2010 Performance Report:
Vascular Surgery.
In 2009, out of 976 peripheral vascular procedures, we performed 222 carotid endarterectomies. Our carotid endarterectomy complication rates continue to compare favorably with other national programs.
St.Vincent Heart Center completed 162 AAA repairs in 2009. We saw improvements to our already favorable mortality rates for both ruptured and non-ruptured AAAs. These improvements are especially significant for our ruptured AAA repairs. On a national level, these types of repairs are expected to be statistically higher than non-ruptured AAAs. The St.Vincent Heart Center mortality rate for ruptured AAAs was reduced by 6 percent in 2009.
One large part of the vascular practice at St.Vincent Heart Center is lower extremity bypass surgery for patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Surgeons at St.Vincent Heart Center performed 167 lower extremity bypass surgeries in 2009, with outcomes that met or exceeded national benchmarks and results reported by other national vascular surgery programs.
