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
2020
Association of Perceived Stress Levels With Long-term Mortality in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease
Malik AO, Peri-Okonny P, Gosch K, Thomas M, Mena C, Hiatt WR, Jones PG, Provance JB, Labrosciano C, Jelani QU, Spertus JA, Smolderen KG. Association of Perceived Stress Levels With Long-term Mortality in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e208741. PMID: 32573710, PMCID: PMC7312389, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.8741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModifiable risk factorsSelf-perceived stressChronic stressCause mortalityCohort studyRisk factorsCox proportional hazards regression modelLong-term mortality riskProportional hazards regression modelsSymptoms of PADLong-term mortalityPeripheral arterial diseasePeripheral artery diseasePrimary study outcomeEvidence-based management strategiesNational Death IndexHazards regression modelsRisk of mortalityAssessment of mortalityOnly patientsArtery diseaseFinal cohortArterial diseaseDeath IndexMulticenter study