| Operative mortality and long-term survival of patients operated on for acute lower limb ischaemia. | |
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PMID: 9551053 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the operative mortality and long-term survival of patients with lower limb embolism or acute thrombosis. DESIGN: A retrospective survival analysis. MATERIALS: Eighty patients with acute thrombosis treated by bypass and 192 patients with embolism treated by embolectomy during the years from 1985 to 1996 were studied. METHODS: The observed survival rates were calculated with the product limit method. The expected survival rates were estimated from death-rate tables. The standard mortality rate was compared over a 5-year follow-up. RESULTS: The patients treated for embolism had an operative mortality of 17% and a 5-year survival rate of 17%, which was significantly lower than the expected rate of 62%. Those treated for acute thrombosis had an operative mortality of 14% and a 5-year survival rate of 44%. This was significantly higher than for the embolism group, but significantly lower than the expected rate of 74%. Both groups had a standard mortality rate of 2.2 at 5 years. CONCLUSION: Patients with acute ischaemia have a poor short-term and long-term prognosis. The patients treated for embolism are older and they have a shorter life expectancy than those treated for acute thrombosis. The standard mortality rate of the two groups appears similar. |
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S Aune; A Trippestad |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery Volume: 15 ISSN: 1078-5884 ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg Publication Date: 1998 Feb |
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Created Date: 1998-05-07 Completed Date: 1998-05-07 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9512728 Medline TA: Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 143-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. |
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Aged Aged, 80 and over Embolism / surgery Female Humans Ischemia / surgery* Leg / blood supply, surgery* Male Middle Aged Retrospective Studies Sex Factors Survival Rate Survivors Thrombosis / surgery Vascular Surgical Procedures / mortality* |
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