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Outpatient vascular care : Good, bad or ugly?

Dr. Anish Koka

Reducing or changing reimbursement for procedures in the outpatient/non-hospital setting is a common solution proffered by a number of commenters. More trials may shed light on exactly how inappropriate atherectomy is and define the population best suited for it.

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Study: Disparities in Peripheral Artery Disease Treatment Lead to Amputation

DAIC

The study, Racial, Socioeconomic, and Geographic Disparities in Preamputation Vascular Care for Patients With Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia ," followed patients in the year leading up to their amputation. Researchers evaluated the association between race, rurality, socioeconomic status (SES), and preamputation vascular care.