Tag: amputation
Lack of access to vascular specialists creates major disparities in amputation...
Speaking on current trends in amputation rates with critical limb-threatening ischaemia (CLTI) patients, Misty Humphries (Sacramento, USA) tells Vascular News that while Medicare data shows that amputation rates...
Study shows use of temporary intravascular shunts improves early limb salvage...
A multicentre retrospective study of the PROOVIT (Prospective observational vascular injury treatment) registry suggests the use of temporary intravascular shunts (TIVSs) results in lower...
Superficial tunnelling technique not associated with patency or amputation in patients...
The results of a recent investigation have revealed no association between infrainguinal bypass tunnelling technique and primary outcomes in patients with limb ischaemia. “Compared...
ACS releases triage guidance for wound care procedures during COVID-19 pandemic
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has announced the release of new clinical guidance for surgeons to curtail recommendations for elective surgical procedures, with...
Core outcome sets developed in UK for patients undergoing lower limb...
In the area of lower limb amputation, core outcome sets “should be adopted in all future studies recruiting patients” said Graeme Ambler (University of...
Following the ilegx philosophy to prevent lower-limb amputations
In the UK, the lower limb amputation rate has not improved significantly since 2012, and is contributed to heavily by the high incidence of...
