Vascular surgery in the United States Calvin B. Ernst, M.D., Ira M. Rutkow, M.D., MPH, Dr.PH, Richard J. Cleveland, M.D., J.Ronald Folse, M.D., George Johnson, M.D., James C. Stanley, M.D. Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 6, Issue 6, Pages 611-621 (December 1987) DOI: 10.1016/0741-5214(87)90281-3 Copyright © 1987 Society for Vascular Surgery and North American Chapter, International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Overall vascular surgical operations, age-sex standardized surgical rates from 1979 through 1985. Absolute numbers are noted. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1987 6, 611-621DOI: (10.1016/0741-5214(87)90281-3) Copyright © 1987 Society for Vascular Surgery and North American Chapter, International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Vascular surgical operations on peripheral blood vessels, age-sex standardized surgical rates from 1979 through 1985. Lower extremity amputations are also displayed. Absolute numbers are noted. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1987 6, 611-621DOI: (10.1016/0741-5214(87)90281-3) Copyright © 1987 Society for Vascular Surgery and North American Chapter, International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Vascular surgery operations on head and neck blood vessels, age-sex standardized surgical rates from 1979 through 1985. Absolute numbers are noted. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1987 6, 611-621DOI: (10.1016/0741-5214(87)90281-3) Copyright © 1987 Society for Vascular Surgery and North American Chapter, International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 Vascular surgical operations on intra-abdominal blood vessels, age-sex standardized surgical rates from 1979 through 1985. Absolute numbers are noted. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1987 6, 611-621DOI: (10.1016/0741-5214(87)90281-3) Copyright © 1987 Society for Vascular Surgery and North American Chapter, International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 5 Year in which questionnaire respondents completed surgical training. Sixty-five percent have completed training within the past 20 years. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1987 6, 611-621DOI: (10.1016/0741-5214(87)90281-3) Copyright © 1987 Society for Vascular Surgery and North American Chapter, International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 6 Number of vascular operations for which questionnaire respondents were surgeon of record in 1985. Fifty-one percent performed more than 100 operations. On the average, 107 operations were performed annually. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1987 6, 611-621DOI: (10.1016/0741-5214(87)90281-3) Copyright © 1987 Society for Vascular Surgery and North American Chapter, International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 7 Percentage of vascular operations comprising questionnaire respondents' total surgical caseload in 1985. Average respondents' total caseload was 51%. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1987 6, 611-621DOI: (10.1016/0741-5214(87)90281-3) Copyright © 1987 Society for Vascular Surgery and North American Chapter, International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery Terms and Conditions