainguinal bypass, with black and Hispanic patients less likely to receive vein bypasses. However, the contribution of race to conduit selection is small in adjusted and unadjusted models. Overall, pre-operative variables in the Vascular Quality Initiative poorly predicted vein conduit use for infrainguinal bypass.
    MeSH term(s) African Americans ; Aged ; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation/adverse effects ; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation/trends ; Databases, Factual ; European Continental Ancestry Group ; Female ; Healthcare Disparities/ethnology ; Healthcare Disparities/trends ; Hispanic Americans ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care/trends ; Peripheral Arterial Disease/diagnostic imaging ; Peripheral Arterial Disease/ethnology ; Peripheral Arterial Disease/surgery ; Race Factors ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors ; Time Factors ; Treatment Outcome ; United States ; Veins/transplantation
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-25
    Publishing country England
    Document type Comparative Study ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2137151-9
    ISSN 1708-539X ; 1708-5381
    ISSN (online) 1708-539X
    ISSN 1708-5381
    DOI 10.1177/1708538120927704
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  9. Article ; Online: Smoking cessation strategies in vascular surgery.

    Spangler, Emily L / Goodney, Philip P

    Seminars in vascular surgery

    2015  Volume 28, Issue 2, Page(s) 80–85

    Abstract: Tobacco abuse is a highly prevalent modifiable risk factor in vascular surgery patient populations. Despite the known benefits of smoking cessation, quitting smoking is difficult for most patients. Physician advice to stop smoking can help, though more ... ...

    Abstract Tobacco abuse is a highly prevalent modifiable risk factor in vascular surgery patient populations. Despite the known benefits of smoking cessation, quitting smoking is difficult for most patients. Physician advice to stop smoking can help, though more intensive or multifactorial interventions have greater impact. Smoking cessation initiatives based in vascular clinics are feasible, although currently there is significant variation in physician delivery of smoking cessation interventions. Vascular surgeons are optimally poised to be able to capitalize on the "teachable moment" of the vascular procedure to encourage smoking cessation. Concise and effective smoking cessation strategies include standardized physician "very brief advice" (a standardized advice delivery developed and validated by the National Health Service), referral to telephone counseling, and prescription of pharmacotherapy, all of which are best utilized together. This review will discuss different smoking cessation strategies, as well as their inclusion in multicenter trials designed to study delivery of smoking cessation interventions in vascular surgery patients.
    MeSH term(s) Attitude of Health Personnel ; Counseling ; Humans ; Patient Education as Topic ; Physician's Role ; Postoperative Complications/etiology ; Postoperative Complications/prevention & control ; Risk Factors ; Risk Reduction Behavior ; Smoking/adverse effects ; Smoking Cessation/methods ; Smoking Prevention ; Tobacco Use Cessation Products ; Tobacco Use Disorder/diagnosis ; Tobacco Use Disorder/therapy ; Treatment Outcome ; Vascular Diseases/surgery ; Vascular Surgical Procedures/adverse effects
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-06
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 645131-7
    ISSN 1558-4518 ; 0895-7967
    ISSN (online) 1558-4518
    ISSN 0895-7967
    DOI 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2015.10.001
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  10. Article ; Online: Investigating glycemic control in patients undergoing lower extremity bypass within an enhanced recovery pathway at a single institution.

    Banks, Charles A / Novak, Zdenek / Beck, Adam W / Pearce, Benjamin J / Patterson, Mark A / Passman, Marc A / Sutzko, Danielle C / Tariq, Marvi / Morgan, Miles / Spangler, Emily L

    Journal of vascular surgery

    2023  Volume 78, Issue 3, Page(s) 754–763

    Abstract: Background: Enhanced recovery pathways (ERPs) aim to lower perioperative stress to facilitate recovery. Limited fasting combined with carbohydrate loading is a common ERP element. The effect of limited fasting has not been elucidated in patients with ... ...

    Abstract Background: Enhanced recovery pathways (ERPs) aim to lower perioperative stress to facilitate recovery. Limited fasting combined with carbohydrate loading is a common ERP element. The effect of limited fasting has not been elucidated in patients with diabetes. Given the known deleterious effects of poor glycemic control in the perioperative period, such as increased rates of surgical site infection, the associations of preoperative limited fasting with perioperative glycemic control and early outcomes after lower extremity bypass (LEB) were investigated.
    Methods: A single institutional retrospective review of patients who underwent infrainguinal LEB from 2016 to 2022 was performed. The ERP was initiated in May 2018. Patients were stratified by diabetes diagnosis and preoperative hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) levels. Perioperative glycemic control was compared between the limited fasting and traditional fasting patients (nil per os at midnight). Limited fasting was defined as a clear liquid diet until 2 hours before surgery with recommended carbohydrate loading consisting of 400 cc of a clear sports drink (approximately 30 g of carbohydrates). All limited fasting patients were within the ERP. Early perioperative hyperglycemia (EPH) was defined as blood glucose of >180 mg/dL within the first 24 hours of surgery. Perioperative outcomes such as surgical site infection, readmission, reinterventions, and complications were also compared.
    Results: A total of 393 patients were included (limited fasting patients N = 135; traditional fasting patients N = 258). A trend toward EPH was seen in all limited fasting groups. Evaluating limited fasting within diabetic patients revealed that 74.5% of limited fasting-diabetic patients had EPH compared with 49.6% of traditional fasting-diabetic patients (P = .001). When stratified by the HbA1C level, a significantly higher rate of EPH was seen in the HbA1c >8.0% groups, with 90.5% in the limited fasting patients compared with 67.9% in traditional fasting patients (P = .05). Limited fasting-diabetic patients experience a longer postoperative length of stay at 5.0 days (interquartile range: 3, 9) vs 4.0 days (2, 6) in nondiabetic patients (P = .016).
    Conclusions: ERP limited fasting was associated with early perioperative hyperglycemia after LEB, particularly in patients with HbA1C >8.0%. Due to the high prevalence of diabetic patients undergoing LEB under ERP, the role of limited fasting and common glycemic elements of ERP may need to be re-evaluated in this subpopulation.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Glycated Hemoglobin ; Surgical Wound Infection ; Glycemic Control ; Diabetes Mellitus/diagnosis ; Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiology ; Hyperglycemia/diagnosis ; Hyperglycemia/etiology ; Blood Glucose/metabolism ; Retrospective Studies ; Lower Extremity
    Chemical Substances Glycated Hemoglobin ; Blood Glucose
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-26
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 605700-7
    ISSN 1097-6809 ; 0741-5214
    ISSN (online) 1097-6809
    ISSN 0741-5214
    DOI 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.04.027
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