Using Vascular Deserts as a Guide for Limb Preservation Outreach Programs Successfully Targets Underserved Populations

Annals of Vascular Surgery, December 2024

By Kathryn DiLosa, Misty D Humphries, Vanessa Mora Molina, Teresa Daniele, Maria Denalene Tiu, Leigh Ann O'Banion 

Vascular deserts, regions without vascular providers, previously described targets for limb salvage efforts. The Comprehensive Heart and Multidisciplinary Limb Preservation Outreach Networks (CHAMPIONS) programs targeted regions for outreach and evaluated the population using desert maps.

• PMID: 39067845

• DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.04.033