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Current guidelines produce competent endovascular surgeons.

Fred A Weaver1, Douglas B Hood, Haimesh Shah

  • 1Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapies, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA. fweaver@surgery.usc.edu

Journal of Vascular Surgery
|May 9, 2006
PubMed
Summary

A vascular surgeon-based training program safely transferred endovascular skills. Surgeons trained under this model met competency guidelines, demonstrating the effectiveness of this approach for endovascular practice.

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Area of Science:

  • Vascular Surgery
  • Medical Education
  • Endovascular Procedures

Background:

  • Integrating new endovascular skills into academic vascular surgery practices requires effective training.
  • Current guidelines for endovascular competency need validation within novel training paradigms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the safety of percutaneous endovascular procedures (PEPs) during the integration of endovascular skills.
  • To assess if existing guidelines serve as a valid benchmark for endovascular competency.

Main Methods:

  • A training paradigm involving faculty mentoring was implemented from 2000-2004.
  • Surgeons completed 100 diagnostic angiograms and 50 percutaneous endovascular interventions before independent practice.
  • Surgeon-specific complication and death rates within 30 days of PEPs were analyzed.

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Main Results:

  • A total of 1208 PEPs were performed, with an overall major complication and death rate of 2.2%.
  • Renal percutaneous transluminal angioplasty/stent procedures showed the highest complication rate at 9%.
  • No significant variation in complication rates was observed annually or between surgeons.

Conclusions:

  • A vascular surgeon-based training paradigm effectively and safely transfers endovascular skills.
  • Training focused on meeting established guidelines results in competent endovascular surgeons.