title: Reporting standards of the Society for Vascular Surgery for endovascular treatment of chronic lower extremity peripheral artery disease.
abstract: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) represents a spectrum from asymptomatic stenosis to limb-threatening ischemia. The last decade has seen a tremendous increase in the variety of endovascular devices and techniques to treat occlusive disease. Like many evolving technologies, the literature surrounding therapy for endovascular arterial disease consists of mixed-quality manuscripts without clear standardization. Accordingly, critical evaluation of the reported results may be problematic. As such, providers and their patients make treatment decisions without the full benefit of a comparative effectiveness framework. The purpose of this document is to provide a summary for the reporting of endovascular revascularization techniques in the setting of chronic disease. Much of the work in this document is based on prior publications and standards proposed by the Society for Vascular Surgery. We have also made recommendations based on current literature and have attempted to acknowledge shortcomings and areas for future research. The various sections contain summaries of required reporting standards and should serve as a guide for the design of clinical trials and as reference for journal editors and reviewers when considering scientific work pertaining to endovascular therapy for chronic lower extremity arterial disease. An Appendix is provided with commonly used abbreviations in this document.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. Electronic address: michael_stoner@urmc.rochester.edu.
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Stoner
authors.affiliation: Section of Vascular Surgery, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.
authors.forename: Keith D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Calligaro
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Pittsburg, Pittsburgh, Pa.
authors.forename: Rabih A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Chaer
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Danbury Hospital, Danbury, Conn.
authors.forename: Alan M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Dietzek
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Mass.
authors.forename: Alik
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farber
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass.
authors.forename: Raul J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Guzman
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass.
authors.forename: Allen D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Hamdan
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Oregon Health Science University, Portland, Ore.
authors.forename: Greg J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Landry
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
authors.forename: Dean J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards; D032921:Consensus; D003625:Data Collection / Q000592:standards*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000098:blood supply*; D017712:Peer Review, Research / Q000592:standards; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000592:standards; D058729:Peripheral Arterial Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards*; D016896:Treatment Outcome