C07: Clinical Guidelines Discrepancies Between the Society for Vascular Surgery and European Society for Vascular Surgery

Moderator(s)

• FM

  Firas Mussa, MD, MS (he/him/his)

  New York, New York

  Video Recording
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  Ronald Dalman, MD

  Division Chief
  Stanford University
  Stanford, California
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  Ian Loftus, MD (he/him/his)

  St. George's Healthcare
  London, United Kingdom
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  Thomas Forbes, MD (he/him/his)

  Professor & Chair, Division of Vascular Surgery
  University of Toronto
  Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Summary: The respective journals of the SVS and ESVS publish clinical guideline recommendations on a regular schedule. Except for the recent Global Vascular CLTI Guidelines, the production and release of these guidelines are not coordinated or managed between the societies. Often recommendations differ between these societal guidelines (example: 2021 SVS vs. 2023 ESVS Carotid guidelines) or leave gaps or content areas unaddressed (2022 SVS Varicose Veins Part I vs. 2022 ESVS Chronic Venous Disease of the Lower Extremities) or unilaterally define new content areas unique to a specific society (ESVS Guidelines on Vascular Access). Particularly since many SVS members and VAM attendees do not review ESVS guideline updates on a regular basis, a Postgrad session devoted to examining differences between respective societal guidelines may provide unique insights into current patient care controversies.

Objectives:

Highlight differences in the SVS/ESVS guidelines and how they play out in day-to-day clinical practice.

Examine the reason(s) behind these respective differences - scientific, cultural, societal, personal.

Gain insight into the guideline development processes between the SVS and ESVS.

Consider future publication upgrades between the respective societies to harmonize, recommendations or contextualize differences when apparent, to enhance understanding and adaptation when appropriate.

Presentations:

• 3:15 PM - 3:20 PM CT

  Introduction
  

  Speaker: Ronald L. Dalman, MD – Stanford University

  Speaker: Jonathan R. Boyle, MD (he/him/his)
• 3:20 PM - 3:35 PM CT

  Management of Aortic Graft Infection
  

  Speaker: Peter Rossi, MD – Medical College of Wisconsin

  Speaker: Thomas L. Forbes, MD (he/him/his) – University of Toronto
• 3:35 PM - 3:50 PM CT

  Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis
  

  Speaker: Wei Zhou, MD – University of Arizona

  Speaker: Ian Loftus, MD (he/him/his) – St. George's Healthcare
• 3:50 PM - 4:05 PM CT

  Intermittent Claudication
  

  Speaker: Caitlin W. Hicks, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University

  Speaker: Jonathan R. Boyle, MD (he/him/his)
• 4:05 PM - 4:20 PM CT

  Management of Incompetent Perforators in Venous Disease
  

  Speaker: Mikel Sadek, MD – New York University Langone Medical Center

  Speaker: Maarit Venermo, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)
• 4:20 PM - 4:45 PM CT

  Panel Discussion