Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 299-304.e4 , August 2009

Significant perioperative morbidity accompanies contemporary infrainguinal bypass surgery: An NSQIP report

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Vascular Surgery, June 4-8, 2008, San Diego, Calif.

  • Glenn M. LaMuraglia, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, General Surgical Services, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Glenn M. LaMuraglia, MD, Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Division of Vascular Surgery, Boston, MA 02114
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  • Mark F. Conrad, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, General Surgical Services, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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  • Tom Chung, MA

      Affiliations

    • The Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, General Surgical Services, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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  • Matthew Hutter, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Codman Center of Clinical Effectiveness in Surgery, General Surgical Services, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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  • Michael T. Watkins, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, General Surgical Services, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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  • Richard P. Cambria, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, General Surgical Services, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass

Received 18 September 2008 ,Accepted 21 January 2009.

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 This study was supported, in part, by grants from the Monte and Rita Goldman Foundation, John F. Murphy and the Bay State Federal Savings Foundation, James Esdale Fund, and the Harold and June Geneen Vascular Surgery Research Fund.

 Competition of interest: none.

 Additional material for this article may be found online at www.jvascsurg.org.

PII: S0741-5214(09)00070-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.01.043

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 299-304.e4 , August 2009

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