Contemporary Outcomes for Open Infrainguinal Bypass in the Endovascular Era
Reifsnyder T, Arhuidese I, Hicks C, Obeid T, Massada K, Khaled A, Qazi U, Malas M. Contemporary Outcomes for Open Infrainguinal Bypass in the Endovascular Era. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2015, 30: 52-58. PMID: 26549809, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2015.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseInfrainguinal bypassLimb salvage rateCritical limb ischemiaGraft failureVein conduitSociety for Vascular Surgery standardsSalvage ratePredictors of graft failureLimb ischemiaAutogenous vein conduitPrimary-assisted patencySymptomatic peripheral arterial diseaseCohort of patientsMonitoring of high-risk groupsCox regression analysisLong-term outcomesSixty-five casesHigh-risk groupManagement of comorbiditiesLower-extremity revascularizationPrimary patencySecondary patencyRedo bypassAutogenous vein grafts