Postoperative complications and their association with post-traumatic stress disorder in academic vascular surgeons

Complications in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery: To Defeat Your Enemy, You Must Know Your Enemy

“…However, even with the newest technological advancements in peri-operative medicine and surgical care, intra-procedural and post-procedural complications remain just around the corner to restrain the potential benefit of the endovascular treatment for the patients and dampen the mood of vascular specialists [2]. In effect, prior research has shown that major complications may indeed detrimentally affect and possibly harm the psychological health of vascular surgeons [3]. As adverse events may occur in the peri-operative period as well as during late follow-up, they may pose a serious threat to patients' lives or organs, abolish the clinical efficacy of treatments, and lower the cost-effectiveness of care by reducing quality of life while augmenting associated costs.…”