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. 2023 May 1;158(5):550-552.
doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.7659.

Assessing the Prevalence of Medical Optimization Therapy in Vascular Surgery Clinics

Antalya Jano  1 , Allison K Mak  1 , Katherine M Reitz  2   3 , James McPhee  4 , Vanita Ahuja  5 , Philip Goodney  6 , Edith Tzeng  2   3
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Assessing the Prevalence of Medical Optimization Therapy in Vascular Surgery Clinics

Antalya Jano et al. JAMA Surg. .
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This cross-sectional study uses checklist data to assess optimal medical therapy prescribed for veterans with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Optimal Medical Therapy (OMT) Over Time
Line graphs shown with second-order Savitzky-Golay smoothing filter applied. Overall refers to the percentage across all clinic encounters. Two clinics did not submit checklists for 2 (clinic A, April and October 2020) and 3 (clinic C, April, August, and October 2020) months. The χ2 trend analyses were not significant for general (P = .52) or total (P = .98) OMT; however, risk factor–specific OMT was significant (P = .02). During the study period, included checklists were contributed by the US Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in New Haven, Connecticut (187 [9%]); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1046 [52%]); Boston, Massachusetts (240 [12%]); and White River Junction, Vermont (536 [27%]). Of these encounters, the number completed via telemedicine was 10 for New Haven (5%), 135 for Pittsburgh (13%), 0 for Boston, and 35 for White River Junction (7%). Clinic appointments were institutionally restricted due to COVID-19 from March through June 2020.
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