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editorial
. 2020 Apr 30;72(2):391–392. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.04.490

Table.

Types of surgical activities and levels of Surgical Activity Condition (SURGCON) and Vascular Surgery Activity Condition (VASCCON)

SURGCON level Type of surgical activity VASCCON
5 Evidence-based surgical practice Clinical practice guideline directed care of AAA, CAS, PAD
4 Limitations on nonemergency surgery Booked cases limited to AAA >6 cm, symptomatic CAS, CLTI
3 Severe limitations on nonemergency surgery Booked cases limited to AAA >8 cm, symptomatic CAS, severe CLTI
2 Emergency surgery only No booked cases, emergency cases include ruptured AAA, acute limb ischemia
1 No surgical activity No emergency or booked surgery (patients with ruptured AAA are palliated)

AAA, Abdominal aortic aneurysm; CAS, carotid artery stenosis; CLTI, chronic limb-threatening ischemia; PAD, peripheral artery disease.