Contemporary Outcomes of Infrainguinal Vein Bypass Surgery for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischaemia: A Two-Centre Cross-Sectional Study
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Aotearoa New Zealand | BEST-CLI | p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|
PATIENTS | 91 | 718 | |
AGE (YEARS) | 68.8 +/− 11.6 ^ | 66.9 +/− 9.8 ^ | |
FEMALE SEX | 25 (27%) | 201 (28%) | p = 0.94 |
ETHNICITY | |||
CAUCASIAN | 65 (71%) | 500 (70%) | |
MAORI | 13 (14%) | ||
BLACK | 156 (22%) | ||
OTHER | 11 (12%) | 55 (8%) | |
SMOKING STATUS | |||
EX | 38 (42%) | Not reported | |
CURRENT | 35 (38%) | 264 (37%) | |
HTN | 80 (88%) | 620 (87%) | p = 0.91 |
IHD | 44 (48%) | 301 (42%) | p = 0.47 |
CKD | |||
CREATININE >150 µMOL/L | 10 (11%) | Not reported | |
ON DIALYSIS | 5 (5%) | 67 (9%) * | |
DIABETES MELLITUS | |||
T1DM | 4 (4%) | Not reported | |
T2DM | 36 (40%) | 513 (72%) | |
ANTIPLATELET | 83 (91%) | 619 (87%) | p = 0.73 |
ANTICOAGULANT | 26 (29%) | 73 (10%) | p < 0.0001 |
STATIN | 75 (82%) | 503 (70%) | p = 0.33 |
INDICATION | |
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REST PAIN | 28 (31%) |
TISSUE LOSS | 63 (69%) |
PROXIMAL ANASTOMOSIS | |
CFA | 48 (53%) |
SFA/PFA | 39 (43%) |
POPLITEAL | 3 (3%) |
OTHER | 1 (1%) |
DISTAL TARGET | |
ABOVE KNEE POPLITEAL | 19 (21%) |
BELOW KNEE POPLITEAL | 41 (45%) |
TIBIAL | 25 (27%) |
DISTAL TIBIAL/PEDAL | 6 (7%) |
CONDUIT | |
IPSILATERAL GSV | 86 (95%) |
CONTRALATERAL GSV | 5 (5%) |
AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND | BEST CLI | p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|
MEDIAN FOLLOW-UP | 1.85 years (IQR 1.4–2.3) | 2.7 years (IQR 1.6–4.0) | |
PRIMARY OUTCOME | 39 (42.8%) | 302 (42.6%) | |
DEATH * | 27 (30%) | 234 (33%) | p = 0.68 |
MAJOR AMPUTATION ^ | 11 (12%) | 74 (10.4%) | p = 0.64 |
MAJOR REINTERVENTION | 8 (9%) | 65 (9.2%) | p = 0.94 |
PERIOPERATIVE DEATH | 1 (1%) | 12 (1.7%) | p = 0.69 |
UNIVARIATE (HR (95% CI, p-Value)) | MULTIVARIATE (HR, (95% CI, p-Value)) | |
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AGE | 1.01 (0.99–1.04, p = 0.263) | - |
GENDER (FEMALE) (REFERENCE) | ||
GENDER (MALE) | 0.45 (0.25–0.81, p = 0.008) | 0.48 (0.26–0.88, p = 0.018) |
ETHNICITY (EUROPEAN) (REFERENCE) | ||
ETHNICITY (MAORI) | 1.39 (0.69–2.81, p = 0.358) | |
ETHNICITY (OTHER) | 1.29 (0.31–5.42, p = 0.728) | |
SMOKING (NON-SMOKER) (REFERENCE) | ||
SMOKING (EX-SMOKER) | 1.03 (0.45–2.32, p = 0.950) | |
SMOKING (CURRENT SMOKER) | 1.00 (0.43–2.32, p = 0.993) | |
HYPERTENSION | 2.29 (0.71–7.39, p = 0.165) | |
ISCHAEMIC HEART DISEASE | 1.58 (0.89–2.82, p = 0.118) | |
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CREATININE <150 μMOL/L) (REFERENCE) | ||
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CREATININE >150 μMOL/L) | 2.38 (1.00–5.67, p = 0.051) | 1.64 (0.65–4.10, p = 0.292) |
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (DIALYSIS-DEPENDENT) | 3.17 (1.23–8.18, p = 0.017) | 3.32 (1.23–8.99, p = 0.018) |
DIABETES MELLITUS | 1.75 (1.00–3.07, p = 0.052) | 1.52 (0.82–2.80, p = 0.182) |
ANTIPLATELET USE | 1.13 (0.45–2.87, p = 0.790) | |
ANTICOAGULANT USE | 0.71 (0.37–1.36, p = 0.299) | |
STATIN USE | 0.54 (0.28–1.05, p = 0.068) | 0.49 (0.24–0.98, p = 0.044) |
INDICATION FOR OPERATION (REST PAIN) (REFERENCE) | ||
INDICATION FOR OPERATION (TISSUE LOSS) | 0.84 (0.45–1.56, p = 0.572) | |
ORIENTATION OF VEIN (REVERSED) (REFERENCE) | ||
ORIENTATION OF VEIN (NON REVERSED) | 0.38 (0.12–1.25, p = 0.112) | |
ORIENTATION OF VEIN (IN SITU) | 1.51 (0.76–3.01, p = 0.242) | |
DISTAL RUNOFF (3 CRURAL VESSELS) (REFERENCE) | ||
DISTAL RUNOFF (2 CRURAL VESSELS) | 1.55 (0.83–2.91, p = 0.167) | |
DISTAL RUNOFF (1 CRURAL VESSEL) | 0.81 (0.37–1.78, p = 0.605) |
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Lovelock, T.; Randhawa, S.; Wells, C.; Dean, A.; Khashram, M. Contemporary Outcomes of Infrainguinal Vein Bypass Surgery for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischaemia: A Two-Centre Cross-Sectional Study. J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13, 5343. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13175343
Lovelock T, Randhawa S, Wells C, Dean A, Khashram M. Contemporary Outcomes of Infrainguinal Vein Bypass Surgery for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischaemia: A Two-Centre Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024; 13(17):5343. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13175343
Chicago/Turabian StyleLovelock, Thomas, Sharan Randhawa, Cameron Wells, Anastasia Dean, and Manar Khashram. 2024. "Contemporary Outcomes of Infrainguinal Vein Bypass Surgery for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischaemia: A Two-Centre Cross-Sectional Study" Journal of Clinical Medicine 13, no. 17: 5343. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13175343
APA StyleLovelock, T., Randhawa, S., Wells, C., Dean, A., & Khashram, M. (2024). Contemporary Outcomes of Infrainguinal Vein Bypass Surgery for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischaemia: A Two-Centre Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13(17), 5343. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13175343