Aim. To evaluate the feasibility of treating critical limb ischaemia in patients with infrainguinal obstruction using 4 Fr sheaths with femoral anterograde access. Methods. From 01.01.2007 to 31.03.2009 641 patients with critical ischaemia underwent 785 endovascolar revasculariza-tion procedures. (males: 442 females:199 ; median age 71.6 years ± 11 years ). All patients presented with at least 3 major cardiovascular risk-factors (chronic ischemic heart disease, arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure); 52 procedures were undertaken for the presence of pain at rest and 733 for the presence of ischemic trophic lesions. Anterograde femoral access was used in 713 cases (91%) while the contralateral femoral access was performed in 72 procedures (9%). A 4 Fr sheath was used in 672 procedures (95%); in 37 procedures (5%) it was necessary to change to a sheath of larger diameter (8 patients 5 Fr, 25 Fr 6 patients, 1 patient 7 Fr, 3 Patients 8 Fr) to perform a thromboaspiration in 8 cases, mechanic aterectomy in 1 case, and where placement of 4 Fr sheath stents were not compatible in 28 cases. Results. The immediate technical success obtained in 770 procedures was 98% and the limb salvage rate was 86% at 24 months. There were no major complications.There were 14 minor post-procedurale complications (2%), of which 12 inguinal haematomas and 2 pseudoaneurysms that required corrective surgery (0.3%). Conclusions.The rate of re-do endovascular procedures for recurrence of critical limb ischemia in the same limb was 9.4% at 2 years with an average of 6.6 ± 5.5 months after the initial procedure.

Anterograde femoral artery access with 4 french sheath : single centre experience in 641 patients with critical limb ischemia / A. Molinari, R. Ferraresi, S. Romagnoli, C. Ciniselli, A. Rolli, L. Gabrielli. - In: ITALIAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY. - ISSN 1824-4777. - 17:3 Suppl 1(2010 Sep), pp. 119-124. ((Intervento presentato al 8. convegno National Congress of the Italian Society of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery tenutosi a Padova nel 2010.

Anterograde femoral artery access with 4 french sheath : single centre experience in 641 patients with critical limb ischemia

L. Gabrielli
2010

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Aim. To evaluate the feasibility of treating critical limb ischaemia in patients with infrainguinal obstruction using 4 Fr sheaths with femoral anterograde access. Methods. From 01.01.2007 to 31.03.2009 641 patients with critical ischaemia underwent 785 endovascolar revasculariza-tion procedures. (males: 442 females:199 ; median age 71.6 years ± 11 years ). All patients presented with at least 3 major cardiovascular risk-factors (chronic ischemic heart disease, arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure); 52 procedures were undertaken for the presence of pain at rest and 733 for the presence of ischemic trophic lesions. Anterograde femoral access was used in 713 cases (91%) while the contralateral femoral access was performed in 72 procedures (9%). A 4 Fr sheath was used in 672 procedures (95%); in 37 procedures (5%) it was necessary to change to a sheath of larger diameter (8 patients 5 Fr, 25 Fr 6 patients, 1 patient 7 Fr, 3 Patients 8 Fr) to perform a thromboaspiration in 8 cases, mechanic aterectomy in 1 case, and where placement of 4 Fr sheath stents were not compatible in 28 cases. Results. The immediate technical success obtained in 770 procedures was 98% and the limb salvage rate was 86% at 24 months. There were no major complications.There were 14 minor post-procedurale complications (2%), of which 12 inguinal haematomas and 2 pseudoaneurysms that required corrective surgery (0.3%). Conclusions.The rate of re-do endovascular procedures for recurrence of critical limb ischemia in the same limb was 9.4% at 2 years with an average of 6.6 ± 5.5 months after the initial procedure.
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