Background: Severe traumatic brain injury often leads to death from withdrawal of life-sustaining
therapy, although prognosis is difficult to determine. Methods: To evaluate variation in …

Background The primary objective was to estimate the national burden of illness in Canada
for diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) for 2011. Secondary objectives included estimating the national …

Objective Patients are increasingly referring to the Internet after a diagnosis of vascular
disease. This study was performed to quantitatively define the accuracy and reliability of …

Objective: To determine the prognostic relevance, clinical characteristics, and 30-day outcomes
associated with myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery (MINS) in vascular surgical …

Background Most studies describing the outcomes after endovascular abdominal aortic
aneurysm repair (EVAR) explantation have been from single, high-volume, centers. We …

Objective To determine if virtual care with remote automated monitoring (RAM) technology
versus standard care increases days alive at home among adults discharged after non-…

Objective Diabetic foot ulcer, which often leads to lower limb amputation, is a devastating
complication of diabetes that is a major burden on patients and the healthcare system. The …

Objective In vascular and cardiac surgery, the ability to maintain haemostasis and seal
haemorrhagic tissues is key. Fibrin and thrombin based sealants were introduced as a means to …

Plasma levels of fatty acid binding protein 3 (pFABP3) are elevated in patients with peripheral
artery disease (PAD). Since the kidney filters FABP3 from circulation, we investigated …

Introduction An aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSA) with or without an associated
Kommerell's diverticulum (KOD) is a rare vascular anomaly. Patients with an ARSA may present …