Comparison of open and endovascular treatment of patients with critical limb ischemia in the Vascular Quality Initiative

There is significant controversy in the management of critical limb ischemia (CLI) arising from infrainguinal peripheral arterial disease. We sought to compare practice patterns and perioperative and long-term outcomes for patients undergoing lower extremity bypass (LEB) and percutaneous vascular interventions (PVIs) for CLI in the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI).

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - January 28, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey J. Siracuse, Matthew T. Menard, Mohammad H. Eslami, Jeffrey A. Kalish, William P. Robinson, Robert T. Eberhardt, Naomi M. Hamburg, Alik Farber, Vascular Quality Initiative Tags: Clinical paper Source Type: research