BMC2 Data Presented During the 2025 Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society Annual Meeting, February 6 - 8, 2025, Breckenridge, CO

Dr. Hassan Chamseddine presented Medical Centers with Vascular Surgery Training Programs Are More Likely to Utilize Autologous Vein and Vein Mapping” during the 2025 Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society Annual Meeting, February 6 - 8, 2025 in Breckenridge, CO.

The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) recommends preoperative vein mapping (PVM) and the use of autologous vein (AV) conduits when available for infrainguinal bypass (IIB). The presentation authors aimed to evaluate the association between the presence of a vascular surgery training program (VSTP) at a medical center and the utilization of PVM and AV conduits in IIB procedures.

The presentation authors reviewed BMC2 data to identify patients in Michigan undergoing an elective IIB for peripheral artery disease (PAD) between 2016 and 2022. They calculated hospital rates of PVM and AV utilization and classified patients based on whether or not the medical center in which they were treated had an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) certified VSTP.

They found that the overall utilization of PVM and AV conduits in IIB remains below 50%, highlighting a significant concern in the national effort to improve PAD care. Centers with a VSTP demonstrate higher rates of PVM and AV utilization in IIB, reflecting greater adherence to SVS guidelines for the management of PAD. Future strategies and quality improvement initiatives should aim to enhance adherence to PAD guidelines within vascular surgery, regardless of practice setting.

Co-authors are Mouhammad Halabi, MD; Loay Kabbani, MD; Timothy Nypaver, MD; Mitchell Weaver, MD; Tamer Boules, MD; Yasaman Kavousi, MD; Kevin Onofrey, MD; Andi Peshkepija, MD; and Alexander Shepard, MD.