Credentialing of surgeons as interventionalists for carotid artery stenting: Experience from the lead-in phase of CREST Robert W. Hobson, MD, Virginia J. Howard, MSPH, Gary S. Roubin, MD, PhD, Robert D. Ferguson, MD, Thomas G. Brott, MD, George Howard, DrPh, Alice J. Sheffet, PhD, Jamie Roberts, LPN, L. Nick Hopkins, MD, Wesley S. Moore, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 40, Issue 5, Pages 952-957 (November 2004) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2004.08.039 Copyright © 2004 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Distribution of interventionalists credentialed by the Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy vs Stenting Trial (n = 134). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2004 40, 952-957DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2004.08.039) Copyright © 2004 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Percentage of lead-in procedures performed by vascular surgeons and neurosurgeons vs all other interventionalists (n = 789). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2004 40, 952-957DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2004.08.039) Copyright © 2004 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Productivity of centers with vascular surgeons as Principal Investigators vs other specialists as Principal Investigators (n = 912). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2004 40, 952-957DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2004.08.039) Copyright © 2004 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions