Amputation-Free Survival in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus and Peripheral Arterial Disease With Diabetic Foot Ulcer: Open Versus Endovascular Surgery

Introduction: The number of people with diabetes mellitus (DM) is increasing worldwide with an estimated number of 422 million adults, according to WHO. The incidence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) increases with both age and diabetes mellitus which in turn can lead to diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). Comparison of endovascular surgery vs open vascular surgery, in patients with DM, PAD and DFU has not been done in a randomized trial. Large cohort studies are therefore needed to address this issue.

Source: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - November 30, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Talha Butt, Erika Lilja, Targ Elgzyri, Jan Apelqvist, Anders Gotts äter, Stefan Acosta Source Type: research