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. 2023 Aug 3;21:eAE0241. doi: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2023AE0241

Table 2. Proposals for which there was no consensus and the percentage of agreement for each.

  Non-consensual proposals Agreement* (%)
CAROTID SP 1. Should carotid endarterectomy be the most commonly used technique in São Paulo, since it is cheaper, has similar results and the same mortality with other procedures? 72
CAROTID BR 2. Should carotid endarterectomy be Brazil’s most commonly used technique since it is cheaper, despite the higher mortality? 63
PAD BR 3. Should angioplasty remain the most commonly used technique for lower limb revascularization in Brazil since the mortality is lower, despite the higher costs? 77
TEVAR SP 4. Should there be a city and state screening program for thoracic aortic diseases to reduce the number of emergency surgeries? 58
TEVAR BR 5. Should there be a national screening program for thoracic aortic diseases to reduce the number of emergency surgeries? 65
IRAAA SP 6. If the price of endovascular materials were reduced to 30% of what they cost today, should endovascular technique be the technique of choice in São Paulo for all IRAAA with favorable anatomies? 68
IRAAA BR 7. If the price of endovascular materials were reduced to 30% of what they cost today, should the endovascular technique be the technique of choice in Brazil for all IRAAAs with favorable anatomies? 71
8. Should there be a telemedicine follow-up program for IRAAA? 79
TAA SP 9. Should there be a municipal and state screening program for thoracoabdominal aneurysmal disease to reduce the number of emergency TAA repairs in São Paulo? 73
TAA BR 10. Should there be a national screening program for thoracoabdominal aneurysmal disease to reduce the number of emergency TAA repairs in Brazil? 68
CVD SP 11. Should the Brazilian Public Health System also invest in endovenous thermoablation for the treatment of varicose veins? 58
CVD BR 12. Should the Brazilian Public Health System also invest in other techniques, such as thermoablative techniques for the treatment of varicose veins? 54
13. Should there be a program to encourage the surgical treatment of varicose veins on a national level? 79

BR: Brazil; SP: state of São Paulo; PAD: peripheral arterial disease; AMPUT: amputation; TEVAR: thoracic endovascular aortic repair; IRAAA: infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm; TAA: thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm; CVD: chronic venous disease.