Upgrading a prior 🧵regarding polypropylene ('Prolene') suture: the workhorse suture of vascular surgery, though it also has other applications.
As usual, we'll go over some of the properties and uses of Prolene, and a little history.
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10 RCTs every vascular surgery trainee should read and know about. A 🧵
1⃣ EVAR-1 🧾: Endo vs Open >60yo pts 🧑 with AAA >5.5 cm from the 🇬🇧. 30d ☠️ rate was ⬇️ in endo, 1.8 vs 4.3%, with NO differences at 2 yrs. At 15 yrs follow up open (23.8%) had ⬆️survival than endo (14.8%)
This Memphis Slice Girl is going to be a Tampa Prolene Queen! And peep the treats from my fiancée, she didn’t even write and card for if I didn’t match. Get you a supportive bb like that!
USF Vascular here I come!