Outcomes of Infrainguinal Lower Extremity Bypass Are Superior in Kidney Transplant Recipients Than Patients with Dialysis

Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) whether on dialysis therapy (DT) or who received a kidney transplant (KT) have previously shown unfavorable surgical outcomes. Little is known about the comparative efficacy and durability of lower extremity bypass (LEB) in those patients. The Vascular Quality Initiative database was explored to identify DT or KT recipients (2003 –2016) who had LEB. We included 1,714 bypass procedures; DT: 1,512 (88.2%). Primary patency (PP) at 2 year was comparable between KT and DT groups (PP [95% confidence interval {CI}]: 77.0% [69.7%–82.8%] vs.

Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - July 22, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Besma Nejim, Caitlin W. Hicks, Isibor Arhuidese, Satinderjit Locham, Hanaa Dakour-Aridi, Mahmoud Malas Tags: Clinical Research Source Type: research