Treatment outcomes in patients with critical limb-threatening ischemia – single centre experience
Autori:
Ines Prskalo, Mia Dubravčić Došen, Klaudija Hriberski, Andrea Crkvenac Gregorek, Predrag Pavić, Ivana Jurca, Dražen Perkov, Nino Tičinović, Majda Vrkić Kirhmajer
Sažetak
Summary
Introduction: Chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), the most advanced stage of peripheral artery disease, represents a significant global health concern due to high mortality, severe morbidity, and an increased risk of limb amputation. Effective revascularization is essential for limb preservation in patients with CLTI. Selecting the optimal revascularization strategy is challenging due to the rapid development of new technologies and the frequent presence of associated comorbidities. Consequently, a multidisciplinary approach is required. The aim of this study was to investigate clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients treated for CLTI at the University
Hospital Centre (UHC) Zagreb. Materials and methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of 149 consecutive patients admitted to the Department of surgery and the Department of cardiovascular diseases at UHC Zagreb with a diagnosis of CLTI between May 2021 and June 2022. The main objective was to examine amputation-free survival (AFS) and overall one-year mortality among patients with CLTI who were treated with various revascularization approaches – including endovascular, surgical, hybrid, and conservative methods – based on a multidisciplinary decision. Early hospital outcomes, including mortality, amputation rates, and hospital stay length, were also analysed. Results: Endovascular revascularization was the most commonly used method, accounting for 62.4% of cases, while surgical revascularization was performed in 17.4% of patients. One-year AFS was observed in 63.8% of patients, while mortality and major amputations occurred in 17.4% and 18.1% of patients, respectively. Despite variations in hospitalization duration, no significant differences were found in mortality or amputation rates between the different treatment methods. Conclusion: The results of this study highlight that different revascularization methods can achieve similar one-year AFS and mortality outcomes when tailored to the
patient’s condition. This underscores the importance of a personalized and multidisciplinary approach to optimize treatment outcomes for CLTI.