Lower extremity limb salvage with cryoplasty: a single-center cohort study
Basco MT, Schlösser FJ, Muhs BE, Indes JE, Blume PA, Key JJ, Aruny JE, Sumpio BE. Lower extremity limb salvage with cryoplasty: a single-center cohort study. Vascular 2012, 20: 36-41. PMID: 22328618, DOI: 10.1258/vasc.2011.oa0309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmputation, SurgicalChi-Square DistributionConnecticutCryosurgeryFemaleHumansIschemiaKaplan-Meier EstimateLimb SalvageLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedPatient SelectionPeripheral Arterial DiseaseRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsChronic critical limb ischemiaCritical limb ischemiaCohort studyLimb ischemiaArtery diseaseSalvage rateSingle-center cohort studyRetrospective cohort studyLimb salvage ratePeripheral artery diseaseHistory of smokingLower extremity revascularizationCoronary artery diseaseKaplan-Meier analysisTechnical success rateLower extremity limb salvagePoor wound healingLower extremity lesionsRecent clinical experienceInadequate conduitMajor amputationPersistent ulcerationRest painSurgical revascularizationUncontrolled hypertension