When is Thrombolysis for Acute Lower Limb Ischemia Worthwhile?
(2009) In European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 37(2). p.206-212- Abstract
- Objectives: To find variables associated with outcome following thrombolytic treatment for acute lower limb ischemia. Design: Re-analysis of a prospective multicentre study. Material and methods: One hundred and twenty-one patients with acute lower limb ischemia previously included in a randomised study comparing high- with low-dose thrombolysis were re-analysed ignoring the mode of lytic treatment. All possibly predictive variables were subjected to multivariate analyses to find associations with outcome. Results: Previous successful thrombolysis, ankle-brachial index over 0.33, absence of motor dysfunction, presence of cardiac arrhythmia, and lysis of a vascular graft were all associated with successful thrombolysis (p = 0.003). Previous... (More)
- Objectives: To find variables associated with outcome following thrombolytic treatment for acute lower limb ischemia. Design: Re-analysis of a prospective multicentre study. Material and methods: One hundred and twenty-one patients with acute lower limb ischemia previously included in a randomised study comparing high- with low-dose thrombolysis were re-analysed ignoring the mode of lytic treatment. All possibly predictive variables were subjected to multivariate analyses to find associations with outcome. Results: Previous successful thrombolysis, ankle-brachial index over 0.33, absence of motor dysfunction, presence of cardiac arrhythmia, and lysis of a vascular graft were all associated with successful thrombolysis (p = 0.003). Previous thrombolysis, age less than 70 years, and ankle-brachial index over 0.33 were all perfect predictors of absence of life-threatening complications or death. Successful lysis, age < 70, and lysis of a native artery as opposed to a vascular graft were all associated with clinical success (preserved patency, limb, and life) after one year (p = 0.002). Conclusions: Previous thrombolysis, age under 70 years, and non-severe ischemia predict successful thrombolysis free from severe complications. Successful thrombolysis is strongly predictive of amputation-free survival with vascular patency for at least one year. Occluded grafts could often be reopened, but long-term outcome is better after thrombolysis of native arteries. (C) 2008 European Society for Vascular Surgery. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (Less)
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- Plate, G. ; Oredsson, S and Lanke, Jan LU
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- 2009
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- Ischemia, Lower extremity, Arterial occlusive disease, Thromboembolism, Thrombolytic therapy
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- European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
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- 37
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- 2
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- 206 - 212
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- Elsevier
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- 1532-2165
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- 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.11.010
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- English
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abstract = {{Objectives: To find variables associated with outcome following thrombolytic treatment for acute lower limb ischemia. Design: Re-analysis of a prospective multicentre study. Material and methods: One hundred and twenty-one patients with acute lower limb ischemia previously included in a randomised study comparing high- with low-dose thrombolysis were re-analysed ignoring the mode of lytic treatment. All possibly predictive variables were subjected to multivariate analyses to find associations with outcome. Results: Previous successful thrombolysis, ankle-brachial index over 0.33, absence of motor dysfunction, presence of cardiac arrhythmia, and lysis of a vascular graft were all associated with successful thrombolysis (p = 0.003). Previous thrombolysis, age less than 70 years, and ankle-brachial index over 0.33 were all perfect predictors of absence of life-threatening complications or death. Successful lysis, age < 70, and lysis of a native artery as opposed to a vascular graft were all associated with clinical success (preserved patency, limb, and life) after one year (p = 0.002). Conclusions: Previous thrombolysis, age under 70 years, and non-severe ischemia predict successful thrombolysis free from severe complications. Successful thrombolysis is strongly predictive of amputation-free survival with vascular patency for at least one year. Occluded grafts could often be reopened, but long-term outcome is better after thrombolysis of native arteries. (C) 2008 European Society for Vascular Surgery. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.}},
author = {{Plate, G. and Oredsson, S and Lanke, Jan}},
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language = {{eng}},
number = {{2}},
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series = {{European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery}},
title = {{When is Thrombolysis for Acute Lower Limb Ischemia Worthwhile?}},
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doi = {{10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.11.010}},
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