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Frailty and outcomes following revascularization of lower-extremity peripheral artery disease: Insights from the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI)
Al-Damluji MS, Smolderen KG, Meng C, Dai F, Nanna MG, Sumpio B, Henke P, Mena-Hurtado C. Frailty and outcomes following revascularization of lower-extremity peripheral artery disease: Insights from the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI). Vascular Medicine 2022, 27: 251-257. PMID: 35485400, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x221083701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk Analysis IndexVascular Quality InitiativeLower extremity revascularizationFrailty screening toolsMFI-5Lower extremity peripheral artery diseaseScreening toolFrailty detectionAddition of frailtyPAD risk factorsPeripheral artery diseasePAD populationRevascularization typeVascular cohortMajor amputationPerioperative outcomesArtery diseaseFrailty indexFrailty toolsAdjusted analysisUnplanned amputationRisk factorsHigher oddsPredictive valuePatients
2024
Association of Undernutrition With Mortality and Amputation Outcomes in Chronic Limb Threatening Ischaemia: A Systematic Review
Scierka L, Cleman J, Brice A, Grimshaw A, Soedamah-Muthu S, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen K. Association of Undernutrition With Mortality and Amputation Outcomes in Chronic Limb Threatening Ischaemia: A Systematic Review. European Journal Of Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2024 PMID: 39216793, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.08.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic limb-threatening ischaemiaNutritional screening toolsLimb-threatening ischaemiaRisk of deathValidity of nutrition screening toolsSystematic reviewScreening toolEffect sizeStatistically significant increased riskNutritional statusIndicators of undernutritionModifiable risk factorsStatistically significant increased risk of deathRandomised controlled trialsQuality of evidenceCertainty of evidenceNutritional status measuresIncreased risk of deathCase-control studySystematic literature searchAmputation outcomesStatus measuresCase-control study of patientsData extractionCohort study