Venous Stent

The Society for Vascular Surgery Patient Safety Organization® (SVS PSO), in collaboration with the American Venous Forum (AVF), is pleased to introduce the Vascular Quality Initiative’s Venous Stent Registry.

INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR VSR

Percutaneous (closed) and/or cut-down (open) procedures to treat patients with symptomatic venous obstructions due to chronic thrombosis and/or some venous compression disorders. Vessels included: Inferior Vena Cava, Common iliac vein, External iliac vein, Common Femoral Vein, Deep Femoral Vein, Femoral Vein, Popliteal Vein.

• Acute obstruction of the Vein
• Chronic thrombotic obstruction=Chronic Stenosis/Obstruction of the Vein
• Non-thrombotic stenosis/compression such as May Thurner (iliac vein compression syndrome)

exCLUSION CRITERIA FOR VSR

• Venous Stent of the Internal Iliac (hypogastric), Great Saphenous Vein, Superior vena cava, Renal Veins, Subclavian vein, Jugular vein, Innominate vein and any upper extremity veins
• Vein Diameters that are not treatable per stent sizing recommendations
• Venous Inflow or Outflow issues precluding stent placement

VENOUS STENT Participating Centers

MEDICAL CENTER	CITY	STATE/PROVINCE	Reg_VSR
University of North Carolina Hospitals	Chapel Hill	NC	Yes
UPP Vascular Surgery	Pittsburgh	PA	Yes
OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center	Urbana	IL	Yes
Straub Medical Center	Honolulu	HI	Yes
University of Florida, Gainesville	Gainesville	FL	Yes
University Of Alabama Medical Center	Birmingham	AL	Yes
The University of California San Diego Medical Center	San Diego	CA	Yes
University of Rochester Medical Center	Rochester	NY	Yes
NYU Langone Medical Center	NYC	NY	Yes
University of Connecticut Health Center	Farmington	CT	Yes

Registry OVERvIEW