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• Perspectives
• Guest Editorial
• Letter to the Editor
• Articles
• Research Column
  • Society News
  • Reader Services

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Perspectives 

From the Editor’s Perspective & 1

Cindy Lewis, MSN, RN

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Guest Editorial 

Mission trip to Panama: A glimpse at global poverty 3

Cynthia Christensen, MSN, CVN, ARNP and Rachel Chertok

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Letter to the Editor 

Society for the Advancement of Blood Management study shows advantages of fibrin sealant over manual compression 5

Stephen Zoegall, PhD and Cindy Lewis, MSN, RN

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Articles 

The effects of leg/body position on transcutaneous oxygen measurements after lower-extremity arterial revascularization 6

Kathleen Rich, PhD, RN, CCNS

Cost and effectiveness comparison of endovascular aneurysm repair versus open surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm: A single-center experience 15

Theofanis Fotis, RN, MSN, Georgia Tsoumakidou, MD, Theophanis Katostaras, PhD, Athina Kalokairinou, RN, MSN, PhD, Evangelos Konstantinou, RN, MSN, PhD, Vozides Kiki, MA, and Theodosis Perdikides, MD

Multiple mycotic aneurysms with a rare fungus, Aspergillus niger: A complex case report 22

Vatsala Parameswaran, RN, BScN

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Research Column 

Review of an article: Nonfasting triglycerides and risk of myocardial infarction, ischemic heart disease and death in men and women. Nordestgaard B, Benn M, Schnohr P, Tybjaerg-Hansen A. JAMA 2007;298:299-308. 27

Janice D. Nunnelee, PhD, RN

Society News 

28 Board of Directors

29 Membership Information

30 Committees and Chapters

31 Membership Application

Reader Services 

3A Information for Authors

5A Information for Readers