European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 40, Issue 3 , Pages 309-311 , September 2010

The Need for Questionnaires in Vascular Surgery: The Paradigm of Carotid Revascularisation

  • G.J. de Borst

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel: +31 88 7556965; fax: +31 30 2509111.

References 

  1. Risser JM, Risser WL, Eissa MA, Cromwell PF, Barratt MS, Bortot A. Self-assessment of circumcision status by adolescents. Am J Epidemiol. 2004;159:1095–1097
  2. Nattinger AB, Hoffmann RG, Howell-Pelz A, Goodwin JS. Effect of Nancy Reagan’s mastectomy on choice of surgery for breast cancer by US women. JAMA. 1998;279(10):762–766
  3. Dawson DL, Roseberry CA, Fujitani RM. Preoperative testing before carotid endarterectomy: a survey of vascular surgeons’ attitudes. Ann Vasc Surg. 1997;11:264–272
  4. BOA study group . Efficacy of oral anticoagulants compared with aspirin after infrainguinal bypass surgery (The Dutch Bypass Oral Anticoagulants or Aspirin Study): a randomised trial. Lancet. 2000 Jan 29;355(9201):346–351
  5. Calligaro KD, Dougherty MJ, Sidawy AN, Cronenwett JL. Choice of vascular surgery as a specialty: survey of vascular surgery residents, general surgery chief residents, and medical students at hospitals with vascular surgery training programs. J Vasc Surg. 2004;40(5):978–984
  6. Liapis CD, Avgerinos ED, Sillesen H, Benedetti-Valentini F, Cairols M, Van Bockel JH, et al. Vascular training and endovascular practice in Europe. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2009;37:109–115
  7. Farber A, Long BM, Lauterbach SR, Bohannon T, Siegal CL. What does a vascular surgeon do? Assessment of public knowledge about vascular surgery. J Vasc Surg. 2010;51:771–5.e1–4
  8. Hobson RW, Mackey WC, Ascher MD, Murad MH, Calligaro KD, Comerota AJ, et al. Management of atherosclerotic carotid artery disease: clinical practice guidelines of the society for vascular surgery. J Vasc Surg. 2008;48:480–489
  9. Liapis CD, Bell PF, Mikhailidis D, Sivenius J, Nicolaides A, Fernandes E, et al. on behalf of the Guidelines Collaborators ESVS guidelines. Invasive treatment for carotid stenosis: indications, techniques. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2009;37(4 suppl):1–19
  10. Liapis C, Mackey WC, Perler B, Cao P. Comparison of SVS and ESVS carotid disease management guidelines. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2009;38:243–245
  11. International Carotid Stenting Study investigators , Ederle J, Dobson J, Featherstone RL, Bonati LH, van der Worp HB, et al. Carotid artery stenting compared with endarterectomy in patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis (International Carotid Stenting Study): an interim analysis of a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2010;375:985–997
  12. Rothwell PM. Poor outcomes after endovascular treatment of symptomatic carotid stenosis: time for a moratorium. Lancet Neurol. 2009;8:871–873
  13. Biasi GM, Froio A, Deleo G, Lavitrano M. Indication for carotid endarterectomy versus carotid stenting for the prevention of brain embolization from carotid artery plaques: in search of consensus. J Endovasc Ther. 2006;13:578–591
  14. American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) . Response rates – an overview. http://www.aapor.org/responseratesanoverview29 Sept 2008;

☆ A Joint Survey by the International Society of Vascular Surgery (ISVS) and the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS).

☆☆ This paper will be published simultaneously in Vascular and in the European Journal of Endovascular Surgery.

PII: S1078-5884(10)00381-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.06.007

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 40, Issue 3 , Pages 309-311 , September 2010

Article Tools