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Is There an Optimal Site of Service for CLTI Intervention: Hospital, ASC, or OBL?

Bret N. Wiechmann, MD, FSIR, FAHA
Mike Watts, MD, FSIR
09/04/2025

In this video recorded at AMP 2025, interventional radiologists Dr Bret Wiechmann and Dr Mike Watts discuss the pros and cons of hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and office-based labs when dealing with chronic limb-threatening ischemia interventions. Is there an optimal site for treating these patients? 

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