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ForwardComplications of Saphenous Surgical Intervention and How to Avoid Them [CME] (CONG2014-19)
This course includes the following:
Patient Characteristics: Who Develops Complications?
Yung-Wei Chi, DO, FAHA, FSVM
High Ligation and Saphenectomy: What are the Complications?
Lowell Kabnick, MD, FACS, FACPh, RPhS
Post-Thermal Ablation Neuropathy: Innervation Review, Risk Factors and How to Manage the Damage
Marlin Schul, MD, MBA, RVT, FACPh
Post-Ablation Dermal Thermal Injury: Risk Factors and Management of the Unexpected Burn
Marlin Schul, MD, MBA, RVT, FACPh
The Role of Prophylactic Anticoagulation
Julianne Stoughton, MD, FACS
EHIT vs. DVT
Lowell Kabnick, MD, FACS, FACPh, RPhS
Post-Ablation Superficial Thrombophlebitis: Risk Factors and Management
Neil Khilnani, MD, FACPh
Case Presentations of Unusual Complications
Yung-Wei Chi, DO, FAHA, FSVM
Question and Answer
All Faculty
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Target Audience
The content of this activity is designed to meet the needs of the following target audience: phlebologists, general surgeons, vascular surgeons, interventional radiologists, interventional cardiologists, vascular medicine practitioners, dermatologists, dermatologic surgeons, family practice and internal medicine practitioners, plastic surgeons, obstetricians and gynecologists, cardiologists, and any other healthcare professional currently or planning on treating patients with venous disease.
Learning Objectives
As a result of this activity the participant should be able to:
- Identify patient characteristics that make them at risk for developing complications after saphenous surgical interventions.
- Define the complications associated with high ligation and stripping of the saphenous vein.
- Outline appropriate management strategies for neurologic complications following saphenous thermal ablation.
- Outline appropriate management strategies and preventive measures for dermal injury following saphenous thermal ablation.
- Describe the role of prophylactic anticoagulation in saphenous surgical intervention.
- Recognize and differentiate the entities of deep venous thrombosis and endovenous heat induced thrombosis.
- Identify and outline appropriate management strategies for post ablation superficial thrombophlebitis.
- Recognize and discuss the presentations of unusual complications following saphenous vein treatments.
| NAME | ROLE | COMMERCIAL INTEREST | TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Black, MD | Content Reviewer | None | n/a |
| Catherine Burdge, APRN | Content Reviewer | None | n/a |
| Yung-Wei Chi, DO, FAHA, FSVM | Planner; Speaker | None | n/a |
| Paula Heggerick, BS, RVT, RDMS, RPhS, FSVU | Content Reviewer | None | n/a |
| Lowell Kabnick, MD, FACS, FACPh, RPhS | Speaker | AngioDynamics Amsel Vascular Insights Veniti BTG | Consultant; Advisory Board; Speaker; Stockholder Consultant; Advisory Board; Stockholder Consultant; Advisory Board; Stockholder Stockholder Consultant |
| Neil Khilnani, MD, FACPh | Speaker | Sapheon | Consultant |
| Michelle McEvoy, RN, MSN/Ed | Content Reviewer | None | n/a |
| Stephen H. Moss | Staff | None | n/a |
| Marlin Schul, MD, MBA, RVT, FACPh | Speaker | BTG PLC Vein Directory Medi Abbott Daiichi Sankyo Abbvie | Investigator; Speaker Consultant Speaker Investigator Investigator Investigator |
| Sherry Scovell-Fitch, MD | Content Reviewer | None | n/a |
| Saundra Spruiell, DO, FACPh, RPVI | Planner | None | n/a |
| Sonja Stiller-Martin, MD | Content Reviewer | None | n/a |
| Julianne Stoughton, MD, FACS | Moderator; Speaker | Vascular Insights | Speaker |
| Mary Emily Wilcox Cummings, MD | Content Reviewer | None | n/a |
| Robert Worthington-Kirsch, MD, FSIR, FCIRSE, FACPh, RVT, RPVI | Content Reivewer | None | n/a |
Disclaimer
The views and opinions expressed in this activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the ACP. The participant should use his/her clinical judgment, knowledge, experience, and diagnostic skills in applying or adopting professional use of any of the information provided herein. Links to other sites may be provided as additional sources of information. Once you elect to link to a site outside of ACP Education you are subject to the terms and conditions of use, including copyright and licensing restriction, of that site.
Discussion of Off-Label Use
Although no longer required by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), ACP CME requests all faculty to inform learners of any products they will discuss that are off-label or investigational.
Reproduction Prohibited
Reproduction of this material is not permitted without written permission from the copyright owner.
Review & Recertification
This course was reviewed and recertified for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM in January 2017.
Available Credit
- 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 2.00 Attendance