Contemporary Trends in Hospital Admissions and Outcomes in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia
Anantha-Narayanan M, Doshi RP, Patel K, Sheikh AB, Llanos-Chea F, Abbott JD, Shishehbor MH, Guzman RJ, Hiatt WR, Duval S, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen KG. Contemporary Trends in Hospital Admissions and Outcomes in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2021, 14: e007539. PMID: 33541110, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.120.007539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayMajor amputationCost of hospitalizationHospital mortalitySurgical interventionEndovascular interventionBlack raceHigh-risk patient profileNational Inpatient Sample dataHigher major amputationMore endovascular interventionsRisk patient profileCritical limb ischemiaOpen surgical interventionMultivariable regression analysisHierarchical multivariable regression analysisCLI cohortHospital admissionLimb ischemiaPrimary outcomeRevascularization proceduresSecondary outcomesAtherosclerotic diseaseMale sexFemale sex