Diabetes mellitus was not associated with lower amputation-free survival after open revascularization for chronic limb-threatening ischemia - A nationwide propensity score adjusted analysis.

ABSTRACT: The risk of major amputation is higher after urgently planned endovascular therapy for chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). The aim of this nationwide cohort study was to compare outcomes between patients with and without DM following urgently planned open revascularization for CLTI from 2010 to 2014. Out of 1537 individuals registered in the Swedish Vascular Registry, 569 were registered in the National Diabetes Register. A propensity score adjusted Cox regression analysis was conducted to compare outcome between the groups with and without DM. Median follow-up was 4.3 years and 4.5 years for patients with and without DM, respectively. Patients with DM more often had foot ulcers (p = 0.034) and had undergone more previous amputations (

SUBMITTER: Lilja E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8493412 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature